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CHARITIES FOR WOMEN. 225
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Preston Hospital, Shropshire. T The Ains...
he went as English ambassador on two important occasions to FranceBefore his return thence in 1625 he was created a Baron
of Ireland . and in 1631 was raised to the English peerage by the title of Lord , Herbert of Cherbury in Shropshire . On the breaking ultimatelaban
out of the civil war he sided with the crown , but y - losses doned 1644 an he his had annuity royal sustained politics was granted and Those embraced to noble him as the studie compensation cause s which of parliament had for the been great . the In
. l deli ater ght years of , his and youth in August were 1648 his he solace died and at his occupation house with in during Great Que these en
looking bouring Street , London towards church , of the then St St . Giles a Pancras newly Aubrey -built fields , quarter and who was had buried seen many Lord in the gardens Herbert neigh- ,
several times with Sir . John . Danvers , describes , him in his " Letters and _Lives" as " a black man" and adds one or two interesting
anecdotes which we have not space , to quote . Lord Herbert was succeeded in succession bhis son and grandsonThe latter ding without issue
y . y the bert heirshi fourth p and of the last title Lord and Herbert estates of fell Cherbury to his brother of this Henry creation Her . -
Newport This , nobleman , second marry daughter ing his of Francis distant , relation first Earl , the of Lad Bradford Sir y Catherine Francis , the
in Newport descendants 1691 , and thus Lad of coalesced Mag Catherine dalen . Henry Herbert surviving , Lord , and him Herbert her twent brother , y died -five , without years , passed issue
her long , period of y widowhood at Lymore park , near Montgomery , which had become the chief seat of the family from the time Crombeen allotted
beautiful for well her had jointure demolished old church . She of Mont died Wroxeter gomery in April castle where 1716 , and the , and which dust was of had so buried many in of her the
Torrington A ancestors pril 1716 lay , , £ gathered 6 Lady , 000 , Catherine to . be By laid her Herbert out will , in , the bearing gave purchase to date her the of brother lands eleventh , in Lord the of
women county of and Salop twelve and poor in building girls , and an almshouse by a codicil thereon to her for will twelve she poor ditheir
rected _fchat the Earl and Countess of Bradford and successors respectively should appoint the recipients of the said charity been . created Two
years Lord Customs Torrington later a , Lord Lady , of Herbert and the who Treasury ' s was second successivel and brother one of y , who a the Commissioner Tellers had of the of Ex the
his chequer real throug , estate h at the Preston reign of -upon William -the , -Wild III ., being -Moors childless towards , bequeathed the same almshouse should
be benevolent death built should upon purpose think such . part He of likewise the and said directed estate the that as further the the trustees sum of after £ 1000 his
for building a hall in proper the middle , gave of the almshouse . , miles Thus from endowed the town , Preston of Wellington Hospital , in at Shropshire the distance , was of about built some three - children
time between 1720-30 . Twenty widows and twenty were
Charities For Women. 225
CHARITIES FOR WOMEN . 225
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Dec. 1, 1858, page 225, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01121858/page/9/
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