Nevertheless, though suffering from fever, he had himself carried down to Westminster Hall, to vote against the condemnation of Lord Stafford (7 December) In October 1681 he was summoned to Scotland by the Duke of York, whom he attended on his return to England in the following March.
In spite of being unwell with fever, he voluntarily made his way to Westminster Hall to vote against the condemnation of Lord Stafford (7 December). Later that year, in October 1681, he was invited by the Duke of York to travel to Scotland and upon his return in March, he accompanied the duke back to England.