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Family and Education
b. 10 Oct. 1584, 2nd s. of Henry Herbert, 2nd earl of Pembroke (d. 1601) and 3rd w. Mary, da. of Sir Henry Sidney† of London and Penshurst, Kent.CP. educ. New Coll. Oxf. 9 Mar. 1593, cr. MA 30 Aug. 1605.Al. Ox. m. (1) 27 Dec. 1604, Susan (bur. 1 Feb. 1629), da. of Edward de Vere, 17th earl of Oxford, 7s. (4 d.v.p.) inc. Philip Herbert*, James Herbert*, John Herbert* and William Herbert II*, 3da. (at least 1 d.v.p.); (2) 3 June 1630, Anne (d. 22 Mar. 1676), da. of George Clifford, 3rd earl of Cumberland, wid. of Richard Sackville, 3rd earl of Dorset (d. 1624), 2s. d.v.p. cr. KB 25 July 1603; bar. Herbert of Shurland and earl of Montgomery, 4 May 1605; KG 18 May 1608. suc. bro. as 4th earl of Pembroke 10 Apr. 1630. d. 23 Jan. 1650.CP.
Offices Held

Court: gent. of privy chamber, 1603;Harl. 6166, f. 68v. bedchamber by 1616.Lansd. 273, f. 27v. Ld. chamberlain, Aug. 1626–23 July 1641.CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 396; 1641–3, pp. 62–3.

Civic: freeman, Southampton 21 Oct. 1603.HMC 11th Rep. III, 23.

