He was twice elected Lieutenant of the Order of the Garter, on 19 July 1489, and again in 1517. In 1489 he was appointed Warden of the New Forest. He was present, with all the other Garter Knights, at the meeting in 1520 between Henry VIII and Francis I of France now known as the Field of the Cloth of Gold.
He received dual honors as Lieutenant of the Order of the Garter on July 19, 1489, and again in 1517. He was also assigned a role as Warden of the New Forest in 1489. Significantly, he represented the Garter Knights at the pivotal meeting between Henry VIII and Francis I of France in 1520, now known as the Field of the Cloth of Gold.