In June 1443 Hoo, "the King's knight", was awarded £40 a year for life, out of the revenues of Norfolk, "for many great and toilsome services in the wars in France, no small time". On July 19 1445 he was granted the castle, lordship, barony and honour of Hastings, and in that year was elected and in 1446 installed to the Order of the Garter. He forthwith released Sir Roger Fiennes personally, and his manor of Herstmonceux in manorial duty, from feudal services due to the honour of Hastings (excepting fealty), renewing the awards made by his antecessor Sir John Pelham.