He resigned, having been appointed to the provostship of Trinity College. The provostship of Szeben ceased to exist entirely. In 1758 it was elevated to a provostship. He left the Associate Provostship and VPR positions to become VP in 2013. On 28 February 1288 he relinquished the provostship. He held the Provostship until his death in 1655. He applied unsuccessfully to secretary Cecil for the provostship of King's College, Cambridge, in 1569. The territory was to become a Provostship, and De Cecchis was named the first Provost. He also declined the provostship of Queen's College, Oxford, which was offered him in 1561.