▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Parliament , ▁Dan by ▁res igned ▁his ▁post ▁of ▁Lord ▁High ▁Tre as urer , ▁but ▁received ▁a ▁p ardon ▁from ▁the ▁king . ▁In ▁def iance ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁will , ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁Parliament ▁did ▁not ▁interrupt ▁im pe achment ▁proceed ings , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁p ardon ▁was ▁therefore ▁invalid . ▁When ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁attempted ▁to ▁imp ose ▁the ▁pun ishment ▁of ▁ex ile — which ▁the ▁Commons ▁thought ▁too ▁m ild — the ▁im pe achment ▁became ▁st alled ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁H ouses . ▁As ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁required ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁many ▁times ▁during ▁his ▁reign , ▁Charles ▁bow ed ▁to ▁the ▁wishes ▁of ▁his ▁oppon ents , ▁comm itting ▁Dan by ▁to ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁London , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁held ▁for ▁another ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁ ▁Charles ▁faced ▁a ▁political ▁storm ▁over ▁his ▁brother ▁James , ▁a ▁Catholic , ▁being ▁next ▁in ▁line ▁to ▁the ▁throne . ▁The ▁prospect ▁of ▁a ▁Catholic ▁monarch ▁was ▁veh ement ly ▁opposed ▁by ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley ▁Cooper , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh aft es bury ▁( pre viously ▁Baron ▁Ash ley ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Cab al , ▁which ▁had ▁fallen ▁apart ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 3 ). ▁Sh aft es bury ' s ▁power ▁base ▁was ▁strength ened ▁when ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁ 1 6 7 9 ▁introduced ▁the ▁Ex clusion ▁Bill , ▁which ▁sought