In 1582 he came under suspicion for his popish sympathies and on 25 May 1582, the Privy Council ordered a search to be made for him. It was at that time that he gave up the school.
In 1582, he was accused of having pro-Catholic sympathies and as a result, the Privy Council ordered a search for him on May 25th, 1582.  He subsequently abandoned his teaching post.