▁He ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁France ▁with ▁John ▁of ▁Ga unt . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁close ▁conf id ant ▁of ▁King ▁Richard ▁II . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Sir ▁John ▁B uss y ▁and ▁Sir ▁William ▁Bag ot ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ecc ent ric ▁Richard ' s ▁' cont in ual ▁coun c ill ors ' ▁who ▁gained ▁an ▁uns av our y ▁reputation . ▁At ▁one ▁point ▁they ▁ad vised ▁the ▁king ▁to ▁conf isc ate ▁the ▁lands ▁of ▁the ▁ex iled ▁Henry ▁Bol ing bro ke , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Here ford . ▁ ▁When ▁Bol ing bro ke ▁returned ▁from ▁ex ile ▁in ▁ 1 3 9 9 ▁to ▁rec laim ▁his ▁inheritance , ▁the ▁three ▁coun c ill ors ▁decided ▁flight ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁option . ▁B uss y ▁and ▁Green ▁sought ▁san ctu ary ▁in ▁Br istol ▁Castle ▁but ▁were ▁delivered ▁up ▁to ▁Bol ing bro ke ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁July ▁ 1 3 9 9 , ▁who ▁had ▁them ▁be head ed ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁ ▁All ▁three ▁contin ual ▁coun c ill ors ▁( re ferred ▁to ▁as ▁" c ater p ill ars ") ▁feature ▁in ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁historical ▁play ▁King ▁Richard ▁II , ▁generally ▁listed ▁as ▁" B ush y , ▁Bag hot ▁and ▁Green ". ▁Green ▁also ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁anonymous ▁Elizabeth an ▁play ▁Thomas ▁of ▁Wood stock . ▁ ▁Family ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁Ma ud ▁( or ▁Mat ilda ) ▁Ma ud uit , ▁daughter ▁and ▁he ir