▁The odore ' s ▁first ▁child ▁c . ▁September ▁ 1 5 9 9 ▁and ▁she ▁married ▁him ▁in ▁Cot ting ham , ▁East ▁York shire ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 6 0 0 , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁she ▁was ▁several ▁months ▁pre gn ant . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁wed ding ▁being ▁so ▁late , ▁only ▁six ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁their ▁child , ▁was ▁The odore ▁accomp any ing ▁the ▁Earl ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁law - related ▁tri ps ▁to ▁London . ▁The ▁ceremony ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁St . ▁Mary ▁in ▁Cot ting ham , ▁where ▁the ▁marriage ▁register ▁records ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁Th ed orus ▁Pale log u ▁and ▁Maria ▁B alle . ▁The ▁couple ▁might ▁have ▁chosen ▁to ▁marry ▁at ▁Cot ting ham , ▁nearly ▁sevent y ▁miles ▁away ▁from ▁T atter sh all , ▁due ▁to ▁Cot ting ham ▁being ▁under ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Su ff olk , ▁Cl inton ' s ▁fe ud al ▁superior . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁relation ▁between ▁the ▁Duke ▁and ▁the ▁Earl , ▁the ▁priest ▁in ▁Cot ting ham ▁might ▁have ▁avoided ▁asking ▁awk ward ▁questions ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁Mary ' s ▁pre gn ancy . ▁Their ▁first ▁child , ▁named ▁The odore , ▁was ▁bapt ised ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁but ▁died ▁an ▁infant ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁May , ▁Francis ▁Nor re ys , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Cl inton ' s