hɪz pəzˈɪʃən ɪn ˈɛksɪɾɚ bɹˈɔːt ˈæpsli ˌɪntʊ klˈoʊs kˈɑːntækt wɪð kwˈiːn hˌɛnɹɪˈɛɾə mɚɹˈiːə ʌv fɹˈæns, hˌuː spˈɛnt mˈʌtʃ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ ðˈɛɹ, æz dˈɪd ðə pɹˈɪns ʌv wˈeɪlz ænd klˈæɹɛndən ˈæftɚ dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv.
His position in Exeter brought Apsley into close contact with Queen Henrietta Maria of France, who spent much of 1644 there, as did the Prince of Wales and Clarendon after January 1645.