Rookwood was a young man with recusant connections, whose stable of horses at Coldham Hall in Stanningfield, Suffolk was an important factor in his enlistment.
Rookwood era un tânăr cu relații între recuzanți, al cărui grajd de cai de la Coldham Hall⁠(d) din Stanningfield⁠(d), Suffolk a fost un factor important în înrolarea lui.