ɪn ðɪs kəpˈæsᵻɾi hiː wʌz sˈɛnt ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tʊ ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪt ɪlˈiːɡəl ɐpɹˌoʊpɹɪˈeɪʃən ʌv ɹˈɔɪəl pɹˈɑːpɚɾi ɪn mˈɛsɪnə, ænd ɪz ɐɡˈɛn ɐtˈɛstᵻd æz ˈɔːɹdɚɹɪŋ ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃənz fɔːɹ sˈɪmɪlɚɹ əfˈɛnsᵻz ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː.
In this capacity he was sent in December 1170 to investigate illegal appropriation of royal property in Messina, and is again attested as ordering investigations for similar offences in January 1183.