Samlesbury Hall , the family home of the Southworths , was suspected by the authorities of being a refuge for Catholic priests .
Family home was under secret government surveillance for some considerable time before the trial of 1612 .
Samlesbury Hall , the family home of the Southworths , was suspected by the authorities of being a refuge for Catholic priests , and it was under secret government surveillance for some considerable time before the trial of 1612 .