Nicholas Preston, 6th Viscount Gormanston

Preston succeeded his father in 1630 as the 6th Viscount Gormanston.^[10] Gormanston, as he was now, sat in the House of Lords during the two Irish parliaments of King Charles I.

The Irish Parliament of 1634–1635 was opened on 14 July 1634^[11][12] by the new Lord Deputy of Ireland, Thomas Wentworth^[13] (the future Lord Strafford), who had taken office in July 1633.^[14] Gormanston took his seat on the day of opening, the 14 July 1634.^[b] Wentworth asked to vote taxes: six subsidies of £50,000^[17] (equivalent to about £10,600,000 in 2023^[18]) were passed unanimously by both houses.^[19][20] The parliament also belatedly and incompletely ratified the Graces^[21] of 1628,^[22] in which the King conceded rights for money.^[23]

The Irish Parliament of 1640–1649.^[c] was opened on 16 March 1640 by Christopher Wandesford, whom Strafford, as Wentworth was now called, had appointed Lord Deputy.^[27][28] Strafford arrived two days later.^[27] Gormanston was there on the 18 March.^[29]

In its first session the parliament unanimously voted four subsidies of £45,000^[30] (about £10,100,000 in 2023^[18]) to raise an Irish army of 9000^[31] for use by the King against the Scots in the Second Bishops' War. On 3 April 1640 Strafford left Ireland.^[32]

The Lords sent a separate delegation for their grievances. Gormanston was part of it.^[33][34]

Gormantown died on 29 July 1643, aged about 35. He was posthumously outlawed on 17 November 1643. He was succeeded by his elder son Jenico as the 7th Viscount Gormanston.