ches ▁like ▁him ▁" that ▁God ' s ▁anger ▁and ▁jud g ement ▁hang ▁over ▁us ". ▁ ▁Sed ley ▁was ▁member ▁of ▁parliament ▁for ▁New ▁Rom ney ▁in ▁Kent , ▁and ▁took ▁an ▁active ▁and ▁useful ▁part ▁in ▁politics . ▁A ▁speech ▁of ▁his ▁on ▁the ▁civil ▁list ▁after ▁the ▁Revolution ▁is ▁c ited ▁by ▁Mac a ul ay ▁as ▁a ▁proof ▁that ▁his ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁wit ▁and ▁ability ▁was ▁des erved . ▁His ▁bon ▁mot ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁James ▁II ▁is ▁well ▁known . ▁ ▁The ▁king ▁had ▁s edu ced ▁his ▁daughter ▁and ▁created ▁her ▁count ess ▁of ▁Dor chester , ▁where up on ▁Sed ley ▁said : ▁" As ▁the ▁king ▁has ▁made ▁my ▁daughter ▁a ▁count ess , ▁the ▁least ▁I ▁can ▁do , ▁in ▁common ▁grat itude , ▁is ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁making ▁his ▁Majesty ' s ▁daughter ▁( M ary ) ▁a ▁queen ". ▁Sed ley ▁is ▁also ▁occasionally ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁not orious ▁gang ▁of ▁un brid led ▁rev ellers ▁who ▁called ▁themselves ▁Ball ers ▁and ▁who ▁were ▁active ▁between ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁and ▁ 1 6 7 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁probably ▁Sed ley ▁who ▁wrote ▁the ▁Ball ers ' ▁O ath ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁them . ▁ ▁Sed ley ' s ▁parliament ary ▁career ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 6 0 s ▁but ▁around ▁ 1 6 7 7 / 7 8 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Wh ig ▁cause . ▁When ▁Charles ▁II ▁died ▁in