Hugh first appears in the written record in 1168, when he paid a relief of 30 pounds for six knight's fees.
He was again a royal justice, he witnessed charters, he led inquiries into the importation of grain in Norman ports, and he attended the king's court.
[1] In 1206–1207 Hugh appears to have lost the king's favour, perhaps because he failed to account for profits earned in his various offices.
He was ordered to relinquish control of Kenilworth and was even ordered to be arrested for failing to answer the charge of wrongful possession of cattle that was brought against him by R. de Aungerville.
[1] Hugh was married to Hodierna de Lucerne, and they had one son, Robert, and two daughters.