 In November 1593 Garnet travelled to the decrepit and decayed Wisbech Castle , requisitioned by the government in 1579 for the internment of Catholic priests . William Weston was held there . The castle 's inhabitants were supported by Catholic alms and lived a relatively comfortable existence ; Garnet was complimentary about Wisbech , calling it a " college of venerable confessors " . The following year he mediated in a dispute there between secular and regular clergy ( the latter represented by the Jesuits ) , which became known as the Wisbech Stirs . The argument was settled by the end of the year , but Garnet was concerned that reports of discontent at the Jesuit @-@ administered English College in Rome and tension between some Catholic English exiles in Brussels might undermine his efforts to stabilise the situation . 
