Background
He was the son of Captain Sir William Norreys (d1579) and Elizabeth Morison, daughter of Sir Richard Morrison of Cassiobury, Hertfordshire, and was born at Wytham in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire).
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Career
Their only issue was Elizabeth Norris. He held the titles Baron Norris of Rycote, 1st Viscount Thame and 1st Earl of Berkshire. He was sent to Fleet Prison after attacking Lord Scrope in front of the House of Lords.
He shot himself with a crossbow on 29 January 1622 and died two days later on 31 January.
His estates and titles became forfeit to the crown. He was buried at Dorchester, Oxfordshire.
