er iff ▁and ▁committed ▁to ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁London . ▁However , ▁his ▁imprison ment ▁proved ▁short ▁due ▁to ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ' s ▁death ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁ 1 6 0 3 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 6 0 3 , ▁after ▁the ▁acc ession ▁of ▁James ▁I , ▁S my the ▁was ▁kn ight ed . ▁Later ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Dun wich ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁Sir ▁Valent ine ▁Knight ley , ▁who ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁sit ▁for ▁North am pt ons hire . ▁After ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁sons ▁married ▁intro ▁the ▁arist ocracy , ▁S my the ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁" court ▁fa ction " ▁along ▁with ▁Robert ▁Rich , ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁War wick . ▁In ▁ 1 6 1 4 , ▁S my the ▁was ▁elected ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Sand wich ▁and ▁for ▁Salt ash ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 0 3 , ▁S my the ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company , ▁and , ▁with ▁one ▁break ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 6 – 1 6 0 7 , ▁continued ▁to ▁hold ▁that ▁office ▁till ▁July ▁ 1 6 2 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁discovered ▁to ▁be ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Company ▁sc andal . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁the ▁company ▁established ▁trade ▁with ▁India . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 4 , ▁S