ɹˈɪtʃɚd hɪmsˈɛlf ɹᵻfˈɜːz tə hɪz fˈɑːðɚɹ ɪnðə ɡɹˈændɪˌoʊs tˈaɪɾəl hiː jˈuːzd ɪn tʃˈɑːɹɾɚz ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ænd noʊvˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən: "ɹˈɪtʃɚd, ɔːɹdˈeɪnd baɪ dᵻvˈaɪn klˈɛmənsi kˈɑːnsəl ænd dˈuːk ʌvðɪ ɐfˈoːɹsɛd sˈɪɾi ʌv ɡˈiːɾə, sˈʌn ʌv lˈɔːɹd bɑːɹθˈɑːləmjˌuː ʌv ˈoʊld, dᵻsˈɛndᵻd fɹʌmðə pɹˈɪnsᵻz ʌv kˈæpjuːə ænd ðə kˈaʊnts ʌv kˌæɹɪnˈoʊlə ʌv pˈaɪəs mˈɛmɚɹi.
Richard himself refers to his father in the grandiose title he used in charters in November 1123 and November 1127: "Richard, ordained by divine clemency consul and duke of the aforesaid city [of Gaeta], son of Lord Bartholomew of old, descended from the princes of Capua and the counts of Carinola of pious memory.