being low church, both young george and his heir favored monmouth over james the second. they were suspected of complicity in the rye house plot. old george booth died in 1684. the 2nd lord delamere was then accused of treason following the monmouth rebellion. he was imprisoned in the tower of london. the family pawned the booth silver to fund his legal defense. the case did not come to trial. no evidence was found against him. the 2nd lord delamere returned to cheshire. in 1688, william of orange landed. the 2nd lord formed a regiment and rallied the cheshire gentry to support william and mary. they marched, joined william and, in gratitude, the pretender made the 2nd lord delamere “earl of warrington.” lord delamere was also one of three peers taking audience with james the second, asking him to abdicate the throne. he then returned to cheshire, became lord lieutenant and organised the army for its expedition to ireland. james was defeated in 1690 at the battle of the boyne. however, by this stage, the booth family were in financial difficulty.