▁fourth ▁time ▁after ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁days . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 6 8 0 s , ▁however , ▁popular ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Ex clusion ▁Bill ▁e bb ed , ▁and ▁Charles ▁experienced ▁a ▁nation wide ▁sur ge ▁of ▁loyal ty . ▁Lord ▁Sh aft es bury ▁was ▁pro sec uted ▁( al beit ▁un success fully ) ▁for ▁tre ason ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 1 ▁and ▁later ▁fled ▁to ▁Holland , ▁where ▁he ▁died . ▁For ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁his ▁reign , ▁Charles ▁ruled ▁without ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁Charles ' s ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁Ex clusion ▁Bill ▁anger ed ▁some ▁Protest ants . ▁Protest ant ▁consp ir ators ▁form ulated ▁the ▁R ye ▁House ▁Plot , ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁murder ▁him ▁and ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁York ▁as ▁they ▁returned ▁to ▁London ▁after ▁horse ▁races ▁in ▁New market . ▁A ▁great ▁fire , ▁however , ▁destroyed ▁Charles ' s ▁lod g ings ▁at ▁New market , ▁which ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁races ▁early , ▁thus ▁in ad vert ently ▁avoid ing ▁the ▁planned ▁attack . ▁News ▁of ▁the ▁failed ▁plot ▁was ▁le aked . ▁Protest ant ▁polit icians ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Es sex , ▁Alg ern on ▁Sydney , ▁Lord ▁Russell ▁and ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Mon mouth ▁were ▁imp licated ▁in ▁the ▁plot . ▁Es sex ▁sl it ▁his ▁own ▁thro at ▁while ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁London ; ▁Sydney ▁and ▁Russell ▁were ▁executed ▁for ▁high ▁tre ason ▁on ▁very ▁fl ims y ▁evidence ; ▁and ▁the