Syr John Perrot

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Sir John remained a court favourite during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI but spent much of Queen Mary’s reign abroad.

He was granted governorship of Carew Castle at the beginning of Queen Elizabeth’s reign and embarked on the great rebuilding of the north front of the Castle in the Elizabethan style. He was made Lord Deputy of Ireland in 1584 and a member of the Privy Council.

However, he had many enemies and rumours of treason circulated. Haverfordwest merchants were angered by his allowing pirated contraband to land at his ports and caused an investigation by the Privy Council to take place in 1591.

Sir John was taken to the Tower of London, tried and convicted of high treason. But it is said that Elizabeth was reluctant to sign his death warrant and he died a natural death there in 1592.

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Parhaodd Syr John i fod yn ffefryn yn y llys yn ystod teyrnasiad Harri VIII ac Edward VI, ond treuliodd lawer o deyrnasiad y Frenhines Mari dramor.

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Rhoddwyd swydd llywodraethwr Castell Caeriw iddo ar ddechrau teyrnasiad y Frenhines Elisabeth ac fe ddechreuodd waith ailadeiladu mawr ar wyneb gogleddol y Castell yn yr arddull Elisabethaidd.

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Fe’i penodwyd yn Arglwydd Ddirprwy Iwerddon ym 1584 ac yn aelod o’r Cyfrin Gyngor.

Ond roedd ganddo sawl gelyn, ac roedd sawl si ar led am deyrnfradwriaeth.

Cythruddwyd masnachwyr Hwlffordd pan ganiataodd i gontraband ysbeiliedig lanio yn ei borthladdoedd, ac fe arweiniodd hynny at ymchwiliad gan y Cyfrin Gyngor ym 1591.

Dygwyd Syr John i Dŵr Llundain, ei roi ar brawf a’i ddyfarnu’n euog o deyrnfradwriaeth.

Ond mae’n debyg fod Elisabeth yn gyndyn o arwyddo’r warant i’w ladd a bu farw’n naturiol yn y Tŵr ym 1592.

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