Knight Hosspitaller of the aristocratic Order of St. John of Jerusalem; admitted to order in 1525 and claimed the Commandery of Shengay; received pension of 100 marks per annum when order was disolved in 1540.
M. P. for Leicestershire in two Parliaments of Queen Mary;
22 Dec 1558 made Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster;
died 2 Apr 1568 London; bur. Stanford