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Husband of Barbara Palmer: http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclopedia/1062/
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from L&M Companion
Palmer, Roger, cr. Earl of Castlemaine (Irel.) 1661. (1643-1705). Husband of the King's mistress; separated from her 1666. A fervent Catholic; author of "The Catholique apology" (defending Catholics against the charge of having caused the Fire) which Pepys thought well of. Twice imprisoned in the Popish Plot; rewarded by being sent as James II's ambassador to Rome (1686-7), where his tactless attempts to have the Jesuit Petre made a cardinal caused offence.
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Look at this fascinating article by Charlotte E. Erwin. An examination of Palmer's life and his connection to a pamphlet called