His patron, Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, apprenticed him to the composer John Coprario, which probably brought Lawes into contact with Charles, Prince of Wales at an early age.
Jeho mecenáš, Edward Seymour, hrabě z Hertfordu, ho dal do učení ke skladateli Johnu Coprariovi, což pravděpodobně přivedlo Lawese do styku s Karlem, princem z Walesu, již v raném věku.