dʒˈeɪmz mˈæɹɪdʒ tə klˈæɹɛndənz dˈɔːɾɚɹ ˈæn hˈaɪd kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɐ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɐlˈaɪəns bᵻtwˌiːn ðə tˈuː mˈɛn; ˈæpsli ænd hɪz kˈʌzən ˈælən ˈæktᵻd æz ðɛɹ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl mˈænɪdʒɚz ɪnðə kˈɑːmənz, ɔːlðˈoʊ dˈaɪɚɹˌɪst ænd nˈeɪvəl ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɚ sˈæmjuːl pˈɛpiz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ðeɪ ˈɔfən ɚɹˈaɪvd dɹˈʌŋk.
James' marriage to Clarendon's daughter Anne Hyde created a political alliance between the two men; Apsley and his cousin Allen acted as their political managers in the Commons, although diarist and naval administrator Samuel Pepys recorded they often arrived drunk.