Ralph Robinson (clergyman)
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Ralph Robinson was an English clergyman of presbyterian views, arrested as implicated in the plot of Christopher Love
to restore the Stuart monarchy.
, Cheshire
, in June 1614, and was educated at St. Catharine Hall, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. 1638, and M.A. 1642. On the strength of his preaching he was invited to St. Mary's Woolnoth, Lombard Street
, London, and there received presbyterian ordination about 1642.
He was scribe to the first assembly of provincial ministers held in London in 1647, and united with them in the protest against the execution of Charles I
in 1649. On 11 June 1651 he was arrested on a charge of being concerned in the conspiracy of Christopher Love. He was next day committed to the Tower of London
, and appears to have been detained there at any rate until October, when an order for his trial was issued. Perhaps he was never brought up, but if so it was to be pardoned.
He died on 15 June 1655, and was buried on the 18th in the chancel of St. Mary Woolnoth. His funeral sermon was preached by Simeon Ashe
, and published, with memorial verses, as The Good Man's Death Lamented, London, 1655.
Christopher Love
Christopher Love was a Welsh Protestant preacher and advocate of Presbyterianism at the time of the English Civil War. In 1651 he was executed by the government, after it was discovered that he had been in correspondence with the exiled Stuart court...
to restore the Stuart monarchy.
Life
He born at HeswallHeswall
Heswall is a town in Wirral, in the county of Merseyside, England. Administratively, it is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. At the time of the 2001 Census, the total population of the ward was 16,012 , which included the nearby villages of Barnston and Gayton...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, in June 1614, and was educated at St. Catharine Hall, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. 1638, and M.A. 1642. On the strength of his preaching he was invited to St. Mary's Woolnoth, Lombard Street
Lombard Street
There are several famous Lombard Streets:* Lombard Street , famed for its twists and turns* Lombard Street, London, leading from the Bank of England to Gracechurch Street...
, London, and there received presbyterian ordination about 1642.
He was scribe to the first assembly of provincial ministers held in London in 1647, and united with them in the protest against the execution of Charles I
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...
in 1649. On 11 June 1651 he was arrested on a charge of being concerned in the conspiracy of Christopher Love. He was next day committed to the Tower of London
Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
, and appears to have been detained there at any rate until October, when an order for his trial was issued. Perhaps he was never brought up, but if so it was to be pardoned.
He died on 15 June 1655, and was buried on the 18th in the chancel of St. Mary Woolnoth. His funeral sermon was preached by Simeon Ashe
Simeon Ashe
Simeon Ashe or Ash was an English nonconformist clergyman, a member of the Westminster Assembly and chaplain to the Parliamentary leader Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester.-Life:He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge...
, and published, with memorial verses, as The Good Man's Death Lamented, London, 1655.