▁the ▁commission ▁of ▁the ▁peace ▁for ▁his ▁home ▁county . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁He ▁fought ▁for ▁Henry ▁VII ▁at ▁Sto ke ▁and ▁Black he ath , ▁being ▁kn ight ed ▁on ▁the ▁field ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁in ▁both ▁batt les . ▁Not ▁only ▁was ▁he ▁active ▁and ▁dil igent ▁in ▁local ▁government ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁frequently ▁at ▁court ▁att ending ▁all ▁the ▁great ▁state ▁occasions ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁abroad ▁until ▁his ▁death ; ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 1 ▁he ▁ent ert ained ▁Henry ▁VIII ▁at ▁H arrow den . ▁It ▁was ▁as ▁a ▁soldier ▁and ▁diplom at , ▁however , ▁that ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁mark . ▁Given ▁the ▁important ▁command ▁at ▁Gu is nes , ▁he ▁distinguished ▁himself ▁during ▁the ▁Tour na i ▁campaign ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 3 ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁the ▁miss ions ▁( he ▁had ▁had ▁some ▁earlier ▁experiences ▁in ▁negoti ating , ▁chief ly ▁with ▁Burg und y ) ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁King ▁about ▁the ▁English ▁withdraw al ▁and ▁the ▁several ▁royal ▁marriage ▁treat ies . ▁Later , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁de vis ers ▁of ▁the ▁Field ▁of ▁the ▁Cl oth ▁of ▁Gold . ▁His ▁sister , ▁Joan , ▁had ▁also ▁benef ited ▁from ▁the ▁change ▁of ▁dynast y : ▁she ▁entered ▁the ▁royal ▁household , ▁became ▁gover ness ▁to ▁Henry ▁VII ' s ▁daughters ▁and ▁married ▁success ively ▁Sir ▁Richard ▁Gu ild ford ▁and ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Sir ▁Nicholas ▁Po ynt z , ▁Sir ▁Anthony ▁Po ynt z . ▁ ▁V aux ▁was