ɪɾ ɪz nˈoʊn ðæt sˈæmsən wʌz stˈɪl bˈɪʃəp ɪnðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kˈɪŋ mˈeɪl kˈɑːljuːɪm ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv, ɐpˈɪɹɪŋ æz ɐ wˈɪtnəs æz lˈeɪt æz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv ɪn ɐ tʃˈɑːɹɾɚɹ ʌv ɹˈɪtʃɚd, bˈɪʃəp ʌv sənt. ˈændɹuːz.
It is known that Samson was still bishop in the reign of King Máel Coluim IV (1153–1165), appearing as a witness as late as 1165 in a charter of Richard, Bishop of St. Andrews.