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3 unusual facts about Richard Culmer


Culmer

Richard Culmer (1597–1662), may have been the eldest son of Sir Henry Culmer (c. 1574–1633), the first Baron Culmer

Richard Culmer

He had been known to have despised William Laud, who had him committed to the Fleet for refusing to read the Declaration of Sports after his services in Church, and his objections to the book were used in Laud's trial for treason, in 1644.

This would appear to be based on a record in the International Genealogical Index, listing a Richard Culmer, 1612-1669, who married a "Mrs Bechor" of Haarlem, born 1638.



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