 In the last of these, during Richard Cromwell's rule, he was a frequent speaker, and after the restoration of the Rump Parliament he took a leading role in organising a petition from Devon to the Speaker that the vacant seats should be filled.In the Convention Parliament of 1660 he was elected both for Devon and for Helston, though his return for the latter was ruled void.He subsequently sat also for Barnstaple from 1667 until his death.