▁the ▁canon ▁positions . ▁He ▁supported ▁James ▁II , ▁and ▁on ▁William ▁of ▁Orange ' s ▁landing ▁raised ▁£ 7 0 0 ▁from ▁the ▁pre b end aries ▁of ▁Dur ham ▁for ▁the ▁king , ▁giving ▁£ 1 0 0 ▁himself . ▁He ▁addressed ▁the ▁cler gy ▁of ▁his ▁arch de acon ry ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁James , ▁and ▁even ▁after ▁Dur ham ▁had ▁been ▁surprised ▁by ▁William ' s ▁follow ers ▁( S und ay , ▁ 9 ▁December ▁ 1 6 8 8 ) ▁Gran ville ▁delivered ▁a ▁loyal ▁ser mon . ▁At ▁mid night ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁he ▁fled ▁to ▁Carl is le , ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later ▁was ▁taken ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Scotland , ▁and ▁was ▁ro bb ed ▁of ▁his ▁horses ▁and ▁money . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁recovered ▁by ▁him ▁when ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁brought ▁back ▁to ▁Carl is le , ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁short ▁stay ▁at ▁Dur ham ▁he ▁succeeded ▁in ▁esc aping ▁to ▁Edinburgh ▁and ▁landing ▁at ▁Hon f leur ▁( 1 9 ▁March ▁ 1 6 8 9 ). ▁His ▁wife ▁was ▁left ▁dest itute , ▁but ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁chapter ▁of ▁Dur ham ▁she ▁received ▁an ▁allow ance . ▁His ▁goods ▁at ▁Dur ham ▁were ▁dist rained ▁by ▁the ▁sh er iff ▁for ▁deb t ; ▁Sir ▁George ▁Wh eler ▁purchased ▁the ▁de an ' s ▁library ▁for ▁£ 2 2 1 . ▁ ▁Through ▁family ▁influence ▁Gren ville ▁retained ▁the ▁reven ues ▁of ▁his ▁prefer ment ▁for