hiː pˈɑːsᵻbli ɐpˈɪɹz ɪnðə ɹˈɛkɚdz ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl kˈaʊnsəl ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, bˌʌt hiː ɹˈoʊz tə pɹˈɑːmɪnəns ɪnðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɐfˈɛɹz ʌvðə dˈeɪ ˈoʊnli ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks.
He possibly appears in the records of the royal council in January 1161, but he rose to prominence in the political affairs of the day only in 1166.