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nursery rhyme, for her ministrations to the "bruised" King
Charles I after his plan to raise revenue by lowering the volume of liquid in the jack (1/2 pint) and gill (1/4 pint) was foiled by publicans by simply making up the difference (up to the 1/2 pint line that is marked by a crown on pint
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late on 26 March, and was appointed by the King a
Gentleman of the Bedchamber. But his conduct met with general disapproval and merited censure as "contrary to all decency, good manners and respect," and on James's arrival in England he was dismissed from his new post.
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Arms of Robert Carey, 1st Earl of
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As a young man he accompanied several diplomatic missions abroad and took part in military expeditions. He was sent to
Scotland in February 1587 with certain news of the execution of
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In March 1603 he visited the court, and witnessed Queen
Elizabeth I's last illness, which he described in his memoirs. Anxious to recommend himself to her successor
448:, writing as P.F. Chisholm, has written a series of historical mysteries featuring Sir Robert Carey, set during his time as Deputy Lord Warden of the Marches.
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From Tudor to
Stewart: the regime change from Elizabeth I to James I
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The
Stirring World of Robert Carey: Robert Carey's Memoirs 1577-1625
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Loomie, A. J. "Carey, Robert, first earl of
Monmouth (1560–1639)".
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He died on 12 April 1639. His eldest son by Elizabeth Trevannion,
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in 1626. In 1621 he sat in Parliament for the last time as MP for
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King James's Secret; Negotiations Between Elizabeth And James VI
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was only settled after great skill and tact on Carey's part.
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Carey went into Scotland again to transact business with
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Memoirs of the Affairs of the Scotland by David Moysie
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had declared her nobles would not receive the earl.
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135:, daughter of Sir Thomas Morgan and Anne Whitney.
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189:In 1587, Carey joined in the attempt to relieve
149:Argent, on a bend sable three roses of the field
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565:(London, 1872), p. 458 citing TNA SP15/37/24
365:in 1759. A second edition, annotated by Sir
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255:in 1596, which he held till February 1598.
42:Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth, c. 1591
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877:Lord-lieutenants of Staffordshire
409:Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth
352:Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth
267:Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe
262:. His conflict with the Scottish
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402:Elizabeth Trevannion
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309:Elizabeth Trevanion
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