Henry of the Lea

The Fateful Tourney
Henry accidentally killed a fellow knight in a tournament fight, and then had to kill a squire seeking revenge in order to defend his own life. For these killings the Sheriff of Nottingham had him arrested as a murderer and sentenced him to death. He then put a high bail on Henry's release which he knew the young knight's family would be unable to afford.

The Loan
The Sheriff was hoping to use the unreasonable bail to gain the family's lands. When they sought out a loan to save Henry from the Abbot of St. Mary's (Howard Pyle names the loaner as Prior Vincent of Emmet, and the 1950's show The Adventures of Robin Hood gives another alternate lender as "Baron Emmet") the Sheriff colluded with the Abbot to split the family's lands between them when Richard was unable to repay the loan. His efforts were thwarted when Robin Hood gave Henry's father Richard at the Lee a loan to be paid at his leisure, and Little John to accompany him temporarily as a man-at-arms for good measure, so that Richard could save his son while retaining his lands.

The Disguised King
In some versions of the tale when King Richard is disguised as a monk and acting as a "guest" among the Merry Men Henry is among the knights accompanying him having fled to the Crusades to join the King after being freed from imprisonment.

Ballads:

 * A Gest of Robyn Hode - (as an unnamed knight, son of the gentyl knyght and the Lady of Verysdale)

Literature:

 * 1883 The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle
 * 1912 Bold Robin Hood and His Outlaw Band: Their Famous Exploits in Sherwood Forest by Louis Rhead
 * 2014 Knight of the Cross by Steven A. McKay

Film:

 * 1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood played by Ivo Henderson ( as the younger of "Richard's Knights")

Television:
—"The Betrothal" (1956) played by William Lucas
 * 1955-1959 The Adventures of Robin Hood