He kept his rooms in the tower until his death, but gave up his College house, which he had never lived in. Simson remained in good health until a few years before his death, during which period he had to employ an amanuensis to assist him in revising his geometrical writings.
Siya iningatan ang kanyang kuwarto sa tore hanggang sa kanyang kamatayan, ngunit gave up College kanyang bahay, na kung saan siya ay hindi nanirahan in Simson naiiwan sa magandang kalusugan hanggang sa ilang taon bago ang kanyang kamatayan, sa panahon na panahon niya upang umupa ng isang amanuensis sa pagtulong sa kanya sa pagbago ng kanyang heometriko writings.