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He was author, with Thomas Norton , of the play '' Gorboduc '' (1562). He was created Baron Buckhurst, of Buckhurst in the County of Sussex, in 1567 , and '''Earl of Dorset''' in 1604 . He succeeded William Cecil, Lord Burghley as Lord Treasurer in 1599, and was a capable, if uninspired, financial manager. He died in 1608. Queen Elizabeth I acquired Bexhill Manor in 1590 and granted it to Thomas. |
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