, ▁and ▁then ▁at ▁ ▁St ▁Andrew s . ▁He ▁married ▁Margaret ▁Og il vy ▁and ▁ ▁they ▁had ▁five ▁children . ▁ ▁A ▁strong ▁supp orter ▁of ▁epis cop acy , ▁he ▁fled ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 9 , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁various ▁prefer ments ▁from ▁Charles ▁I . ▁▁ ▁He ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁ ▁New castle ▁upon ▁Ty ne ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 4 ▁during ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁New castle ▁ ▁during ▁ ▁the ▁English ▁civil ▁war , ▁when ▁the ▁town ▁held ▁out ▁for ▁seven ▁months ▁ ▁against ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁forces , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁ ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" die h ards " ▁who ▁took ▁refuge ▁in ▁the ▁Castle ▁when ▁the ▁town ▁fell . ▁The ▁g arrison ▁surrender ed ▁ ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁on ▁a ▁promise ▁of ▁mer cy , ▁which ▁was ▁kept . ▁ ▁While ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁g arrison ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁depart , ▁W ish art ▁ ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁ ▁for ▁his ▁explo its ▁with ▁the ▁Great ▁Mont rose , ▁whose ▁devoted ▁champion ▁and ▁personal ▁friend ▁he ▁was , ▁and ▁of ▁whom ▁he ▁wrote ▁a ▁la ud atory ▁bi ography , ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁▁ 1 6 4 7 . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁so ▁host ile ▁to ▁Mont rose ' s ▁oppon ents ▁that ▁the ▁Royal ists ▁ ▁made ▁half - heart ed ▁efforts ▁to ▁suppress ▁it ▁as ▁being ▁too ▁infl am mat ory . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁fre ed ▁after ▁the