Attestor, parlty. election, Kent 1425.
Jt. keeper of the ferry of the river Solway (with Geoffrey Tilliol†), 22 June 1395–c.1400; keeper c. 1400 – May 1438; jt. with his nephew William Lowther† 28 May 1438–d.
Forester of Inglewood forest, Cumb. 10 Jan. 1400–5 Mar. 1401.
Bailiff of Staincross wapentake, Yorks. 15 Mar. 1406–c.1441.
Dep. to Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, warden of the Cinque Ports and constable of Dover castle by Nov. 1417-bef. 7 Apr. 1440.
Commr. of array, Kent Mar., Apr. 1418, June 1421, Mar. 1443; to take musters, Dover Oct. 1418, Feb. 1419, Mar., May 1421, Aug. 1426, July 1434, Sandwich, Dover Apr. 1430, Barham Down June, July 1435; survey the defences of Dover castle Nov. 1419, May 1425; commandeer shipping to victual Henry V’s forces in Dieppe June 1421; of inquiry, marches of Scotland Mar. 1422 (an appeal against a judgement of the earl of Northumberland as warden of the east march), Kent Oct. 1429 (wreck of a Portuguese galleon), Cinque Ports Nov. 1434 (piracy), Kent Oct. 1435 (treasons), Feb. 1436, July 1439 (concealments), Essex, Kent Dec. 1437 (goods exported uncustomed), Kent Dec. 1438 (enforcement of statutes regarding forestalling and regrating), bef. Nov. 1440 (lands of John Baker);
Collector of customs and subsidies, Sandwich 5 Nov. 1419–8 Feb. 1423.
J.p. Kent 8 July 1420 – d.
Receiver-general and attorney-general of the duchy of Lancaster 1 Feb. 1423 – 26 Dec. 1437;