Local: chan. and chamberlain, Anglesey, Caern. and Merion. 26 June 1605–?CSP Dom. 160–10, p. 226; SC6/Jas.I/1556. Constable, Montgomery Castle, Mont. 1606–17; Queenborough Castle, Kent 1617 – d.; Monmouth, Whitecastle, Grosmont and Skenfrith castles, Mon. 26 Dec. 1630–d.;C66/1678; 66/1882/5; 66/2134/13; Lansd. 1217, f. 56; CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 287; 1629–31, p. 417. Windsor Castle 27 July 1648–d.CSP Dom. Add. 1625–49, p. 717. Commr. oyer and terminer, Wales and marches 1607-aft. July 1640;C181/2, ff. 51, 298v; C181/3, ff. 25v, 191; C181/4, f. 162; C181/5, f. 184. London 1626-aft. Nov. 1645;C181/3, ff. 211, 242v; C181/4, f. 15, 188; C181/5, ff. 1v, 264v. Kent 1627, 4 July 1644;C181/3, f. 213; C181/5, f. 235v. Canterbury and Cinque Ports 1627;C181/3, f. 217. the Verge 1627-aft. Nov. 1639;C181/3, f. 211; C181/4, ff. 5, 48v, 115v, 157v, 175; C181/5, ff. 89v, 154v. Mdx. 1628-aft. Nov. 1645;C181/3, f. 243v; C181/4, ff. 24v, 188v; C181/5, ff. 57, 261v. Western circ. 1631-aft. Jan. 1642;C181/4, ff. 97, 193; C181/5, ff. 5, 220v. Surr. 12 May 1640, 4 July 1644;C181/5, ff. 169, 238v. Som. 20 July 1640.C181/5, f. 183. Kpr. Windsor Forest, Berks. 1611; York Place, Westminster 1616 – d.; Whitehall and Spring Gardens, Mdx. 1616–d.C66/1637; 66/1938/4; 66/2104/14; CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 152; 1611–18, pp. 396, 425; Lansd. 1217, f. 16v; F. Devon, Issues of the Exchequer (1837), 327–31. Steward, Woodstock and Wotton, Oxon. bef.1614; Westminster Sept. 1628 – d.; Devizes, Wilts.; Brecon and Dinas, Brec.; Monmouth and Grosmont, Mon. 26 Dec. 1630 – d.; duchy of Cornwall 12 Aug. 1631 – d.; Exeter, Devon Apr. 1635; Cantref Melienydd, Rad. 1637.Liber Familicus of Sir James Whitelocke ed. J. Bruce (Cam. Soc. lxx), 40; T. Birch, Court and Times of Charles I (1848), i. 395; NLW, Bute M63/1; CSP Dom. 1628–9, p. 331; 1629–31, pp. 417, 553; C99/53/3; HMC Exeter, 78; Arch. Camb. (ser. 3), iii. 189. J.p. Oxon. 1616–10 June 1642;C231/5, p. 528. Woodstock by 1621-aft. Aug. 1641;C181/3, ff. 38, 188; C181/5, f. 207. Kent (custos rot.) 1625–?d.;C231/5, p. 506; Cal. Assize Recs. Kent Indictments Jas. I ed. Cockburn, 158. Mdx. 1626- 4 July 1642, ?-d.; C231/4–5 passim; C193/13/3. Westminster, 1628–?d. (custos rot. 1628–9); Cornw. (custos rot.) 1630 – 15 July 1642; Mont. 1630 – 32, by 26 Nov. 1641–d. (custos rot. 1641–3); Pemb. 1630–d. (custos rot. 1630–43, 1647–d.); Glam., Mon. 1630–d. (custos rot. 1630–44/5); Wilts. 1631–d.Justices of the Peace ed. Phillips, passim; C231/4–5, passim; C193/13/3. Member, council in the marches of Wales, 1617–41.Cal. Wynn Pprs. 130. Commr. subsidy, Kent 1624.C212/22/12. Ld. lt. 1624–42; Bucks. 1628 – 33; Som. 1630–9 (sole); 1639–40 (jt.); Cornw., Wilts. 1630–42;Sainty, Lords Lieutenants. Hants and I.o.W., Wilts., Caern., Merion. 5 Mar. 1642;A. and O. Card. 4 Dec. 1646.CJ iv. 739b. Commr. sewers, Oxon. and Berks. 1626;C181/3, f. 200. Gravesend Bridge to Penshurst, Kent 1628, 1639;C181/3, ff. 248; C181/5, f. 129v. River Avon, Wilts. and Hants 1629, 1630;C181/4, ff. 17v, 49. Ticehurst and River Rother, Kent and Suss. 1629, 1630, 1639;C181/4, ff. 18, 37; C181/5, f. 144. Deeping and Gt. Level 1629–30 Mar. 1638;C181/4, f. 19v; C181/4, f. 93; C181/5, f. 9v. Wittersham Level, Kent and Suss. 1629, 31 Mar. 1640-aft. May 1645;C181/4, f. 32; C181/5, ff. 167, 253. Kent 1631, 1639, 2 Apr. 1640, 25 Nov. 1645;C181/4, ff. 75, 101; C181/5, ff. 146v, 168, 263v. Oxon. and Berks. 1634;C181/4, f. 179. Mdx. and Westminster 1634-aft. June 1645;C181/4, f. 190v; C181/5, ff. 81, 254v. London 15 Dec. 1645;C181/5, f. 266. gaol delivery, Newgate gaol 1626-aft. Nov. 1645;C181/3, ff. 211, 242v; C181/4, ff. 15, 188; C181/5, ff. 1v, 164v. Surr. 12 May 1640, 4 July 1644;C181/5, ff. 169, 239v. Kent 4 July 1644.C181/5, f. 236v. Commr. execution of martial law, Kent 1626;APC 1626, p. 221. Forced Loan, Herts., Kent, Mdx., Oxon., Som., Westminster, Wilts., Bath, Bristol, London, Rochester, Salisbury 1627. 1630 – d.Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, 144; C193/12/2, ff. 22v, 25v, 34, 44v, 49, 63v, 74v, 77, 85, 86, 89v, 90. V.-adm. S. Wales; Hants 1644–7.Vice Admirals of the Coast comp. J.C. Sainty and A.D. Thrush (L. and I. Soc. cccxxi), 26, 62. Ld. warden of the Stanneries, Cornw. 1630–?C115/105/8072. Commr. swans, Herts. 1634;C181/4, f. 178v. perambulation, Wychwood, Shotover and Stowood forests, Oxon. 28 Aug. 1641;C181/5, f. 209v. commr. for Wilts. 1 July 1644; defence of Wilts. 15 July 1644; Western Assoc. 19 Aug. 1644; levying of money, Hants 10 June 1645; Northern Assoc. Yorks. (E., N., W. Riding) Westmld. 20 June 1645;A. and O. commr for Glos., Herefs. and S. E. Wales 19 Aug. 1645;CJ iv. 247b. Glos. and S. E. Wales militia, 12 May 1648; militia northern cos. 23 May 1648; militia, Devon, Hants, Kent, Som., Wilts., Yorks., Westmld., Bristol 2 Dec. 1648; assessment, Wilts., Glam. 7 Apr. 1649, 7 Dec. 1649.A. and O.

