In this task, you will be presented with a text, a pronoun from the text, and two candidate names. You should determine what the pronoun refers to and classify the answers into A, B, or Neither. A and B here are referring to option A and option B. Position of the pronoun in the text is showed within two "_"s.

Let me give you an example: He grew up in Evanston, Illinois the second oldest of five children including his brothers, Fred and Gordon and sisters, Marge (Peppy) and Marilyn. His high school days were spent at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. MacKenzie studied with Bernard Leach from 1949 to 1952. _His_ simple, wheel-thrown functional pottery is heavily influenced by the oriental aesthetic of Shoji Hamada and Kanjiro Kawai. <sep>, Pronoun: His <sep>, A: MacKenzie <sep>, B: Bernard Leach
The answer to this example can be: A
Here is why: Based on the text, his refers to MacKenzie so option A is correct.

OK. solve this:
The preceptory of Melchbourne was founded in the reign of Henry II by Alice de Claremont; other benefactors, including Roger de Clare, Earl of Hertford, Hugh de Beauchamp of Eaton, and William, Archbishop of York, added gifts of land and churches. Richard de Clare, the son of Roger, confirmed the gifts of _his_ father and of Alice de Claremont; and after the suppression of the Knights Templar some of their property in Bedfordshire was transferred to Melchbourne. <sep>, Pronoun: his <sep>, A: Richard de Clare <sep>, B: Roger
Answer:
A