Robert Wintour and Stephen Lyttelton who had escaped from the fight at Holbeche House were captured at Hagley Park on 9 January 1606 despite Littleton's protests that he was not harbouring anyone.
This John left a widow called Muriel or Meriel who lived at Hagley Park,[4] her husband's estates having been restored to her by James I in 1603.
The fugitives were captured at Hagley Park on 9 January 1606 because the authorities had been informed of their presence by Littleton's cook, John Fynwood.
[7] Despite Littleton's protests that he was not harbouring anyone, a search was made and another servant, David Bate, showed where the two plotters were escaping from a courtyard into the countryside.
This information was to lead to four more people being caught there in priest holes ; Father Oldcorne, Ralph Ashley, Henry Garnet and Nicholas Owen.
Humphrey Littleton died on 7 April 1606; he was hanged, drawn and quartered together with Father Oldcorne, John Wintour, and Ralph Ashley at Red Hill, just outside the city of Worcester.