, ▁he ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁Ex clusion ▁Bill ▁at ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁ 1 6 8 0 , ▁where up on ▁the ▁Commons ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁king ▁to ▁remove ▁him ▁from ▁his ▁person ▁and ▁coun s els ▁( J anu ary ▁ 1 6 8 1 ). ▁Charles ▁regarded ▁his ▁conduct ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁light . ▁ ▁Duke ▁of ▁Beau fort ▁ ▁By ▁letters ▁pat ent , ▁dated ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 1 6 8 2 , ▁the ▁Mar qu ess ▁was ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Duke ▁of ▁Beau fort , ▁with ▁reference ▁to ▁John ▁Beau fort ▁of ▁three ▁centuries ▁earlier , ▁of ▁whom ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁Duke ▁was ▁a ▁direct ▁male - line ▁desc endant . ▁About ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁the ▁Duke ▁began ▁the ▁rem od elling ▁of ▁his ▁seat ▁at ▁Bad m inton . ▁On ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁his ▁attitude ▁to ▁the ▁Ex clusion ▁Bill , ▁Beau fort ▁figured ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁John ▁D ry den ' s ▁Abs alom ▁and ▁Ach it oph el ▁as ▁Bez al iel . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 6 8 3 ▁Beau fort ▁obtained ▁£ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁dam ages ▁in ▁two ▁lib el ▁actions ▁against ▁Sir ▁Tre vor ▁Williams ▁and ▁John ▁Arnold , ▁but ▁the ▁judgment ▁against ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁partially ▁revers ed ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 0 . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 6 8 4 ▁he ▁made , ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁princip ality , ▁a ▁magnific ent ▁progress ▁through ▁Wales , ▁and ▁was ▁sum