 He disappeared from the records until found as Official to the Archdeacon of Lothian (1283 × 1285).It is possible that during this period, he left Scotland for further study.The position of Official was held under the absentee Archdeacon of Lothian, Adam de Gullane, and afterwards, Archdeacon William Frere, and was probably held along with the post of vicar of Haddington; the latter he definitely held by 1295.