Henry Maleverer Explained

Henry Maleverer, generally called Henry of Cornhill, was a grocer in the times of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.[1] He was a crusader, and was appointed by the King of Jerusalem as the guardian of "Jacob's well."[2]

His life was documented as a famous Londoner in Nine Worthies of London by Richard Johnson in 1592.[3]

It is said that he went to the Holy Land as a volunteer.[4]

References

  1. Book: Frey, Albert . 1888 . Sobriquets and Nicknames . Ticknor . 251.
  2. Brewer, E. The Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Wordsworth, 2001, p. 1150
  3. Hibbert, Christopher (Editor) The London Encyclopaedia (3rd Edition), Pan Macmillan, 2011. p.589
  4. Book: Harley, Edward . 1747 . A Copious and exact Catalogue of Pamphlets in the Harleian Library, etc. Few MS. notes . 81.

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