 His wages as steward, including arrears, were specifically earmarked in the grant.In 1551 Blagge was appointed a commissioner for the relief for both Kent and Middlesex, one of those responsible for ensuring this archaic due, which still formed an important part of the English fiscal system, was collected in full.Blagge was called upon to give evidence in proceedings against Stephen Gardiner, the bishop of Winchester and formerly Henry VIII's secretary and his chief adviser during the persecution of Protestants in the mid-1540s.