William Haute (MP)

[7] William Haute thus became stepbrother to Sir John Tyrrell of East Horndon,[8] later to be Speaker of the House of Commons and Treasurer of the Royal Household.

In 1415, for Henry V's expedition to France, both Sir Nicholas Haute and his son William were mustered to join the retinue of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester.

[17] At this time Wydeville was newly appointed Captain of Calais, and Haute was seeking to join the retinue of Sir John Stuard at Rysbanck Tower.

Together they attended the council of spring 1434 at which Gloucester, complaining of the progress of the French war, fell into dissent with John of Lancaster, who could expect Wydeville's loyalty as his chamberlain.

[21] Although his overseas service is not well understood, from the earlier 1430s onwards Haute held numerous commissions for array, musters for France, oyer and terminer, escapes from prisons, smuggling, etc.

[23] The marriage of the younger Richard Wydeville (future 1st Earl Rivers) to Jacquetta of Luxembourg, widow of John of Lancaster, followed in c. 1435, and Elizabeth Woodville was born c. 1437.

He did not always occupy the same political stance as the younger Wydeville, however, and showed some favour to the cause of Jack Cade (perhaps misliking the growing power of James Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele), receiving a pardon in that connection and retaining his commission for the peace until 1453.