[1] He imported goods from the Netherlands and invested in land and houses in Norwich, at Theberton, and elsewhere in Suffolk, and at Booton, Cawston, and Cringleford in Norfolk.
His attempts to enclose the common at Great Witchingham in Norfolk led him into a long series of lawsuits.
During his Membership Norwich paid him expenses of five shillings a day while attending the relatively brief parliamentary sessions.
His will disposed of his lands among his grandchildren and surviving children, provided for a substantial income for his widow, the sole executrix, and contained bequests to numerous relatives and friends and to the poor in Norwich and elsewhere.
The four figurines encased in the two pilasters of The Layer Monument in the Church of St. John Maddermarket[2] are rare examples of Northern Mannerism sculpture in Britain.