sentences:  He pleaded with the government for their lives, with the result that they were given either pardons or protection and the right to remain living in the former abbey precinct.Thomas continued his career in the church after the fall of Beaulieu and already in 1539 was made rector of Bentworth in Hampshire.In May 1548 he was also made Treasurer of Salisbury Cathedral and given the prebend of Calne while retaining his rectory.