to the antiquarian world. His chief scholarly legacy is the collection of his transcriptions of primary documents that are now lost. He also kept a diary, which gives an insight into the events in Parliament, as well as glimpses of his own character. Although he supported Parliament against the King during the Civil War, he was frequently shocked by the unruly and aggressive behaviour of his fellow Parliamentarians. Of the events leading to the abrupt dissolution of Parliament in March 1629, he wrote that "diverse fiery spirits in the House of Commons were very faulty and cannot be excused". See also Long Parliament Thomas Pride Pride's Purge Puritan References Bibliography and vol. 2 External links 1602 births 1650 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge English antiquarians People from Babergh District High Sheriffs of Suffolk 17th-century English writers 17th-century English male writers 17th-century antiquarians English MPs 1640–1648