 He was appointed scoutmaster-general of Cromwell's forces in Scotland in November 1649, and as such received in 1657 an annual salary of £365 and, from 1656, he received £500 as a Teller of the Exchequer.In 1654, he married Frances, sister of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle and daughter of Sir William Howard of Naworth Castle and Mary ("née" Eure, daughter of William Eure, 4th Baron Eure).Frances was the great-great granddaughter of the fourth Duke of Norfolk.