At the general election in February 1681, he was once more elected for Aldborough. In November following he was made a justice of the peace for Middlesex and Westminster, and in that capacity superintended the prosecution of Thomas Thynne's murderers in February 1682.
In February 1681, he was re-elected to Aldborough's position. Following this, he became a justice of the peace for Middlesex and Westminster in November. He then oversaw the trial of Thomas Thynne's murderers in February 1682.