ester ' s ▁influence , ▁ser ge ant - major ▁of ▁a ▁foot ▁regiment ▁in ▁the ▁royal ist ▁army . ▁By ▁Prince ▁Ru pert ' s ▁command ▁he ▁march ed ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁three ▁hundred ▁men ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁York . ▁ ▁Fish er ▁was ▁present ▁at ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mar ston ▁Mo or , ▁but ▁found ▁himself ▁on ▁the ▁losing ▁side . ▁He ▁desert ed ▁the ▁royal ist ▁cause ▁after ▁the ▁battle , ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁London , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁as ▁best ▁he ▁could ▁by ▁his ▁pen . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁Fish er ' s ▁character ▁was ▁too ▁not orious ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁gain ▁favour ▁by ▁his ▁fl atter ies , ▁and ▁he ▁lived ▁poor ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁favour ▁after ▁the ▁Rest oration . ▁ ▁Fish er ▁died ▁in ▁pover ty ▁in ▁a ▁coffee - house ▁in ▁the ▁Old ▁Ba iley ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 1 6 9 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁ 6 ▁April ▁in ▁a ▁yard ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁St . ▁Sep ul ch re ' s . ▁William ▁W inst an ley ▁sum med ▁up ▁Fish er ' s ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁words : ▁' A ▁notable ▁undert aker ▁in ▁Latin ▁verse , ▁and ▁had ▁well ▁des erved ▁of ▁his ▁country , ▁had ▁not ▁lu cre ▁of ▁gain ▁and ▁private ▁amb ition ▁o vers way ed ▁his ▁pen ▁to ▁favour ▁successful ▁re bell ion .' ▁W inst an ley ▁adds ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁intended ▁to ▁' commit ▁to ▁memory ▁the ▁monuments ▁in ▁the ▁churches