▁intended ▁uses ▁for ▁The odore ▁beyond ▁the ▁Italian ' s ▁skills ▁with ▁horses , ▁and ▁pres umably ▁knew ▁of ▁The odore ' s ▁previous ▁work . ▁The odore ▁himself ▁probably ▁entered ▁the ▁ear l ' s ▁service ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁adv ancing ▁age , ▁hoping ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁sa fer ▁and ▁more ▁stable ▁profession ▁than ▁his ▁many ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁h ired ▁k iller . ▁The ▁Earl ▁was ▁often ▁at ▁London ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁frequent ▁ent ang lement s ▁with ▁the ▁law , ▁during ▁which ▁The odore , ▁as ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Hor se , ▁would ▁likely ▁have ▁accompanied ▁and ▁esc orted ▁him . ▁ ▁While ▁stay ing ▁at ▁T atter sh all , ▁The odore ▁met ▁his ▁future ▁wife , ▁Mary ▁B alls . ▁Mary ▁had ▁been ▁born ▁in ▁Had le igh , ▁Su ff olk ▁▁ 1 5 7 5 ▁( she ▁is ▁att ested ▁as ▁ 2 4 ▁years ▁old ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 9 ) ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁known ▁friends ▁of ▁family ▁outside ▁that ▁town , ▁making ▁her ▁sudden ▁appearance ▁at ▁T atter sh all ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 9 ▁somewhat ▁puzz ling . ▁The ▁only ▁certain ▁previous ▁link ▁between ▁her ▁family ▁and ▁T atter sh all ▁is ▁her ▁father , ▁William ▁B alls , ▁being ▁recorded ▁as ▁a ▁witness ▁to ▁a ▁legal ▁document ▁in ▁T atter sh all ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 5 . ▁William ▁might ▁thus ▁have ▁been ▁known ▁at ▁the ▁T atter sh all ▁household ▁in ▁some ▁capacity . ▁ ▁Mary ▁conce ived