What happened to John Donne after Sir George More learned of his marriage to Anne More?

After Sir George More discovered that John Donne had secretly married his daughter, Anne More, in December 1601, he took swift punitive action. Sir George had Donne briefly imprisoned and ensured he was dismissed from his position as secretary to Sir Thomas Egerton, the lord keeper of the great seal.1

Furthermore, Sir George denied Anne’s dowry to Donne. Because the marriage destroyed his prospects for a career in public service, Donne was left at age 30 without adequate funds or employment, forcing him and his family into a decade of poverty and humiliating dependence on the charity of others.1