Marmaduke Lloyd
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Sir Marmaduke Lloyd was a Welsh lawyer and landowner and a supporter of King Charles I of England
during the English Civil War
.
Lloyd was the son of Thomas Lloyd, a precentor at St David's Cathedral
, and the nephew of Marmaduke Middleton
, who was Bishop of St David's from. Having studied at Oriel College, Oxford, and Middle Temple
, he qualified as a barrister in 1608. He married Mary Stedman, and the family eventually settled at Maesyfelin, near Lampeter
.
Lloyd held the position of King's Attorney for the Marches from 1614, in which year he was also appointed to the Council of Wales and the Marches. Knighted in 1622, he became puisne justice of Chester in the same year, and chief justice of the Brecknock circuit in 1636. In 1645 he was taken prisoner at Hereford by Parliamentary forces, and remained in custody until 1647. At the Battle of St Fagans in 1648, he was again taken prisoner. The date of his will suggests that he died in 1651.
The poet Henry Vaughan
at one time served as secretary to Sir Marmaduke.
The eldest of Sir Marmaduke's three sons, Sir Francis Lloyd
, also a Royalist, was an MP before the war and regained a position of favour following the Restoration of King Charles II of England
.
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
during the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
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Lloyd was the son of Thomas Lloyd, a precentor at St David's Cathedral
St David's Cathedral
St David's Cathedral is situated in St David's in the county of Pembrokeshire, on the most westerly point of Wales.-Early history:The monastic community was founded by Saint David, Abbot of Menevia, who died in AD589...
, and the nephew of Marmaduke Middleton
Marmaduke Middleton
-Life:He was educated at the University of Oxford, but left before graduating. He was vicar of Parish of Coolock and Dunboyne, in Ireland, and then rector of Killure. In 1579 he became bishop of Waterford and Lismore, in the Church of Ireland...
, who was Bishop of St David's from. Having studied at Oriel College, Oxford, and Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
, he qualified as a barrister in 1608. He married Mary Stedman, and the family eventually settled at Maesyfelin, near Lampeter
Lampeter
Lampeter is a town in Ceredigion, South West Wales, lying at the confluence of the River Teifi and the Afon Dulas.-Demographics:At the 2001 National Census, the population was 2894. Lampeter is therefore the smallest university town in both Wales and the United Kingdom...
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Lloyd held the position of King's Attorney for the Marches from 1614, in which year he was also appointed to the Council of Wales and the Marches. Knighted in 1622, he became puisne justice of Chester in the same year, and chief justice of the Brecknock circuit in 1636. In 1645 he was taken prisoner at Hereford by Parliamentary forces, and remained in custody until 1647. At the Battle of St Fagans in 1648, he was again taken prisoner. The date of his will suggests that he died in 1651.
The poet Henry Vaughan
Henry Vaughan
Henry Vaughan was a Welsh physician and metaphysical poet.Vaughan and his twin brother the hermetic philosopher and alchemist Thomas Vaughan, were the sons of Thomas Vaughan and his wife Denise of 'Trenewydd', Newton, in Brecknockshire, Wales...
at one time served as secretary to Sir Marmaduke.
The eldest of Sir Marmaduke's three sons, Sir Francis Lloyd
Francis Lloyd (Royalist)
Sir Francis Lloyd was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1644. He fought in the Royalist army in the English Civil War....
, also a Royalist, was an MP before the war and regained a position of favour following the Restoration of King Charles II of England
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
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