ɪn ˈɔːɾʌm, hiː bɪɡˈæn mˈɑːɹʃəlɪŋ hɪz fˈoːɹsᵻz fɚɹə kˈuːp: ðiːz ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd, bᵻsˌaɪd hɪz ˈoʊn hˈaʊshoʊld tɹˈuːps, ðə ɹˈɔɪəl nˈaɪts mˈɪlaɪts ɹˈiːdʒɪs ænd ðə kˈoːɹt ˈɑːɹtʃɚz kjˈʊɹɹi sˌædʒɪtˈɑːɹɹi, hˌuːz bˈækɪŋ hiː hæd wˈʌn θɹuː ɡˈɪfts ænd fˈeɪvɚz.
In autumn, he began marshalling his forces for a coup: these included, beside his own household troops, the royal knights (milites regis) and the court archers (curie sagitari), whose backing he had won through gifts and favours.