▁Martin - in - the - Fields ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁con cret ed ▁over . ▁After ▁his ▁death ▁his ▁papers ▁were ▁retrieved ▁from ▁a ▁tr unk ▁in ▁a ▁coffee ▁house ▁at ▁Sw an ' s ▁Court , ▁by ▁Som erset ▁House . ▁He ▁lived ▁with ▁a ▁ma id ▁named ▁Elizabeth ▁Curt is ▁and ▁his ▁secretary , ▁Henry ▁More ▁and ▁a ▁house keeper , ▁who ▁were ▁question ed ▁at ▁his ▁in quest , ▁where ▁they ▁gave ▁evidence ▁that ▁in ▁their ▁opinion ▁his ▁death ▁was ▁suic ide . ▁He ▁was ▁considered ▁ecc ent ric ▁in ▁choosing ▁to ▁social ise ▁with ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁working ▁class ▁instead ▁of ▁persons ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁class , ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁have ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁influ ential ▁friends , ▁including ▁Gilbert ▁Burn et ▁and ▁H ene age ▁Fin ch , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Not ting ham . ▁Rec ently ▁correspond ence ▁has ▁been ▁retrieved ▁from ▁Ireland ▁detail ing ▁his ▁relations ▁with ▁a ▁faith - he aler ▁Valent ine ▁Great rak es ▁- ▁the ▁" I r ish ▁stro ker ". ▁Str ict ly ▁Ang lic an ▁in ▁religion , ▁God f rey ▁had ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Catholic ▁acquaint ances , ▁including ▁Edward ▁Col man , ▁Catholic ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁York , ▁the ▁future ▁James ▁II . ▁ ▁P ey ton ▁Gang ▁In ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State , ▁Sir ▁Joseph ▁William son , ▁the ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁London ▁named ▁God f rey ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁so - called ▁" P