 Within fifty years, during the reign of Henry II's son King John, Ashley Castle was restored by a new owner, William Briwere the elder, probably in stone.William Briwere held the manor of Ashley, and was a leading counsellor of King John (and later of his son King Henry III) - indeed in an early account he was referred to as one of King John's "evil advisers".Intriguingly for aficionados of Robin Hood, one of the offices Briwere held was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests, from 1194 to 1199.