The following year he was accused of forging a deed and was summoned before the King. On threat of imprisonment he paid the sum of 30,000 marks in silver to the King and 200 gold marks as a gift to the Queen.
In the subsequent year, he faced charges for fake documentation and appeared before the King. Threatened with incarceration, he handed over 30,000 silver marks to the King and 200 gold marks as a gift to the Queen.