In 1631, he was elected Master of Trinity College and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. At the outbreak of the English civil war, he sided with the royalists and was hounded by the Puritans, who imprisoned him in 1642 until his death on 28 February 1653.
In 1631, he was chosen as the Master of Trinity College and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. At the start of the English civil war, he supported the royalists and was pursued by the Puritans, who detained him in 1642 until his death on February 28, 1653.