Career
Lane began serving the Crown in 1563 as an equerry under Queen Elizabeth I of England. His duties as an officer of the royal household included law enforcement and collection of customs duties. He served against the northern rebels in 1569, was commissioner of piracy in 1571 and a captain in the Netherlands in 1572-73.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Higham Ferresr in 1558 and for Northampton in 1563.
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