Fleming continued as a Member of Parliament (MP) in 1601, this time representing a Cornish constituency, but his maiden speech on 20 November of that year was a disaster and Fleming broke down; he never addressed the House of Commons again. Nevertheless, he continued to serve as an MP, representing Southampton for several terms. When James I became king in 1603, Fleming was reappointed Solicitor General and received _his_ knight hood the following year, when he was elevated to the bench as Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. <sep>, Pronoun: his