▁was ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁the ▁mart yr ▁▁ ▁Fr . ▁Thomas ▁Th wing . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁sister s ▁Catherine ▁Gas co igne ▁went ▁abroad ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁abb ess ▁at ▁Camb rai . ▁ ▁After ▁succeed ing ▁to ▁the ▁title ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 7 ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁quietly ▁man aging ▁his ▁est ates ▁and ▁his ▁luc r ative ▁col li ery : ▁during ▁the ▁Pop ish ▁Plot , ▁a ▁major ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁defence ▁ ▁against ▁the ▁charge ▁of ▁consp i racy ▁was ▁that ▁he ▁almost ▁never ▁left ▁home , ▁and ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁in ▁London ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁so ▁that ▁his ▁value ▁as ▁a ▁consp ir ator ▁was ▁non - ex istent . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁gener ous ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁Francis can ▁order ▁at ▁their ▁house ▁near ▁Th ir sk . ▁ ▁Pop ish ▁ ▁( B arn bow ) ▁Plot ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Pop ish ▁Plot , ▁( known ▁locally ▁as ▁the ▁Bar nb ow ▁Plot , ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁Gas co igne ▁family ▁ ▁estate ▁of ▁that ▁name ), ▁he ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁kill ▁King ▁Charles ▁II ▁by ▁two ▁dis gr unt led ▁former ▁employees , ▁Bol ron ▁and ▁M ow b ray , ▁but ▁was ▁acqu itted , ▁and ▁retired ▁to ▁spend ▁his ▁last ▁years ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁As ▁J . P . ▁Ken y on ▁remarks , ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁atmosphere ▁of ▁ ▁anti - C atholic ▁h yst eria ▁created