A karshen shekara ta 1587 a birnin Paris, an kama shi a gidan karuwai, an same shi a gado da wata mata da kuma wani bawa na Earl na Essex. Da farko an sanya shi a kurkukun Bishop, wadanda suka kama shi sun yi la'akari da mayar da shi zuwa Walsingham. Daga baya aka kai shi Bastille don jiran shari'a. Wani rikodin binciken da aka yi masa ya nuna cewa ya yi ƙoƙarin saka Morgan da Paget cikin ma'amala biyu. A watan Agusta 1589 aka kawo shi a gaban kotu kuma aka yanke masa hukuncin shekaru ashirin a kurkuku don yin aiki da bukatun cocin Katolika. A wannan lokacin Paris tana ƙarƙashin ikon Ƙungiyar Katolika, wadda ta yi tawaye da Sarkin Faransa. Yayin da yake cikin kurkuku lafiyarsa ta taɓarɓare. A cikin
Yaƙin Ivry a watan Maris na 1590 sojojin League sun hallaka, kuma Sarki ya yi tafiya zuwa Paris, ya ƙuduri aniyar yunwa babban birnin zuwa biyayya. An kewaye shi har zuwa watan Agusta kuma ya haifar da yunwa. Gifford ya mutu 'yan watanni bayan haka, a watan Nuwamba 1590.