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in 1621. In 1623, he was recorder again and was appointed. one of the Council of the Marches of Wales 30 June, being sworn in as such at Worcester on 13 October. He was re-elected MP for Worcester in 1624. In 1626 he was Autumn Reader of his Inn. He became
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on 28 February 1627, King's Serjeant on 12 April 1627 and was knighted on 14 April 1627. On 11 October 1632 he was appointed one of the Justices of the King's Bench. He was appointed one of the Avon compensation commissioners on 9 April 1637.
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was burnt by Scottish Presbyterians to prevent it falling into Parliamentary hands. Berkeley converted the stables into a dwelling-house, and "lived with content and even dignity upon the wreck of his fortune".
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for high treason on 12 February 1641, after in 1637 he gave his judicial opinion in favour of the legality of
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Berkeley died at the age of 72 and was buried under a monument with a marble figure of the judge in
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Berkeley married Elizabeth Conyers, daughter of Thomas Conyers, of East Barnet, Hertfordshire.
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on the death of his father and went on to buy further properties including Cudeley.
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from 1621 to 1624. He suffered considerably for giving a judgement in favour of
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and his wife Catherine Hayward, daughter of Thomas Hayward. He was admitted to
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Biographica Juridica: A Biographical Dictionary of the Judges of England
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A catalogue of notable Middle Templars, with brief biographical notices
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in 1600 and was called to the bar on 6 May 1608. In 1611 he inherited
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of Worcester. He was elected Member of Parliament for
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House of Commons
Ship Money
Rowland Berkeley
Middle Temple
Spetchley
High Sheriff of Worcestershire
JP
Recorder
Worcester
Serjeant-at-law
impeached
Long Parliament
Ship-Money
Tower of London
Frederick Charles Cass
Battle of Worcester
Spetchley Park
the chancel at Spetchley



W R Williams Parliamentary History of the County of Worcester
"BERKELEY (BARKLEY, BARTLETT), Robert (1584/5-1656), of Spetchley, Worcs. And the Middle Temple, London | History of Parliament Online"
"East Barnet"
"Berkeley, Robert (1584-1656)" 
Stephen, Leslie
Dictionary of National Biography
Edward Foss Biographica Juridica: A Biographical Dictionary of the Judges of England
National Portrait Gallery
"Berkeley, Sir Robert" 

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