▁God f rey ▁became ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁schemes ▁of ▁Tit us ▁O ates ▁when ▁O ates ▁invent ed ▁the ▁Pop ish ▁Plot ▁and ▁began ▁an ▁anti - C atholic ▁campaign . ▁Tit us ▁O ates ▁and ▁Israel ▁Ton ge ▁appeared ▁before ▁God f rey ▁and ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁their ▁o ath ▁that ▁the ▁papers ▁they ▁presented ▁as ▁evidence ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁truth . ▁God f rey ▁demanded ▁first ▁to ▁know ▁the ▁contents ▁of ▁the ▁papers ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁had ▁received ▁a ▁copy ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁September , ▁took ▁their ▁depos itions . ▁He ▁may ▁have ▁war ned ▁Cole man ▁of ▁the ▁content ▁of ▁the ▁accus ations . ▁ ▁When ▁O ates ' s ▁accus ations ▁became ▁known , ▁the ▁public ▁became ▁concerned . ▁God f rey ▁had ▁supposed ly ▁been ▁concerned ▁that ▁he ▁might ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁sc are ▁but ▁he ▁made ▁no ▁extra ▁security ▁pre ca utions , ▁although ▁his ▁conversation ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁strange , ▁with ▁references ▁to ▁mart yr dom ▁ ▁and ▁to ▁being ▁" k no ck ed ▁on ▁the ▁head " ▁( the ▁contemporary ▁phrase ▁for ▁assass ination ). ▁It ▁was ▁this ▁odd ▁behaviour ▁which ▁led ▁his ▁household ▁to ▁conclude ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁committed ▁suic ide , ▁despite ▁the ▁medical ▁evidence ▁to ▁the ▁contrary . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 1 6 7 8 ▁he ▁left ▁his ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁return ▁home ▁. ▁He ▁was ▁found ▁dead ▁in ▁a ▁d itch ▁on ▁Prim rose ▁Hill