 Afterwards he went to Rome, where he lived among the Observant Friars of the Ara Coeli.After a time he was sent back by his superiors to the English mission; and before leaving Rome he had an audience of Pope Clement VIII who embraced him and gave him his blessing.Jones reached London about the end of 1592, and stayed temporarily at the house which Father John Gerard, S.J., had provided for missionary priests, which house was managed by Anne Line.