Herbert

(Edward), Lord of Cherbury, in Shropshire, b. Montgomery Castle, 1581. Educated at Oxford, after which he went on his travels. On his return he was made one of the king’s counsellors, and soon after sent as amba ador to France to intercede for the Protestants. He served in the Netherlands, and distinguished himself by romantic bravery. In 1625 he was made a peer of Ireland, and in ’31 an English peer. During the civil wars he espoused the side of Parliament. His principal work is entitled De Veritate , the object of which was to a ert the sufficiency of natural religion apart from revelation. He also wrote Lay Religion , his own Memoirs , a History of Henry VIII. , etc. Died 20 Aug. 1648.