after his return waad seems to have entered the service of henry viii, probably as a messenger. in 1540, on the recommendation of lord maltravers, the lord deputy, waad was promoted clerk of the council at calais. he was promoted third clerk of the privy council in london at midsummer 1547, serving at first without a regular salary, though he was paid for special services, like arresting a frenchman (probably jean ribauld) when he tried to escape to france. on 22 september 1547 he was elected member of parliament for chipping wycombe, and on 17 april 1548 began to draw a regular salary of fifty marks as third clerk of the council. four years later he had risen to be chief clerk, in which capacity he was paid 50"l". a year. in july 1550 he was employed as the channel of communication with the french and spanish ambassadors, on 20 december 1551 he was ordered to make an inventory of cuthbert tunstall’s goods, in april 1552 he brought certain accusations against the countess of sussex and was himself instructed to examine her in the tower, and on 31 may following he was commissioned to procure paget’s signature to the articles against him.