1 5 , ▁Ma ul ay ▁was ▁given ▁command ▁of ▁Cor fe ▁Castle ▁by ▁John . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Cor fe , ▁Ma ul ay ▁was ▁also ▁given ▁cust ody ▁of ▁John ' s ▁younger ▁son , ▁Richard ▁of ▁Corn wall . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁given ▁G om sh all ▁in ▁Sur rey . ▁In ▁ 1 2 1 6 ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Dor set ▁and ▁Som erset , ▁where ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁name ▁for ▁himself ▁with ▁his ▁ex actions ▁and ▁heavy ▁prof ite ering . ▁Besides ▁the ▁cust ody ▁of ▁Richard ▁of ▁Corn wall , ▁Ma ul ay ▁was ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁super vis ing ▁the ▁conf in ement ▁of ▁John ' s ▁nie ce , ▁Ele an or ▁of ▁Brit t any , ▁who , ▁as ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Geoff rey ▁II , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Brit t any , ▁elder ▁brother ▁of ▁King ▁John , ▁had ▁a ▁strong ▁claim ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁throne ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁capt ive ▁since ▁ 1 2 0 2 . ▁At ▁times , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁keeping ▁John ' s ▁wife , ▁Isabel la ▁of ▁Ang ou le me ▁and ▁his ▁he ir , ▁Prince ▁Henry , ▁safe ▁from ▁reb els , ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁at ▁Cor fe . ▁ ▁Under ▁Henry ▁III ▁ ▁Ma ul ay ▁remained ▁in ▁office ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁king , ▁Henry ▁III , ▁who ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 2 1 6 . ▁While ▁at ▁Cor fe