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was chosen a Member of Parliament for Thetford in
Norfolk, and was usually their Representative 'till his
Death. In January 1671, he was sworn one of the Clerks of
the Council in Ordinary, and knighted.
He was then sent Plenipotentiary to the Treaties of Cologn,
Nimeguen, and Ryswick: When he returned Home from
Nimeguen, in September 1674, he was made a Privy
Counsellor, and one of the Principal Secretaries of State, and
continued in both those Employments 'till February 1678.
In the Year 1696, he was again sworn a Privy Counsellor, and
continued so 'till his Death, which happened October 3,
1701, at the Age of 70 Years, and some few Weeks. He had been
likewise President of the Royal Society, and a great
Benefactor to Queen's College, the Place of his Education,
to which he left at his Death, not only his Library, which
consisted of a choice Collection of Books, but also a Legacy of
6000l, as he did 6000l. more to the School at
Rochester for the Encouragement of Navigation;
2000l. to the Town of Thetford, where he was
usually elected Member of Parliament; 2000l. more to
Christ Church Hospital, and 300l. to that of St.
Bartholomew's, of both which he was a Governor.
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seats of the nobility and
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The Seats of the Nobility and Gentry of this County are
Drumburgh Castle and
Greystock-Castle, both Seats of his Grace Edward
Howard, Duke of Norfolk, Hereditary Earl Marshall and
first Duke of England, after the Princes of the Royal
Family. He marry'd a Daughter of Edward Blount, Esq; of
Blagden in Devonshire, and his Lady
Arabella, the Daughter of Sir John Guise, Bart. of
Rencomb in Gloucestershire. Another of whose
Daughters is marry'd to his Grace's Brother, the Hon. Philip
Howard, Esq;
Cockermouth-Castle, belonging to his Grace Charles
Seymour, Duke of Somerset, Knight of the most noble
Order of the Garter, who marry'd, for his first Lady,
Catharine, sole Heiress of the Family of the
Piercys, Earls of Northumberland, by whom he had
this Estate with other large Possessions; his present Duchess is
Daughter of the
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-- "Cockermouth Castle" -- (Cockermouth Castle,
Cockermouth)
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-- "Drumburgh Castle" -- Drumburgh Castle
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-- "Greystock Castle" -- Greystoke Castle
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