died medieval english royal justice reign king henry england native normandy come henry notice henry held land normandy prior king mentioned documents death frequently employed royal justice son royal judge origins native near normandy possibly came notice henry count reign henry older brother king england earlier person held lands robert recorded book judge judge father area recorded including richard clear related judge held lands considered worth english held lands lands worth knight fees royal service secure mentions royal charters dating appears witness appears judge royal dispute sheriff yorkshire named commissioners survey city winchester took place point probably close norman lands recorded lands took session continued financial affairs considered early baron appears royal justice serving noted entry hanging thieves possibly severity attempt tenants twins count rebelled period leading royal justices described medieval chronicler henry justices england scope england limited locality recorded having performed judicial functions different point dead served informal vice regency council assisted henry wife son king england spent judicial royal career england witness royal document drawn normandy according family charters evidence service king england royal servant clergy active period royal service older view historians chief england held historians currently idea head justices head justices henry reign determined confidence clear employed king extensively probably nobleman worked time king rewards royal service included number granted manor king family held time book died king lands held probably royal rewards held crown originally held death legacy probably died certainly dead said taken ill clothed monk habit deathbed buried abbey left copy charter archbishop recorded records estates held sub tenant estates appear held tenant chief estates valuable considered baron son richard managed marriage member barons held lands counties centred founding member dynasty royal servants continued serve kings england medieval writer chronicler described new men king henry raised dust sons nicholas son fourth son held land daughters names known initial wife known received norman estates english lands married
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