 On 27 August he was granted the power to receive the submission of all rebels in South Wales and the marshes, and to raise an army in South Wales, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and the marches to resist Jasper Tudor.He was selected on 20 February 1473 to serve on the Council of Wales as a tutor and councilor of the king's heir until the Prince of Wales reached the age of 14 years.On 26 February 1474 he was assigned to raise troops in Herefordshire and Shropshire to suppress another rebellion.