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Sir Henry Mildmay (c. 1593 – 1664) was one of the Regicides of Charles I of England.[1]
Mildmay was knighted in 1617 and made master of the king's jewel-house in 1620. He was elected to parliament as M.P., for Maldon in 1620, Westbury in 1624, and Maldon again from 1625 to 1660. He attended Charles I on a visit to Scotland in 1639. He deserted the king in 1641. Worked as a revenue commissioner between 1645 and 1652. In 1646 he was left as hostage in Scotland. He was present at Charles I's trial and a member of the Councils of State from 1649 until 1652. attempted escape when called on to account for the king's jewels, 1660. He was degraded and sentenced to imprisonment for life. In 1664 a warrant was issued for his transportation to Tangier, and he died at Antwerp on the way.[2]
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- ^ David Plant, Sir Henry Mildmay, Regicide, c.1593-1664, British Civil Wars and Commonwealth website
- ^ Lee, Sidney (1903), Dictionary of National Biography Index and Epitome, and Epitome], p. 875 (also main entry xxxvii 372)
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Sir Henry Mildmay, Regicide, 1593-1664
MP for Maldon, Essex, in the Short and Long Parliaments. Formerly Master of the Jewel House to King Charles I and a supporter of Strafford, he moved into opposition from religious principles. A commissioner on the High Court of Justice, but declined to sign the death warrant. After the Restoration, he was sentenced to be transported to Tangierhttp://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/biog/index_m.htm#mildmay
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Transportation
In the 17th century, Tangier was used to dump criminals in, then in the 18th century, it was the future USA, then Australia!(until the 1860s).