ied ▁some ▁ab uses , ▁and ▁def ended ▁the ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁ex actions ▁of ▁the ▁church ; ▁but ▁he ▁cr ushed ▁opposition ▁by ▁imprison ing ▁his ▁ant agon ists , ▁and ▁ar oused ▁a ▁prolong ed ▁ag itation ▁by ▁abol ishing ▁the ▁ten ant - right ▁and ▁introdu cing ▁le ase holds . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 6 4 9 , ▁following ▁the ▁execution ▁of ▁Charles ▁I , ▁he ▁refused ▁with ▁sc orn ▁the ▁terms ▁offered ▁him ▁by ▁Henry ▁I re ton . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 1 6 5 0 ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁G arter ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁king ' s ▁ex iled ▁son ▁the ▁future ▁Charles ▁II . ▁He ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁future ▁Charles ▁II ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁troops ▁of ▁Lanc ash ire ▁and ▁Ch esh ire , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 6 5 1 ▁he ▁land ed ▁at ▁Wy re ▁Water ▁in ▁Lanc ash ire ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Charles ▁II ' s ▁invasion , ▁and ▁met ▁Charles ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 1 6 5 1 . ▁He ▁proceeded ▁to ▁W arr ington ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁obtain ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Pres by ter ians ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁ref us al ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁C oven ant , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁was ▁totally ▁defeated ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁W igan ▁Lane , ▁being ▁sever ely ▁wounded ▁and ▁esc aping ▁with ▁difficulty . ▁ ▁Capt ure , ▁execution ▁& ▁bur ial ▁He ▁was ▁with