John Roberts

son and heir of Richard Lord Roberts of Truro in Cornwall, was born in that County, entred a Fellow Commoner of Exeter Coll. under the tuition of Dr. John Prideaux, an. 1625, where he continued two years or more, and after his fathers death he succeeded him in his honour. In the beginning of the grand rebellion raised by a prevalent party of Presbyterians in that unhappy Convention, afterwards called the Long Parliament, he adhered to the cause that was then by them carried on, was made a Colonel in the Army of Robert Earl of Essex, and Governour for a time of the Garrison of Plymouth in Devonshire against his Majesties forces; but when he afterwards beheld how things would terminate, he withdrew and acted little or nothing during the times of Usurpation. After his Majesties restauration, he retired to the Court, and in 1662 he was made Lord Privy Seal in the place of William Lord Say deceased; but giving not that content which was expected, he was sent into Ireland to be Lord Lieutenant there. in Sept. 1669, and his Government being disliked, he was recalled in May following. In Octob. 1679 he was made Lord President of his Majesties Council upon the removal of Anthony Earl of Shatfsbury, and soon after he was made Earl of Radnor. He hath written,

A discourse of the vanity of the creature; grounded on Ecclesiast. 1.2. Lond. 1673. oct. and one, or more books, as I have been enform’d, fit for the Press. He died at Chelsey near London on the 17 day of July in sixteen hundred eighty and five;1685. whereupon, about 8 days after, his body was conveyed to Lanhedriock near Bodmin in Cornwall, and buried in the Church there.