His loyalties were somewhat divided, his father having been a staunch Royalist, his sister Katherine a staunch Parliamentarian. Basically he had little sympathy with either side, but the final outcome of the civil war turned out to his advantage.
Kanyang loyalties ay tila hinati, ang kanyang ama sa pagkakaroon ng isang matatag na royalista, ang kanyang mga kapatid na babae Katherine isang matatag parlyamentaryo. Basically niya kaunti pagdamay sa alinman sa gilid, ngunit ang huling resulta ng civil war yari sa kanyang bentahe.