anglo norman royal official sheriff beginning royal service justice london continued serve king stephen england henry_ii death played minor role controversy early life according son roger nephew queen chamberlain scholars sure roger son argue nephew likely born married daughter edward marriage known wife property royal administrator royal justice london continued claim title personal seal members royal administration king stephen england merchant loaned money stephen wife received pledge land queen unable repay debt lands pledged eventually loaned money son enable hugh second crusade return hugh pledged manor essex held office held office held office death office named judge circuits later life involved attempts exile returning england working bishop london bishop salisbury sheriff sussex party met sandwich december archbishop returned england lay members group led complained archbishop land group managed calm officials stating consider matter reply day day group accompanied clergy sent accomplished meeting offers consider options tried discover citizens london welcomed kingdom frustrated refusal london clergy appear refusing answer royal identical presented loyalty speech king henry_ii citizens london roger assessed land taxes heard judicial cases middlesex hampshire held lands london inherited father law lands kent father lands got mortgage acquired lands essex surrey gave lands lands death legacy died offspring henry surrey medieval writer william canterbury stated thinking thirds good right
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