▁ 1 6 7 2 , ▁a ▁Priv y ▁Coun c ill or ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁April ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁and ▁was ▁installed ▁as ▁a ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁G arter ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 1 6 7 2 . ▁During ▁the ▁Pop ish ▁Plot ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁public ▁attitude ▁of ▁complete ▁cred ence ▁in ▁the ▁Plot , ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁aware ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁inform ers , ▁William ▁Bed lo e , ▁was ▁in ▁league ▁with ▁his ▁enemies , ▁not ably ▁John ▁Arnold , ▁to ▁damage ▁his ▁career . ▁Bed lo e ▁never ▁d ared ▁to ▁acc use ▁Wor c ester ▁himself ; ▁he ▁did ▁acc use ▁his ▁ste ward ▁Charles ▁Price , ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁relatives , ▁but ▁his ▁accus ations ▁were ▁so ▁fee ble ▁that ▁the ▁Government ▁ignored ▁them . ▁Wor c ester ▁was ▁also ▁trouble d ▁by ▁the ▁accus ations ▁ ▁of ▁tre ason ▁made ▁against ▁ ▁his ▁brother - in - law ▁William ▁Herbert , ▁ 1 st ▁Mar quis ▁of ▁Pow is , ▁and ▁ ▁against ▁Don ough ▁K ear ney , ▁ ▁an ▁Irish man ▁who ▁had ▁married ▁his ▁wid owed ▁ste pm other , ▁Lady ▁Margaret ▁O ' B rien . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁event ▁K ear ney ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁of ▁tre ason ▁and ▁Lord ▁Pow is ▁was ▁released ▁after ▁five ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁London ▁ ▁without ▁being ▁brought ▁to ▁trial . ▁ ▁A ▁steady ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁party