What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Sir Thomas Herbert, Bart., born in this house 1606.
Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet, was a prominent Welsh diplomat and traveler who significantly contributed to early modern European knowledge of Asia through his extensive writings on his travels.
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