▁revealed ▁ 5 0 ▁mus k ets ▁and ▁pi ke ▁heads ▁were ▁found ▁hidden ▁in ▁an ▁o ven , ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁quantity ▁of ▁gun pow der ▁buried ▁on ▁his ▁estate . ▁ ▁He ▁paid ▁off ▁a ▁heavy ▁fine , ▁alleg edly ▁helped ▁by ▁s elling ▁off ▁valuable ▁tim ber ▁grown ▁on ▁the ▁W re kin . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁Charles ' ▁successor ▁James ▁II , ▁suffering ▁a ▁spell ▁of ▁imprison ment ▁in ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁London ▁after ▁the ▁Mon mouth ▁Reb ell ion , ▁and ▁being ▁ex iled ▁in ▁Holland ▁until ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁accomp any ing ▁William ▁III ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁inv ested ▁as ▁a ▁Knight ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bath ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁returned ▁as ▁MP ▁for ▁W en lock ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 6 8 9 ▁English ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁s ine c ure ▁place ▁as ▁C ler k ▁of ▁the ▁Green ▁Cl oth ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 9 , ▁which ▁he ▁held ▁to ▁ 1 7 1 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁returned ▁for ▁W en lock ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 6 9 0 ▁English ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁sat ▁until ▁ 1 7 1 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 6 9 5 , ▁For ester ▁fought ▁a ▁du el ▁against ▁fellow ▁MP , ▁Colonel ▁Be aum ont ▁( who ▁dis ar med ▁For ester ), ▁over ▁accus ations ▁made ▁in