Prior to his episcopal appointment he held a number of ecclesiastical posts. The first of those was as the
Treasurer of
Lichfield Cathedral from 1495 to 1516. He was also appointed to three
prebendaries at
Lincoln Cathedral: Clifton (1501–1504), Farndon-cum-Balderton (1504–1516), and Reculversland (c.1507–1516). During that period, he was also the
Archdeacon of Buckingham from 1505 to 1516. He was nominated
bishop of the
diocese of Hereford by
King Henry VIII on 22 April 1516 and appointed by papal provision on 21 July 1516. His
consecration to the
Episcopate took place on 30 November 1516. He was
enthroned at
Hereford Cathedral in January 1517 and received possession of the
temporalities of the
see on 19 February 1517. He died in office on 5 May 1535. ==References==