James Fields

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The king appointed Roger de Wensley to hunt down the Folvilles and the Coterels, operating in the same part of the county and when he caught them, he threw in his lot with them. The concept of a corrupt sheriff, nominally a royal official but in reality out to line his own pockets, comes out of men like de Wensley.
Robin Hood: English Outlaw (the origins of the legend and the search for a historical Robin Hood)
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