Edward Turnour

son of Arthur Turnour of Little Parendon in Essex Serjeant at Law, was born ((c))((c)) Reg. Matric. P P. fol. 93. a. in Essex, educated in Grammar learning partly under a private Tutor, but chiefly in the Free-school at Abendon in Berks. under Dr. Tho. Godwin the famous Schoolmaster there, became a Gent. Com. of Queens Coll. in Mich. term 1632, aged 15 years, where spending about 10 terms in Logicals and Philosophicals, he afterwards retired to the Middle Temple, applied himself severely to the studies of the Municipal Laws, and took the usual degrees belonging thereunto. After his Majesties restauration he became Attorney to James Duke of York, received the honour of Knighthood, was elected Speaker for the Parliament that began at Westminster 8. May 1661, afterwards made Solicitor Gen. to his Majesty, Lord chief Baron of the Exchequer 1671 and the same year Serjeant at Law. Under his name were printed.

Several speeches as (1) Sp. to the House of Commons when they chose him Speaker, 8. May 1661. Lond. 1661. in one sh. in fol. (2) Sp. to his Maj. when he was presented to him by the House of Com. to be their Speaker, 10. May 1661. Lond. 1661. in 1. sh. in fol. (3) Sp. after the L. Chanc. had declared the Kings approbation of the choice of the H. of C. Lond. 1661. in 2. sh. in fol. (4) Sp. to the King at the passing of the bill for confirmation of the Act of oblivion, 8. July 1661. Lond. 1661. in 1. or 2. sh. in fol. (5) Sp. to the K. at the adjournment of the Parl. 30. July 1661. Ibid. 1661. in 2. sh. in fol. (6) Sp. upon the Parliaments adjournment 20. Dec. 1661, Ibid. 1661. in 2. sh. fol. In which Speech, as ’tis ((d))((d)) See in a book entit. Mirabilis annus secundus, &c. the first part. Printed 1662. qu. p. 7. said he compared the restitution of our monarchy, to the return of the tide after a very low ebb, at which very time there hapned at London-bridge a very strange double tide; which by the troublesome and factious party, was looked upon as a prodigie. (7) Sp. upon the Commons reasons and address presented to hi [•] Maj. 28. Feb. 1662. As also his report of the substance of his Majest. gracious answer thereunto. Lond. 1662. in two sh. in fol. or thereabouts. (8) Sp. to his Maj. representing the humble thanks of the H. for his gracious acceptance of their endeavours, in the service of his Maj. and of the publick, &c. 17. May 1664. (9) Sp. to his Maj. and both Houses of Parl. at Oxon, at the prorogation of the Parl. 21. Oct. 1665. Oxon. 1665. in fol. (10) Sp. to the Kings Majesty at the prorogation of the Parliam. 8. Feb. 1666. Lond. 1666. in 2. sh. in fol. or thereabouts. These are all that I have seen, (besides several of his discourses in the trial of the Kings Judges, an. 1660) and therefore I have no more to say only that he the said Sir Edw. Turnour with Justice W. Ellis being appointed to go as Judges of the Assize for the Norfolk Circuit in the month of Feb, in the Lent then ensuing, died at Bedford on the fourth of March following, in sixteen hundred seventy and five: Whereupon his body being conveyed to London, 167 [•] /6. laid there for some days in state. After which, he was (dignâ pompâ) carried to Little Parendon before mention’d; and according to his own command, he was inter’d in the Chancel of the Church there under the marble stone that covered the grave of his first Wife.