He was created Portcullis Pursuivant in 1571[1] and in this role conducted visitations of Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Shropshire on behalf of the Clarenceux King of Arms.
[2] He was promoted to Richmond Herald in 1592,[3] in which role he conducted the visitation of Lincolnshire.
[4] Promoted to Clarenceux in 1594,[5] he inherited his predecessor's dispute with William Dethick over their respective jurisdictions,[6] during which in 1596 he had a copy made of a privy seal grant made by Henry VIII to Thomas Benolt.
[7] As Clarenceux he undertook visitations of Berkshire and Northamptonshire, but these were formally completed.
[8] He died in September 1597 and was buried at St Alphage London Wall.