Arundell held a number of administrative positions , principally in the West Country . He was the first receiver of the Court of Augmentations for Cornwall , Devon , Somerset and Dorset , and in 1533 succeeded his father as Receiver-General of the Duchy of Cornwall . He was a Justice of the Peace for Cornwall , Dorset and Somerset during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI , and was appointed to commissions for gaol delivery , oyer and terminer , and the defence of the counties of the south-west coastline . He commanded the Dorset militia during both the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536-7 , and King Henry VIII 's expedition to France in 1544 . He was twice High Sheriff of Dorset and Somerset ( 1531 ) , was keeper of the royal parks in Dorset , and in 1539 sat on the Council of the West with his father . He was elected Member of Parliament for Dorset in 1545 and 1547
Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace
Thomas Arundell of Wardour Castle