Kammala wannan jumla: The Earl tilasta Earl na Essex ya mika Lostwithiel, kuma aka ji rauni a duka biyu da
na farko da na biyu na Newbury. Duk da yake wasu suna da'awar ikon Ruthven ya fara lalacewa, Ruthven ya rasa tagomashin soja na kasa, Prince Rupert wanda girman kai ya ƙi. Sun fadi a hanya don fuskantar sojojin Solemn League da Alkawari da abokinsa Alexander Leslie ya umurce shi. Da yake gaskanta Rupert ba shi da kwarewa, Ruthven ya koma Oxford ya bar Rupert a cikin umurnin. Yariman ya rasa yaƙin ga Alexander Leslie da abokan aikinsa na majalisar Ingila a ranar 2 ga Yuli, 1644. Ruthven daga baya ta yi aiki a matsayin Chamberlain ga Yariman Wales wanda a ƙarshe ya daina hidimar fage.