ops ▁continued ▁to ▁form ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁in ▁local ▁administration , ▁alongside ▁the ▁nob ility . ▁Henry ▁I ▁and ▁Henry ▁II ▁both ▁implemented ▁significant ▁legal ▁re forms , ▁extending ▁and ▁w iden ing ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁central ised , ▁royal ▁law ; ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 1 8 0 s , ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁future ▁English ▁common ▁law ▁had ▁largely ▁been ▁established , ▁with ▁a ▁standing ▁law ▁court ▁in ▁West min ster — an ▁early ▁Common ▁Ben ch — and ▁trav elling ▁jud ges ▁conduct ing ▁e y res ▁around ▁the ▁country . ▁King ▁John ▁extended ▁the ▁royal ▁role ▁in ▁deliver ing ▁justice , ▁and ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁appropriate ▁royal ▁inter vention ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁issues ▁addressed ▁in ▁the ▁Mag na ▁Cart a ▁of ▁ 1 2 1 5 . ▁ ▁Many ▁t ensions ▁existed ▁within ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁government . ▁Royal ▁land own ing ▁and ▁wealth ▁stretch ed ▁across ▁England , ▁and ▁placed ▁the ▁king ▁in ▁a ▁privile ged ▁position ▁above ▁even ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁of ▁the ▁noble ▁el ite . ▁Success ive ▁k ings ▁still ▁needed ▁more ▁resources ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁military ▁campaign s , ▁conduct ▁building ▁program mes , ▁or ▁to ▁reward ▁their ▁follow ers , ▁and ▁this ▁meant ▁exer cis ing ▁their ▁fe ud al ▁rights ▁to ▁inter f ere ▁in ▁the ▁land - hold ings ▁of ▁nobles . ▁This ▁was ▁content ious ▁and ▁a ▁frequent ▁issue ▁of ▁compla int , ▁as ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁growing ▁belief ▁that ▁land ▁should ▁be ▁held ▁by ▁her edit ary ▁right