sheriff medieval english royal official sheriff served king henry_ii england henry son king richard england charge assembling fleet crusade plus appointing sheriff jurisdictions marriage acquired lands somerset early life eldest son royal official surrey london reign king henry_ii likely born henry married alice daughter sister lord somerset marriage henry acquired lands somerset worth quarter knight fees career henry royal official charge purchasing cloth items royal household given custody estates crown henry acted king example spent pounds gold cloth king henry present deathbed henry_ii new king richard kept henry close charge assembling fleet richard needed crusade accounts efforts assembling fleet survive henry bought ships paid year wages thousand sailors expedition total expenses henry efforts totalled pounds henry appointed office early reign king sheriff kent richard reign henry retained office accession owed appointments influence richard chancellor warden mint henry lost offices fell favour died death legacy henry heir daughter joan married soon left debts death brothers responsible widow married son henry
Henry de Cornhill (sheriff)