 He was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex for 1547–48, keeper of Hampton Court in 1550 and joint Lieutenant of the Tower of London (with Sir Edward Warner) in Nov-Dec 1558.Cawarden formally obtained Bletchingley, which had been the home of Anne of Cleves, on 7 April 1547.He was also keeper of the house and gardens of Nonsuch Palace from 1543 to November 1556.