[1] Each side appealed to Rome, and both elections were quashed by Pope Boniface VIII on 5 June 1299.
[1] On 20 March 1311 he was elected one of the Lords Ordainers to help King Edward II govern.
[7] He accompanied the king on his travels, and helped negotiate with France and Scotland.
He resigned the office in 1323 due to ill health, but continued to work on the king's behalf.
[1] Salmon died on 6 July 1325[4] at Folkestone while returning from a diplomatic mission in France.