fˈɜːst, ɪn ɐbˌaʊt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪksti sˈɪks ɔːɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, hiː wʌz ɡɹˈæntᵻd ðə lˈændz ʌv ɡoʊdˈɛɹɪk, ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ ʃˈɛɹɪf ʌv bˈɜːkʃɚ, ɪn bˈɜːkʃɚ ænd wˈɪltʃɚ.
First, in about 1066 or 1067, he was granted the lands of Goderic, the former sheriff of Berkshire, in Berkshire and Wiltshire.