1 5 9 5 ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 5 9 7 , ▁the ▁troubles ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁College , ▁Rome , ▁spread ▁to ▁England , ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁renew al ▁of ▁the ▁" W is be ch ▁st irs ", ▁which ▁were ▁soon ▁over shadow ed ▁by ▁the ▁App ell ant ▁controvers y . ▁West on ▁took ▁no ▁part ▁in ▁this , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁committed , ▁early ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 9 , ▁to ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁London , ▁where ▁he ▁almost ▁lost ▁his ▁sight . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 0 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁into ▁ex ile ▁and ▁spent ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁days ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁sem in aries ▁at ▁Se ville ▁and ▁Vall ad olid . ▁He ▁was ▁re ctor ▁of ▁the ▁latter ▁college ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death . ▁His ▁aut obi ography ▁and ▁letters ▁show ▁a ▁man ▁learned , ▁scholar ly , ▁and ▁intens ely ▁spiritual , ▁if ▁somewhat ▁narrow . ▁A ▁ze alous ▁mission ary , ▁he ▁strongly ▁attract ed ▁many ▁sou ls , ▁while ▁some ▁found ▁him ▁un con c ili atory . ▁Port ra its ▁of ▁him ▁are ▁preserved ▁at ▁Rome ▁and ▁Vall ad olid . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Att ribution ▁ ▁The ▁entry ▁c ites : ▁John ▁Morris , ▁Tr ou bles ▁of ▁our ▁Catholic ▁Fore f athers , ▁II ▁( 1 8 7 5 ), ▁contains ▁a ▁translation ▁of ▁West on , ▁Aut obi ography . ▁The ▁conclusion , ▁which ▁is ▁there ▁missing