Text this colour is a link for Members only. Support us by becoming a Member for only £2 a month by joining our Patreon page; Membership gives access to all content and removes ads.

Text this colour links to Pages. Text this colour links to Family Trees.

Place the mouse over images to see a larger image. If the image is a painting click to see the painter's Biography Page. Move the mouse off the image to close the popup.

Place the mouse over links to see a preview of the Page. Move the mouse off the link to close the popup.

Biography of Bishop Herbert Croft 1603-1691

Paternal Family Tree: Croft

In 1603 Bishop Herbert Croft was born to Herbert Croft (age 38).

On 1st April 1629 [his father] Herbert Croft (age 64) died.

Around 1651 [his son] Herbert Croft 1st Baronet was born to Bishop Herbert Croft (age 48).

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 14th October 1660. To White Hall chappell, where one Dr. Crofts (age 57) made an indifferent sermon, and after it an anthem, ill sung, which made the King laugh. Here I first did see the Princess Royal since she came into England. Here I also observed, how the Duke of York and Mrs. Palmer (age 19) did talk to one another very wantonly through the hangings that parts the King's (age 30) closet and the closet where the ladies sit. To my Lord's, where I found my wife, and she and I did dine with my Lady (my Lord dining with my Lord Chamberlain (age 58)), who did treat my wife with a good deal of respect. In the evening we went home through the rain by water in a sculler, having borrowed some coats of Mr. Sheply. So home, wet and dirty, and to bed.

In 1661 Bishop Herbert Croft (age 58) was appointed Bishop of Hereford.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 17th March 1667. Then I went back to White Hall, and there up to the closet, and spoke with several people till sermon was ended, which was preached by the Bishop of Hereford (age 64), an old good man, that they say made an excellent sermon. He was by birth a Catholique, and a great gallant, having £1500 per annum, patrimony, and is a Knight Barronet; was turned from his persuasion by the late Archbishop Laud. He and the Bishop of Exeter, Dr. Ward, are the two Bishops that the King (age 36) do say he cannot have bad sermons from. Here I met with Sir H. Cholmly (age 34), who tells me, that undoubtedly my Lord Bellasses (age 52) do go no more to Tangier, and that he do believe he do stand in a likely way to go Governor; though he says, and showed me, a young silly Lord, one Lord Allington (age 27), who hath offered a great sum of money to go, and will put hard for it, he having a fine lady (age 22), and a great man would be glad to have him out of the way.