Editing Hubert Walter (section)

==Early assignments==
[[Image:Gefangennahme.jpg|thumb|left|The capture of King Richard I from the ''Chronicle'' of [[Peter of Eboli|Petrus de Ebulo]], 1197|alt=Illuminated manuscript illustration of a man in armour on horseback being captured by two armoured men on foot.|250px]]
By 1184–1185 Walter had a position as a [[Exchequer|baron of the exchequer]]. The king employed him on several tasks, including as a negotiator, a justice, and as a royal secretary.<ref name=DNB/> He was appointed [[Dean of York]] by order of King Henry II about July 1186.<ref name=BHOYork/> The archbishopric had been vacant since 1181 and would remain so until 1189, so it was Walter's job as dean to administer the archbishopric of York.<ref name=Young19>Young ''Hubert Walter'' p. 19</ref> Walter was also an unsuccessful candidate to become [[Archbishop of York]] in September 1186.<ref name=BHOYork/>{{efn|The cathedral chapter at York presented five possible candidates to the king for his approval, but all five were rejected. It is not clear why all the names were rejected, but quite possibly it had nothing to do with the suitability of the candidates but rather stemmed from the king's desire to continue to keep the see vacant to keep receiving the income of York, which went to the king when a see was vacant.<ref name="Young19"/>}}  The medieval chronicler [[Gervase of Canterbury]] said that during Henry II's reign, Walter "ruled England because Glanvill sought his counsel".<ref name=QYoung15>Young ''Hubert Walter'' p. 15</ref> Documents also show that Walter was active in the administration of the [[diocese of York]].<ref name=Young20>Young ''Hubert Walter'' pp. 20–21</ref>

At the same time he was administering York, Walter founded a [[Premonstratensian]] house of [[Canon (priest)|canon]]s on purchased property at West Dereham, Norfolk in 1188.<ref name=Monastic360>Knowles ''Monastic Order'' p. 360</ref> His uncle and other family members had favoured the Premonstratensian Order, and this [[West Dereham Abbey]] was located near the family lands in Norfolk.<ref name=Young22>Young ''Hubert Walter'' p. 22</ref>

In 1187 Walter, along with Glanvill and King Henry II, attempted to mediate a dispute between the Archbishop of Canterbury, [[Baldwin of Forde]], and the monks of the [[cathedral chapter]]. Their efforts were fruitless, and Walter was later drawn back into the dispute, in early 1189 and again as archbishop. The dispute centred on the attempt by Baldwin to build a church dedicated to Saint [[Thomas Becket]], just outside the town of Canterbury. The plan was to staff the church with canons instead of monks, which the monks of Canterbury's cathedral chapter feared was an attempt to take away the cathedral chapter's right to elect the archbishop.<ref name=Young13>Young ''Hubert Walter'' pp. 13–15</ref> The attempt in 1189 was settled by Baldwin giving up the site near Canterbury for one further away at [[Lambeth]], which was less threatening to the monks.<ref name=Young29>Young ''Hubert Walter'' pp. 29–30</ref>