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, suspicion arose regarding the subject's adherence to Catholicism, resulting in a search warrant being issued by the Privy Council on May 25th, 1582. He subsequently relinquished his teaching post.