 He lived nearby and a replica gallows and noose hangs by the Thameside window, commemorating his custom.He was chased by anti-Royalists into the nearby "Town of Ramsgate", captured and taken to the Tower for his own safety.According to John Stow it was "The usual place for hanging of pirates and sea-rovers, at the low-water mark, and there to remain till three tides had overflowed them".