lord William Russell entered parliament directly after

the Restoration, and soon became one of the leaders of the Whigs. He was for a short time, in 1679, a member of the privy council, but resigned in 1680, and made every effort to obtain the exclusion of the king's brother from the succession to the throne. Arrested on a charge of high treason on the discovery of the Rye House Plot, he was shamefully sentenced to death and beheaded in 1683.

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58. 28. lord Shaftesbury (1621-1683) : after being a member ofthe Cabal, Lord Ashley was created Earl of Shaftesbury and lord high cliancellor ; but being soon after deprived of office, lie became one of the leaders of the opposition. In 1679 he was called to the presidency 01 the council. Indicted for high treason in 1681, he was acquitted, after which he sided with the Monmouth party and had to fly to Holland.