Anchitell Grey

Although he spoke rarely, he kept a detailed diary of proceedings in the House of Commons, summarising the speeches he heard.

The diary, published in the 18th century, is the main surviving record for the debates in Parliament in most of the period that it covers.

Anne inherited her father's estate at Risley Hall in Derbyshire and brought Grey connections that likely led to his early appointments to local office.

A Royalist, in 1659, he was arrested for supporting his brother-in-law Sir George Booth's uprising against the Rump Parliament.

Originally lost, Grey's manuscript Debates of the House of Commons from 1667 to 1694 was first published in 10 volumes in 1763 after it was found, and republished most recently in 2007.