Mercantile: member, Virg. Co. 1609; cllr. 1610. Member, E.I. Co. 1611; N.W. Passage Co. 1612; Eastland Co. 1625; Guiana Co. 1627. Cllr. Fishery Soc. 1630.CSP Col. E. Indies 1513–1616, p. 239; CSP Dom. 1633–4, p. 42; HP Commons 1604–1629. Gov. Mineral and Battery Co. 7 May 1630. Patentee, glass manufacture, 1615.BL Loan 16 pt. 2, f. 49.

Academic: high steward, Oxf. Univ. 10 June 1615–1641; chan. 6 July 1641 – bef.Oct. 1643, 3 Aug. 1647–d.Hist. Univ. Oxford iv. 690, 708, 724; Al. Ox.; A. and O.

Central: PC, Dec. 1624–42; [S] 1641.CSP Dom. 1623–5, p. 411; Reg. PC Scot. 1638–43, pp. 143–4, 480–1. Commr. abuses in office of Robes, 1626, 1628;CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 582; T. Rymer, Feodera (1724), xviii. 1046. raising money for defence and assistance of allies, 20 Feb. 1628;CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 574. repair of St Paul’s Cathedral, 10 Apr. 1631;CSP Dom. 1631–3, p. 6. survey, Chapel Royal, 1632;HP Commons 1604–1629. inheritance of manors, Ireland, 1632;HP Commons 1604–1629. execution of poor laws, 1632.PC2/42, f. 54. Member, high commn. Canterbury prov. Dec. 1633;CSP Dom. 1633–4, p. 326. council of war, 17 June 1637.CSP Dom. 1637, p. 224. Commr. treaty of Ripon, 1640;Clarendon, Hist. i. 203. taxing the peerage, subsidy, 1641; further subsidy, 1641; poll tax, 1641;SR. for affairs of Ireland, 4 Apr. 1642.PJ ii. 403. Member, cttee. of safety, 4 July 1642;CJ ii. 651b; LJ v. 178b. cttee. for foreign plantations, 2 Nov. 1643;LJ vi. 291b. Westminster Assembly, 12 June 1643. Commr. ct. martial, 16 Aug. 1644; Uxbridge Propositions, 28 Jan. 1645. Member, cttee. for the army, 31 Mar. 1645, 23 Sept. 1647, 17 Apr. 1649; cttee. for admlty. and Cinque Ports, 19 Apr. 1645; cttee. for excise, 6 June 1645; Star Chamber cttee. of Irish affairs, 1 July 1645; cttee. for Westminster Abbey and Coll. 18 Nov. 1645. Commr. abuses in heraldry, 19 Mar. 1646.A. and O. Member, cttee. for the revenue, 26 Mar. 1646.CJ iv. 491b; LJ vi. 399a. Commr. exclusion from sacrament, 5 June 1646, 29 Aug. 1648;A. and O. to present Newcastle Propositions to king, 8 July 1646.LJ viii. 423a. Member, cttee. for sale of bishops’ lands, 30 Nov. 1646. Commr. for compounding, 8 Feb. 1647; appeals, visitation Oxf. Univ. 1 May 1647. Member, cttee. for indemnity, 2 1 May 1647; cttee. of navy and customs, 17 Dec. 1647, 23 Apr. 1649.A. and O.; CJ vi. 192b. Commr. treaty with king at Newport, 6 Sept. 1648;LJ x. 492b. removing obstructions, sale of bishops’ lands, 21 Nov. 1648, 20 June 1649. Cllr. of state, 13 Feb. 1649. Commr. Gt. Level of the Fens, 29 May 1649. Gov. Westminster sch. and almshouses, 26 Sept. 1649.A. and O.

