 He held the see of Bristol until the appointment of Richard Fletcher, at whose consecration he assisted on 14 December 1589.The rectory of Kilmington in Somerset was given him in compensation for the loss of the second bishopric and his Hereford stall.He served as commissioner for the confirmation of Whitgift's election as archbishop on 27 August 1583 and in 1584 was commissioned by the new primate to visit his own Diocese of Gloucester.