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Herbert for some recompense from her bounty. In 1592 he visited Oxford with the queen, and was created M.A.(Oxf. Univ. Reg., Oxf.Hist.Soc., . i. 235). He was busily engaged in 1595 in fortifying Milford Haven (Sydney Papers, i. 355-6), and was at the same time quarrelling with Essex about some land which both claimed (ib. pp. 370 sq.) In 1599, when a Spanish invasion was anticipated, he offered to raise two hundred horsemen (, Letters, Camd. Soc., p. 62). In 1595 Pembroke was described as very ‘pursife and maladise’ (Sydney Papers, i. 372), and in September 1599 his life was despaired of. He died at Wilton 9 Jan. 1600-1, ‘leaving his lady as bare as he could,’ writes Chamberlain, and bestowing all on the young lord, even to her jewels. He was buried in Salisbury Cathedral.

Pembroke,like other members of his family, was a man of culture. According to Aubrey he was a special patron of antiquaries and heralds, and collected heraldic manuscripts. He was always friendly with his third wife's brother, Sir Philip Sidney, who left him by will a diamond ring in 1586. John Davies of Hereford recounted the many services which the earl had rendered him in ‘A Dump upon the Death of the most noble Henrie, late Earl of Pembroke’ (cf., Wittes Pilgrimage,n.d.) Arthur Massinger, father of the dramatist, Philip Massinger, was the earl's confidential servant, and a company of players was known as the Earl of Pembroke's men between 1589 and the date of the earl's death. He also took some interest in horse-racing, ‘instituted the Salisbury race,’ and gave money to the corporation of Salisbury to provide a gold bell as a prize (, Nat. Hist. Wilts, ed. Britton, p. 117). He ‘won the bell at the race in Salisbury’ early in 1600 (Sydney Papers, ii. 179). According to Aubrey he largely occupied himself in building at Wilton.

Pembroke's first wife was Lady Catherine, daughter of Henry Grey, duke of Suffolk [q. v.], and sister of Lady Jane Grey. The marriage took place on Whitsunday, 21 May 1553, at Durham House, the London residence of John Dudley, duke of Northumberland, and was designed to assist Northumberland in his endeavour to secure the succession to the crown to Lady Jane Grey, who married his son Guildford on the same day. The union was never consummated, and in 1554 Queen Mary's influence led the bridegroom's father to consent to a dissolution of the marriage. On 17 Feb. 1562-3 Herbert married Catherine, daughter of George Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury. She died childless in 1575. Queen Elizabeth was much attached to her, and during her fatal illness twice visited her at Baynard's Castle (cf., Progresses, i. 416). Pembroke's third wife, whom he married about April 1577, was the well-known Mary [see Herbert, Mary (DNB00)], daughter of Sir Henry Sidney, and sister of Sir Philip Sidney, by whom he was father of William, third earl of Pembroke [q. v.], Philip, earl of Pembroke and Montgomery [q. v.], and Anne, who died young.

A portrait of Pembroke is in Holland's ‘Herωologia.’ Fifteen letters from Pembroke to Sir Edward Stradling appear in the ‘Stradling Correspondence.’

[Doyle's Oflicial Baromgc; Cooper's Athenæ Cantabr. ii. 294; Cal. Hatfield MSS. ii. 522, 536; Sydney Papers, ed. Collins, vols. i. ii.; Dugdale's Baronage; Fox Bourne's Sir Philip Sidney; Aubrey's Natural Hist. of Wiltshire, ed. Britton, 1842.]  HERBERT, HENRY (1595–1673), master of the revels, born at Montgomery in 1595, was sixth son of Richard Herbert of Montgomery, by his wife Magdalen, and was the brother of Edward Herbert, the well-known lord Herbert of Cherbury [q. v.], of George Herbert the poet [q. v.], and of Thomas Herbert [q. v.] After a good education at home he was sent to France, and gained a thorough knowledge of French. In 1618 his brother George sent him at Paris a letter full of sound moral advice, and Henry shortly afterwards sent George some books. On returning to England at the end of 1618, he spent much time with his brother Edward; acted as his second when Sir Robert Vaughan challenged him to a duel early in 1619; and went to Paris immediately afterwards to arrange for the reception of his brother, who had been appointed English ambassador there (, Autob. 1886, pp. 186-7, 343). On settling again in England, his kinsman, William Herbert, earl of Pembroke [q. v.], lord chamberlain, introduced him to the King, and on 20 March 1621—2 he was sworn in as King James's servant. He carried a bannerol at James's funeral in 1625 (, Progresses, iii. 1047). According to his brother's account ‘he gave several proofs of his courage in duels and otherwise, being … dexterous in the ways of the court’ (ib. p. 23). A rich marriage improved his prospects, and in 1627 he obtained for 3,000l. full possession of a fine house at Ribbesford, Worcestershire, which had been granted by the crown jointly to himself and his brothers Edward and George. In 1629-1630 he was living at Woodford, Essex, and his brother George spent that year with him there in order to recruit his health. He