▁ ▁Royal ▁service ▁Hugh ▁was ▁close ▁to ▁King ▁Henry ▁II , ▁witness ing ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁royal ▁char ters ▁and ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁royal ▁justice . ▁In ▁ 1 1 7 5 ▁along ▁with ▁Ran ulf ▁de ▁G lan ville , ▁Hugh ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁royal ▁justice ▁in ▁northern ▁England . ▁He ▁also ▁took ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁e y re ▁of ▁ 1 1 7 6 ▁that ▁was ▁commanded ▁after ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁North am pton . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 1 7 6 , ▁Henry ▁II ▁sum mon ed ▁Roger ▁as ▁a ▁Ser je ant - at - law , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁ident ifiable ▁members ▁of ▁that ▁order ▁in ▁the ▁historical ▁record . ▁During ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁of ▁Henry ' s ▁reign , ▁Hugh ▁witness ed ▁ 1 5 ▁royal ▁char ters . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 1 8 0 ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁Rou en ▁in ▁Henry ' s ▁possession ▁of ▁Norm andy , ▁being ▁named ▁const able ▁of ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁Rou en . ▁Later , ▁in ▁ 1 1 8 4 , ▁he ▁further ▁served ▁the ▁king ▁by ▁h iring ▁mer cen aries ▁in ▁Norm andy ▁for ▁service ▁with ▁King ▁Henry ▁II ' s ▁campaign ▁in ▁Po it ou . ▁He ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁led ▁military ▁forces ▁for ▁the ▁king ▁as ▁well , ▁being ▁recorded ▁several ▁times ▁as ▁a ▁commander ▁of ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁forces ▁in ▁Pot i ou . ▁He ▁is ▁last ▁recorded ▁in ▁England ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁around