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The following data is extracted from Herbert Family Papers.
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without any mortal hurt, which is more then famed of Amadis de Gaul, or the Knight of the Sun”. Probably the army ceased to crowd him after the first hundred casualties. Lord Cherbury in autobiography, gives a detailed account of a number of interesting exploits of these mighty brothers. Pembroke was buried in Tintern Abbey and Richard of Coldbrook in the Priory Church at Abergavenny.
An important item of interest about these two brothers is the fact that they were the first of the race to use Herbert as a surname. Heretofore, the family or clan had been ap this, that, or the other, such as Gwilim ap Jenkin, otherwise Herbert, which was the English designation of their clan. Edward IV commanded them to adopt Herbert as their hereditary surname and abandon the Welsh custom of patronymics. Edward, being English was probably bored with all this “ap” business. Therefore, supposedly, most Herberts, in one way or another, should be descended from these two famous brothers.
Mr. G. T. Clark, in his Genealogies of Morgan and Glamorganshire”, gives some twenty-four Herbert pedigrees. The Pembroke line (second creation) is not the oldest although possibly the most glamorous.
Lord Cherbury,* is speaking of his brother, known as “Holy George Herbert,” informs us that he was practically a saint, except for “passion and choler which is an infirmity of our race.” This infirmity has come down through the ages and one cannot help feeling relieved that pole-axes are out of fashion. Another infirmity is great frankness of speech to those in authority when their opinion is sought, and often when it is not. A difficult brood to overawe. A number of instances could be cited in which this propensity has greatly interfered with their success. Herberts are represented in the peerage by the Earls of Pembroke and Montgomery, of Carnarvon, and of Powis, and numerous branches in the landed gentry; really more of a clan then a family.
The line entitled to be the head of the family was that of Herbert of Muskross or
(Muckrus) in Ireland, descended from “The incomparable here,” sir Richard of Coldbrook. That beautiful domain, about 60,000 acres, which included Muskross Abbey, one of the Lakes of
*Autobiography
Source: Herbert Family Papers
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