Member, household of Cardinal Wolsey c. 1516 – 30, of his council by 1519, sec. by 1529; commr. subsidy, London 1524, Kent 1534, for printing of Bible 1539, for sale of crown lands 1539, 1540; Councillor by Jan. 1531; master of King’s jewels 14 Apr. 1532, jt. (with Sir John Williams) c. 1535 – d.; clerk of the hanaper 16 July 1532, jt. (with Ralph Sadler) Apr. 1535 – d.; chancellor, the Exchequer 12 Apr. 1533–d.; recorder, Bristol 1533 – d., steward, Westminster abbey 12 Sept. 1533, jt. (with Robert Wroth) 14 Feb. 1534 – May 1535, lordships of Edmonton and Sayesbery, Mdx. May 1535, of Havering-atte-Bower, Essex Dec. 1537, manor of Writtle, Essex June 1536, honor of Rayleigh, Essex Sept. 1539; jt. (with Sir William Paulet) surveyor, the King’s woods by 1533; principal sec. c. Apr. 1534 – Apr. 1540; master of the rolls 8 Oct. 1534 – 10 July 1536; jt. (with Richard Cromwell alias Williams) constable, Hertford castle, Herts. 1534 – d., Berkeley castle, Glos. 1535 – d., sole, Leeds castle, Kent 4 Jan. 1539 – d.; visitor-gen. monasteries 21 Jan. 1535; steward, duchy of Lancaster, Essex, Herts. and Mdx. 12 May 1535 – d., steward, Savoy manor May 1535 – d.; chancellor, high steward and visitor, Camb. univ. 1535 – d.; j.p. Bristol, Kent, Mdx., Surr. 1535 – d.; Essex 1536 – d., Derbys., Westmld. 1537 – d., all counties 1538 – d.; prebendary, Salisbury May 1536 – d.; receiver of petitions in the Lords, Parlt. of 1536, trier, Parlt. of 1539; ld. privy seal 2 July 1536 – d.; vicar-gen. and vicegerent of the King in spirituals 18 July 1536; dean, Wells 1537 – d.; warden and c.j. in eyre, N. of Trent 30 Dec. 1537 – d.; gov. I.o.W. 2 Nov. 1538 – d.; gt. chamberlain 17 Apr. 1540; numerous minor offices.
CROMWELL, Thomas (by 1485-1540)