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Rowland Berkeley (1613–1696) of Cotheridge Worcestershire was an English politician, only son of William Berkeley (1582-1658) of Cotheridge and his wife Margaret, daughter of Thomas Chettle of Worcester.〔( W R Williams ''Parliamentary History of the County of Worcester'' )〕 Rowland's father, William, was eldest son and heir to Rowland Berkeley of Spetchley, Worcester clothier and politician. He was knighted by Charles I at Whitehall 30 June 1641.〔 ==Royalist== Sir Rowland was one of the Commissioners of Array appointed to call out the Militia in June 1642. The muster rolls were kept at Cotheridge.〔Edith Ophelia Browne & John Richard Burton (editors) ''Short biographies of the Worthies of Worcestershire'' 1916 E. G. Humphreys, College Street, Worcester〕 He was appointed High Sheriff of Worcestershire for 1644–1645.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 BERKELEY, Sir Rowland (c.1613-96), of Cotheridge, Worcs. )〕 He seems to have taken over Cotheridge long before his father died in 1658. Immediately after the Siege of Worcester on 23 July 1646 he had obtained a written pass of safety to his home, Cotheridge, on taking an oath to not again bear arms against Parliament.〔William Page, J.W.Willis-Bund (editors) ''A History of the County of Worcester: volume 4'' 1924 Victoria County History〕 He was obliged to pay a fine of £2,030 on 25 August 1646 having been charged that "his house being within three miles of Worcester, he continued to live there while it was held for the king, and was placed on a Commission for the safeguarding of the County, and for raising contributions for the king's forces."〔 He left a written description of the fight of the evening of 3 September 1651 having, he says, been brought from Cotheridge to Worcester against his will as he had "resolved not to meddle". He wrote to Sir Thomas Cave, his father-in-law, that he was fetched to King Charles by a major with a party of horse. While waiting for audience with the king he learnt a commission had been issued to him and other gentlemen of the county to assist Major-General Massie, Worcester's (Royalist) governor. Berkeley escaped, took horse and fled home while the battle already raged. He was caught once by the Scots (the King's men) but managed to leave them. Early the next morning a party of Parliament horse arrived at Cotheridge and brought him and his dun colt as far as St John's Worcester where they found they held no order for what they were doing and he was allowed to return home.〔 Nash, the source of the next tale, was Sir Rowland's great-grandson. Sir Rowland was one of the gentlemen chosen by King Charles in 1660 to be invested with the order of the Royal Oak, an order which was not instituted.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sir Rowland Berkeley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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