hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv bˈɑːɹnsteɪpəl ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv bˌʌt ðə lˈæst sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt ɹˈɔɪəlˌɪst ˈɑːɹmiz wɜː dᵻstɹˈɔɪd æt nˈeɪsbi ɪn dʒˈuːn ænd lˈæŋpoːɹt ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ.
He was appointed Governor of Barnstaple in April 1645 but the last significant Royalist armies were destroyed at Naseby in June and Langport in July.