[4][5] On 28 June 1293, he was appointed Constable of Castell y Bere in Merionethshire, and in July of that year, of Hadleigh Castle in Essex.

[4] In 1298, he was granted a weekly fair and market at his manor in Roydon, Essex,[6] and on 12 April 1299, was appointed Captain and Keeper of the Peace in that county.

[4] He was summoned to military service, to the coronation of Edward II, to various councils, and to Parliament by writs directed Roberto filio Walteri, 'whereby he is held to have become Lord FitzWalter'.

[4] On 12 February 1301 he was among the barons who signed a letter intended to be sent to Pope Boniface VIII, repudiating his claim of feudal overlordship of Scotland.

[4] In February 1317, he was again preparing for a pilgrimage,[4] and, in November of that year, was granted custody of the town of Colchester, Essex.