odore ▁probably ▁still ▁being ▁in ▁service . ▁ ▁In ▁The odore ' s ▁letter ▁to ▁Vill iers , ▁he ▁describes ▁himself ▁as ▁" cap able ▁as ▁one ▁who ▁has ▁lived ▁and ▁shed ▁his ▁blood ▁in ▁war ▁since ▁his ▁youth , ▁at ▁the ▁pleasure ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Prince ▁of ▁Orange , ▁and ▁other ▁diverse ▁English ▁and ▁French ▁l ords ▁who ▁have ▁seen ▁and ▁known ▁me ▁and ▁can ▁bear ▁witness " ▁and ▁calls ▁himself ▁a ▁gentleman ▁of ▁a ▁good ▁family , ▁worthy ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁he ▁be ars ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁many ▁accomplish ments , ▁but ▁" un l ucky ▁in ▁the ▁mis fort une ▁experienced ▁by ▁my ▁ancest ors ▁and ▁myself ". ▁The odore ▁met ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Buck ingham ▁in ▁P ly mouth ▁and ▁had ▁seem ingly ▁been ▁promised ▁a ▁rather ▁gener ous ▁employ ment , ▁but ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 3 ▁August ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁Duke ▁was ▁assass in ated , ▁leaving ▁The odore ▁once ▁more ▁without ▁an ▁employ er . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁The odore ▁was ▁invited ▁by ▁Sir ▁Nicholas ▁Lower , ▁a ▁rich ▁Corn ish ▁s quire , ▁to ▁join ▁him ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Land ul ph , ▁Corn wall , ▁probably ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁The odore ' s ▁supposed ly ▁ex alt ed ▁line age . ▁Lower ' s ▁home , ▁Cl if ton ▁Hall , ▁was ▁divided ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁two ▁families ▁after ▁Mary ▁and ▁the ▁Pale olog us ▁daughters ▁( and ▁probably ▁Ferdinand ) ▁moved ▁in ▁shortly ▁after ▁The odore