rom well ' s ▁death ▁Herbert ▁then ▁joined ▁the ▁party ▁that ▁demanded ▁a ▁" full ▁and ▁free ▁parliament ", ▁in ▁practical ▁terms ▁demand ing ▁the ▁Rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Stuart . ▁He ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁royal ist ▁plot ▁of ▁July ▁ 1 6 5 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁committed ▁to ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁London , ▁wh ence ▁he ▁wrote ▁to ▁his ▁wife ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 1 6 5 9 ▁a ▁letter ▁taking ▁a ▁just ly ▁s angu ine ▁view ▁of ▁his ▁situation . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 6 5 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁MP ▁for ▁Mon mouth shire ▁and ▁for ▁W oot ton ▁Bass et ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 0 ; ▁he ▁chose ▁to ▁sit ▁for ▁Mon mouth shire ▁in ▁the ▁Convention ▁Parliament . ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 1 ▁he ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁MP ▁for ▁Mon mouth shire ▁in ▁the ▁Caval ier ▁Parliament ▁and ▁sat ▁until ▁ 1 6 6 7 ▁when ▁he ▁inherited ▁a ▁peer age . ▁ ▁As ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁twelve ▁commission ers ▁from ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁who ▁attended ▁Charles ▁II ▁at ▁B red a ▁( 7 ▁May ▁ 1 6 6 0 ), ▁after ▁Charles ' s ▁acc ession ▁Herbert ▁was ▁appointed ▁w arden ▁of ▁the ▁Forest ▁of ▁Dean ▁( 1 8 ▁June ), ▁and ▁also ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁July , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁appe als ▁from ▁local ▁gent ry , ▁lord ▁lieutenant ▁of ▁Gl ouc esters hire , ▁Here