1 5 9 7 – 1 5 9 8 ▁and ▁ 1 6 0 1 . ▁His ▁parliament ary ▁di ary , ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 0 , ▁covers ▁both ▁of ▁these ▁Parliament s , ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁full est ▁available ▁records ▁of ▁proceed ings ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 0 1 ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁Family ▁Hay ward ▁Town sh end ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Town sh end ▁( 1 5 3 7 ? – 1 6 2 1 ), ▁second ▁justice ▁of ▁Ch ester , ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Susan ▁Hay ward ▁( d . ▁ 1 5 9 2 ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sir ▁Row land ▁Hay ward , ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁of ▁London . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Town sh end , ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁Ch esh ire , ▁and ▁the ▁great - grand son ▁of ▁Sir ▁Roger ▁Town sh end ▁( d . ▁ 1 5 5 1 ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁third ▁cousin ▁of ▁Sir ▁Roger ▁Town sh end ▁( d . ▁ 1 5 9 0 ) ▁and ▁of ▁A ure li an ▁Town sh end . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Historical ▁Col lections : ▁- ▁or , ▁An ▁exact ▁Account ▁of ▁the ▁Pro ceed ings ▁of ▁the ▁Four ▁last ▁Parliament s ▁of ▁Q . ▁Elizabeth : ▁full ▁text ▁of ▁Town sh end ' s ▁di ary . ▁ ▁Category : 1 5 7 0 s ▁birth s ▁Category :