[1] As a result of his Catholic faith, Talbot suffered severe persecution, including multiple arrests, fines and confiscation of his property.
[2] Talbot was present at prayer with the priest, Thomas Palasor, John Norton and several companions at a house in Lamesley, Gateshead when he was arrested in 1600.
Talbot was imprisoned and confined in a dungeon and shortly thereafter, sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered for the crime of harbouring a Catholic priest.
He was given the chance to save his life if he would renounce the Catholic faith and attend Protestant services - he refused.
[3] He was beatified by Pope John Paul II at the Vatican on 22 November 1987 as one of the Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales.