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| Thomas NORTON M.A. 1570, after 12 years' study. S. of Thomas, citizen of London . B. there, 1532 . Perhaps matric. Fell.-Com. from MICHAELHOUSE, Michs. 1544, and again, Easter 1545 ( impubes ). Of the Inner Temple [ London ], 1555 . M.P. for Gatton [ Surrey ???], 1558-9 ; for Berwick-on-Tweed [ Northumberland ], 1562-7 ; for London , 1571-83 . Remembrancer, 1571-84 . Best known as 'rackmaster' of suspected papists. Solicitor to the Merchant Taylors' Company [ London ], 1581 . Married (1) Margaret, dau. of Archbishop Cranmer; (2) Alice, dau. of Edmund Cranmer. Purchased Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire , 1578 . Joint author with Sackville of The Tragedie of Gorboduc . Author, poetical, etc. Died 10 Mar., 1583/4, at Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire . Probably half-brother of Luke (1578). ( Cooper, I. 485; D.N.B.; Vis. of Herts., 1634 ; Victoria Hist. Beds., II. 382; Her. and Gen., III. 276.) | Thomas NORTON Approx. lifespan: 1546–1583 M.A. 1570 after 12 years' study. s. of Thomas NORTON citizen of London b. there 1532 Perhaps matric Fell.-Com. from Michaelhouse 1544:10MT: and again 1545:04ET: ( impubes ). Of the Inner Temple, [ London ] 1555 M.P. for Gatton, [ Surrey ???] 1558-59 ; for Berwick-on-Tweed, [ Northumberland ] 1562-67 ; for London 1571-83 Remembrancer 1571-84 Best known as 'rackmaster' of suspected papists. Solicitor to the Merchant Taylors' Company, [ London ] 1581 m. (1) Margaret CRANMER dau. of Archbishop CRANMER ; m. (2) Alice CRANMER dau. of Edmund CRANMER Purchased Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire 1578 Joint author with Sackville of The Tragedie of Gorboduc Author, poetical, etc. Died 1583/4:03:10 at Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire Probably half-brother of Luke NORTON (1578) ( Cooper, I. 485; D.N.B.; Vis. of Herts. 1634 ; Victoria Hist. Beds., II. 382; Her. and Gen., III. 276.) |