æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt, ˈæpsli spˈɛnt mˈoʊst əv ɪɾ ɪn dˈɛvən, sˈɜːvɪŋ æz dˈɛpjuːɾi ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv ˈɛksɪɾɚ fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv, ðˈɛn ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv bˈɑːɹnsteɪpəl ʌntˈɪl ðə wˈɔːɹ ˈɛndᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks.
As a result, Apsley spent most of it in Devon, serving as deputy governor of Exeter from 1643 to 1645, then governor of Barnstaple until the war ended in 1646.