abingdon's tory principles were not abated by his role in the revolution. after the flight of james, he voted against declaring the throne vacant. nonetheless, he was reappointed lord lieutenant of oxfordshire on 3 may 1689 to replace lichfield, and "custos rotulorum" of the county on 9 july, replacing the resolutely jacobite earl of clarendon. the two offices were thereafter united. late in the year, abingdon defended his conduct in the trial of stephen college against an attack by the earl of macclesfield. while the attack was not pursued, abingdon's political history at oxford left his position under william always somewhat insecure, despite the renewed influence at court of danby, now marquess of carmarthen. he remained active in local politics in berkshire, oxfordshire, and wiltshire. during the 1690 elections, he put up his son lord norreys, the sitting member for berkshire, up for oxfordshire as well. this was a prudent move: norreys was defeated in berkshire (he may not even have gone to the poll there), but was returned for oxfordshire after a bruising campaign which included accusations of jacobitism levelled against abingdon, which so dispirited him he considered resigning the lord-lieutenancy, much to the dismay of clarendon.