 As abbot he presented to the vicarage of Walden on 29 September 1537 and was afterwards vicar there himself till his death.On 22 March 1538 he surrendered the abbey of Walden on receiving a promise from Lord Audley to buy the archdeaconry of Leicester for him from his predecessor for £80.He obtained the archdeaconry in 1539 and died in 1540 or 1541.