After joining the Carthusians, in 1531, he succeeded John Houghton as Prior of the Beauvale Priory, Nottinghamshire, when Houghton was appointed Prior of the London Charterhouse.
In 1531, after joining the Carthusians, he took over the position of Prior at Beauvale Priory in Nottinghamshire from John Houghton, who had been appointed as Prior of the London Charterhouse.