His father was an ordinary hunter in Pembrokeshire. And he born in Pembrokeshire. His mother was also a normal villager. His father tried to raise him as a good archer, but he was a rebellious child and refused to learn archery. He wanted to know the numbers. One day his father tried to take him to the forest and forced him to shoot some apples. His father got very angry when he missed the ten shots. He threw the bow away and started running. He was lost in the woods, but before long, he encountered a group in the forest. There were good looking men with strong horses. They were Count Edward’s men. He understood that this group belongs to kind of nobleman. He lied to them and introduces himself as a lost orphan. After this they took him to the castle and he lived there as a servant.. He took little education from here, but he was ambitious. After he grown up he tried to do some trade and kind of business, but the world was dangerous and wild for a young merchant.