Fulk Baynard was an English landowner, official under Henry III

Henry III of England

Henry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...

, and itinerant justice.

Along with other holding, he was a vassal

Vassal

A vassal or feudatory is a person who has entered into a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe. The obligations often included military support and mutual protection, in exchange for certain privileges, usually including the grant of land held...

 of Robert Fitzwalter

Robert Fitzwalter

Lord Robert FitzwalterAlso spelled FitzWalter, fitzWalter, etc. was the leader of the baronial opposition against King John of England, and one of the twenty-five sureties of the Magna Carta...

. After Fitzwalter's attempt to kill John of England

John of England

John , also known as John Lackland , was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death...

 in 1212, Baynard was required to give his son to the king as hostage in 1213. But Baynard continued to oppose John.

Baynard was seated at Merton, Norfolk

Merton, Norfolk

Merton is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of and had a population of 113 in 50 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland...

, and was specially constituted a justice for a single occasion in November 1226.