Henry's son King Richard I of England put him in charge of assembling part of the fleet for the Third Crusade, plus appointing him as sheriff of three jurisdictions.
[2] Through this marriage, Henry acquired lands in Somerset, Dorset, Oxfordshire, and Northamptonshire worth 25 and a quarter knight's fees.
These show that Henry bought part or all of 40 ships and paid out a year's wages for over a thousand sailors for the expedition.
[4] Henry was appointed to the office of Sheriff of Surrey early in the reign of King Richard I.
He left debts at his death that his brothers Reginald de Cornhill and Ralph were responsible for.