▁ 1 6 8 5 , ▁Sed ley ▁was ▁il leg ally ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁the ▁parliament ▁of ▁his ▁successor ▁James ▁II , ▁which ▁conven ed ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 6 8 5 . ▁There ▁can ▁be ▁no ▁doubt ▁that ▁Sed ley ▁opposed ▁the ▁Catholic ▁James ▁and ▁supported ▁William ▁of ▁Orange ▁in ▁the ▁cru cial ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 6 8 8 . ▁Sed ley ▁was ▁returned ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁Parliament ▁of ▁William , ▁elected ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 6 9 0 . ▁More ▁speech es ▁and ▁parliament ary ▁mot ions ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 0 , ▁including ▁discuss ions ▁on ▁the ▁Bill ▁for ▁reg ulating ▁tri als ▁for ▁High ▁Tre ason , ▁which ▁sh eds ▁light ▁on ▁Sed ley ' s ▁political ▁commit ment ▁after ▁the ▁Revolution . ▁Sed ley ' s ▁speech es ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 0 2 ▁edition ▁of ▁The ▁Mis cell aneous ▁Works . ▁Sed ley ▁kept ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁Parliament ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 1 . ▁ ▁Family ▁Charles ▁Sed ley ▁inherited ▁the ▁title ▁( 5 th ▁baron et ) ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 6 ▁when ▁his ▁brother ▁William ▁died . ▁By ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁Lady ▁K atherine ▁Sav age , ▁daughter ▁of ▁John ▁Sav age , ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁R ivers , ▁he ▁had ▁only ▁one ▁legit imate ▁child , ▁Catherine , ▁Count ess ▁of ▁Dor chester , ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁mist ress ▁of ▁James ▁II ▁of ▁England . ▁After ▁his ▁first ▁wife