sentences:  Foliot spent most of his tenure of office in his diocese, only rarely attending the royal court or being assigned governmental duties.On 30 December 1223, Foliot assumed one of those duties, when he took custody of Hereford Castle after it was surrendered by Hubert de Burgh, during the redistribution of royal castles when de Burgh ousted des Roches from power.He also was appointed to determine the size of the royal forest in Gloucestershire.