[4] He was granted 2000 acres of land in Virginia in 1650, which were never actually received,[4] and in 1670 was made housekeeper of His Majesty's palace in York.

[3] Proger was criticised and satirised by figures such as the Duke of Buckingham and Andrew Marvell[4] who suggests that he was a procurer or go-between of the King and his mistresses — he appears in Forever Amber with the same role.

Edward Proger was commanded on 30 December 1663[3] by the King to build a 'Lodge for Our Service in one of Our Parks at Hampton Court called North Parke' — Bushy Lodge, which was designed by William Samwell, a court architect of Charles II.

He retired there upon the death of Charles II and in 1702 (aged 81 — 'the oldest servant of the Crown now alive') was given a pension of £200.

Twelve years later the pew was turned into a reading desk and the brass plate was lost until 1831 when the church was demolished.