He attended the king at York in 1639, and in May 1642 was imprisoned by the parliament for urging the addition of the words "without cause" to the resolution that the king violated his oath by making war on parliament.
Han opvartede kongen i York 1639, og i maj 1642 blev han fængslet af parlamentet for at have opfordret til at tilføje ordene "uden grund" til resolutionen, der hævdede at kongen brød sin ed ved at føre krig mod parlamentet.