I am desirous to be informed of the date and particulars of the above
baronetcy having been created. In _The Mystery of the good old Cause
briefly unfolded_ (1660), it is stated, at p. 26., that Sir Gregory
Norton, Bart. (one of the king's judges), had Richmond House, situated
in the _Old_ Park, and much of the king's goods, for an inconsiderable
value. Sir Gregory Norton has a place also in _The Loyal Martyrology_ of
Winstanley (1665), p. 130.; and also in _History of the King-killers_
(1719), part 6. p. 75. It is unnecessary to refer to Noble's
_Regicides_, he having simply copied the two preceding works. Sir
Gregory died before the Restoration, in 1652, and escaped the vindictive
executions which ensued, and was buried at Richmond in Surrey. There was
a Sir _Richard_ Norton, Bart., of Rotherfield, _Hants_ (Query
Rotherfield, _Sussex_, near Tunbridge Wells), who is mentioned by
Sylvanus Morgan in his _Sphere of Gentry_; but he does not record a Sir
Gregory. Nor does the latter occur in a perfect collection of the
knights made by King James I., by J.P. (Query John Philipot?), London,
Humphrey Moseley, 1660, 8vo. I have examined all the various works on
extinct and dormant baronetcies ineffectually. In the _Mercurius
Publicus_ of Thursday, 28th June, 1660, it appears that on the preceding
Saturday the House of Commons settled the manor of Richmond, with house
and materials, purchased by Sir Gregory Norton, Bart., on the queen
(Henrietta Maria) as part of her jointure.