 Calais was a personal possession of the English Crown, and such an appointment was a sign of great trust.His uncle Maurice Berkeley, "de jure" 4th Baron Berkeley (1467–1523) had been appointed Governor of Calais, but died there in 1523 before he had taken up the post.In April 1550, the Privy Council rebuked Denys for his caution in pressing Lord Clinton (as he then was) not to release Boulogne to the French until they had paid a treaty obligation under the Peace of Boulogne.