ˈæpsli wʌz mˌeɪd dˈɛpjuːɾi tə dʒˈɑːn bˈɜːkli, ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɹˈɔɪəlˌɪst ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv ˈɛksɪɾɚ ʃˈɔːɹtli bᵻfˌoːɹ ɪt wʌz ɐtˈækt ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə sˈɪɾi dɪdnˌɑːt fˈɔːl ʌntˈɪl sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː.
Apsley was made deputy to John Berkeley, appointed Royalist governor of Exeter shortly before it was attacked in December 1642, although the city did not fall until September 1643.