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The office of Prime Minister didn't actually exist in 1607, as in those days Britain was still an absolute monarchy. There WAS a Parliament and a Chief Minister, which had the power to debate proposed new laws, but these had to be approved by the King, and he had power of veto over any he disagreed with- his was the final word. Parliament was thus hamstrung by the monarchy.
The King in 1607 was James 1st, who had previously been King of Scotland (then still an independent country) until Elizabeth 1st died four years earlier. He was Elizabeth's cousin, and the closest of her living relatives suited to become King of England, so he was crowned and began the Stuart Dynasty.
His Chief Minister, whose official title was First Lord of the Treasury, was Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury. He was the closest thing to Prime Minister that England had at the time. The first Prime Minister is generally regarded as having been Robert Walpole, when the office was created in 1721.
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