sentences:  He had inherited no land at his father's death, but when his elder brother Henry died in 1621, he inherited the extensive but heavily encumbered family estates.On 26 December 1621 he married Mary Coxe (died 1631) and by 1623 his debts had increased alarmingly.With the assistance of his father-in-law he obtained a seat for Salisbury in the 1625 Parliament, possibly as a means to avoid his creditors.