[2] Lumley's father, John, was restored to his family's possessions but not to the peerage.
In 1434, he was placed in command of a force of nineteen men-at-arms and one hundred twenty archers for service abroad.
[3] On multiple occasions between 1449 and 1461, he was one of the king's guarantees in treaty negotiations with Scotland, and his loyal service was rewarded in 1455 with a life appointment as governor of Scarborough Castle.
[1] His long service to Henry VI notwithstanding, Lumley was a strong supporter of Edward IV upon the latter's accession to the throne in 1461.
[1] One of his grandchildren, Thomas Lumley, would later marry a natural daughter of his benefactor, Edward IV.