[1] He acquired his titles by writ in 1512 after they had been forfeited to his father in 1497 for taking part in the Cornish Rebellion.

He was restored as Lord Audley in name, blood, title and estate by an act of restitution in 1512.

[3] In 1513 he was appointed to lead the defence of Hampshire against an expected French invasion; once that threat had was over, he joined the king in France with a retinue of 123 footmen.

[4] He was one of only two barons knighted by the king for his service in France..[5] In 1520 was still struggling to pay his debt to the Crown, which may explain his failure to attend the Field of the Cloth of Gold, although he is not known to have attended any of the great state occasions of Henry VIII's reign.

[6] In 1529 he was named as one of the triers of petitions from Gascony in the House of Lords, a mark of distinction although the role had no practical purpose.