 It was a tradition among the Franciscans that he was pelted with stones by a London mob, and so injured that he shortly afterwards died.Other accounts represent him as dying in France.The date frequently assigned for his death (April, 1558) is incorrect, as on 31 October 1558, Queen Mary wrote to the pope that she had offered to reinstate him in the Bishopric of Salisbury on the death of Bishop Capon, but that he had declined because of age and infirmity.