Military: capt.-gen. king’s lifeguard of horse, royal army, May 1639.CSP Dom. 1625–49, p. 606. Capt.-gen. (parlian.) Cornw., Dorset, Devon, Hants, Som., Wilts. and I.o.W. 19 July 1642.CJ ii. 814a, 815b. Gov. I. of Wight Aug. 1642, 24 June 1643–1647.CJ ii. 702b; A. and O.

Parlimentarian
HERBERT, Sir Philip (1584-1650), of Wilton House, Wilts.; later of Enfield House, Enfield, Mdx. and The Cockpit, Westminster.
: 4th earl of Pembroke and 1st earl of Montgomery (1584-1650), of Wilton House, Wilts. 1584 – 1650 and the Cockpit, Westminster.
Likenesses

Likenesses: ?oil on panel, M. Gheeraerts, c.1610;Tate. oil on canvas, unknown, c.1615;NPG. oil on canvas, D. Mytens, 1624;NT, Hardwick Hall. oil on canvas, D. Mytens, 1625;Wilton House, Wilts. oil on canvas, unknown, c.1627;Red Lodge Museum, Bristol. miniature, attrib. A. Cooper, 1630;NPG. oil on canvas, group portrait with Charles I and Henrietta Maria, H. van Steenwijck, c.1630-5;Government Art Colln. oil on canvas, A. Van Dyck, c.1633;National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. oil on canvas, family group, A. Van Dyck, 1634-5;Wilton House, Wilts. oil on canvas, A. Van Dyck, 1635-8;Wilton House, Wilts. oil on canvas, A. Van Dyck, c.1637;Private colln. oil on canvas, aft. A. Van Dyck;Longleat, Wilts. oil on canvas, D. Mytens, c.1628;Hatfield House, Herts. oil on canvas, studio of A. Van Dyck, c.1642;NT, Dunham Massey. oil on canvas, aft. A. Van Dyck;National Museum Wales, Cardiff. oil on canvas, aft. A. Van Dyck;Abbott Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, Cumbria. oil on panel, unknown;Capt. Christie Crawfurd English Civil War Colln., Stow-on-the-Wold, Glos. line engraving, S. de Passe, 1626;BM; NPG. line engraving, R. van Voerst aft. D. Mytens, 1630;BM; NPG. line engraving, R. van Voerst aft. A. Van Dyck, 1636;BM; NPG. line engraving, W. Hollar aft A. Van Dyck, 1640;BM; NPG. line engraving, W. Hollar aft A. Van Dyck, 1650;BM. line engraving, attrib. G. Glover.BM.

Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

HERBERT, Philip, 4th earl of Pembroke and 1st earl of Montgomery (1584-1650), of Wilton House, Wilts. and the Cockpit, Westminster.

Will
1 May 1649, pr. 1 Mar. 1650.PROB11/211/579.
Estates
grant of Trinidad, Tobago, Barbados (rescinded) and Fonseca islands, Feb. 1628;CSP Dom. 1627-8, p. 573; CSP Col. Amer. and W. Indies 1574-1660, pp. 96-8, 104. Wilton House, Ramsbury manor and other lands in Wilts.; lands and advowsons in Paignton, Devon; Dorset, inc. at Shaftesbury; Glam., inc. Cardiff castle; Monm., inc. in Newport; Chedsey, Stokewister and Cucklington, Som.; Baynard’s Castle, (from Aug. 1641) Durham House and stables in St Martin-in-the-Fields, London;Sheffield Archives, EM1352; PROB11/211/579; CSP Dom. 1649-50, p. 426; CJ ii. 243b. profits as governor of Mineral and Battery Co. and from rights inc. presentation to office of custos brevium in court of common pleas.BL Loan 16 pt. 2; PROB11/211/579.
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