el min elli , ▁The odore ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁chosen ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁England . ▁To ▁ear n ▁money , ▁he ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁Henry ▁Cl inton , ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Lincoln , ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 9 . ▁The odore ▁would ▁spend ▁many ▁years ▁living ▁at ▁the ▁Earl ' s ▁castle , ▁T atter sh all ▁Castle ▁in ▁Lincoln shire . ▁T atter sh all ▁Castle ▁had ▁once ▁been ▁den ounced ▁by ▁King ▁Henry ▁VIII ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁brut al ▁and ▁be ast ly ▁[ cast les ] ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁real m " ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁it ▁over look ed , ▁also ▁called ▁T atter sh all , ▁was ▁scarcely ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁village ▁by ▁Henry ' s ▁time , ▁having ▁suffered ▁a ▁dr astic ▁dep op ulation ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁Henry ▁Cl inton ▁was ▁almost ▁si xty ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁brut al , ▁fe ared ▁and ▁h ated ▁fe ud al ▁l ords ▁in ▁Britain . ▁Cl inton ▁is ▁frequently ▁described ▁as ▁w aging ▁war ▁on ▁his ▁neighb ors ▁and ▁is ▁often ▁cred ited ▁with ▁ri oting , ▁ab du ction , ▁ar son , ▁sab ot age , ▁ext ort ion ▁and ▁per j ury . ▁At ▁one ▁point , ▁Cl inton ▁even ▁expanded ▁his ▁castle ▁walls ▁into ▁the ▁nearby ▁church yard . ▁ ▁Cl inton ▁officially ▁h ired ▁The odore ▁as ▁his ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Hor se , ▁but ▁he ▁clearly ▁had