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In 1603 he was knighted by King James I , in 1620 he acted as high sheriff at Oxfordshire where he owned some property, and soon afterwards he married Margaret, daughter of Sir George Mainwaring , of Ightfield , Shropshire . By making himself responsible for some debts of his wife's family, he was reduced to great poverty, which led to the seizure of his Oxfordshire property in 1625 . Quite penniless, he took refuge in the Fleet Prison in 1635 , and was still in confinement when he died. He was buried in St Bride's Church , Fleet Street , London . During his imprisonment Baker spent his time mainly in writing. His chief work is the ''Chronicle of the Kings of England from the Time of the Romans' Government unto the Death of King James'' ( 1643 , and many subsequent editions). It was translated into Dutch in 1649 , and was continued down to 1658 by Edward Phillips , a nephew of John Milton , who became a strong Royalist. For many years the ''Chronicle'' was extremely popular, but owing to numerous inaccuracies its historical value is very slight. Other writings:
He also wrote Meditations upon several of the psalms of David, which have been collected and edited by AB Grosart (London, 1882 ). REFERENCES
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