In 1593 he was arrested in connection to a collection of xenophobic libels published in London, attacking Protestant refugees form the Continent. Later that year he was murdered in a tavern. Ostensibly, this was a result of a fight over payment of the bill; however, some historians have suggested more intricate motives involving his underground activities or his role as a social and religious dissident. | In 1593 he was arrested in connection to a collection of xenophobic libels published in London, attacking Protestant refugees form the Continent. Later that year he was murdered in a tavern. Ostensibly, this was a result of a fight over payment of the bill; however, some historians have suggested more intricate motives involving his underground activities or his role as a social and religious dissident. |