In 1576, he was granted land in Wellingborough by the Queen.

In 1581, he was one of those appointed to arrange a marriage between the Queen and François, Duke of Alençon, although he urged the Queen against it.

According to one account, Hatton once assured Mary, Queen of Scots he would fetch her to London if Queen Elizabeth died. Whatever the truth of this, Hatton's loyalty to his sovereign seems to have remained unquestioned. On one occasion,

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