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Incident

Id3155
Short DescriptionRoger Bakon, Geoffrey Lyster et al attack Great Yarmouth and tear up their charter
DetailsRoger Bakon, knight, Geoffrey Lyster, William Kybyt, John Tronch, John Kek and William Belsted rose up against the king's peace with a great company and came to the aforesaid Great Yarmouth on Tuesday18th June 1381 with force and arms in a warlike manner and made an assault on the aforesaid town, and compelled the burgesses to hand over their royal charter of liberties, and after the charter was given to them despoiled it, and, in contempt of our lord king, cut and tore it into two parts, of which one part they sent to John Seynesbyry, John Wraw, chaplain, Robert Garneys, William Coupere, Edmund Hemmyng, William Lacy senior, Geoffrey Barker and many others in the county of Suffolk. And thus the aforesaid wrongdoings, all and singular, came to pass by the abetment, counsel and support of the said John Seynesbyry, John Wraw and their associates.
Date of incident (or "date from" if range)18/06/1381
LocationGreat Yarmouth,Norfolk
TypeWarlike array and insurrection,Larceny: theft of documents,Trespass to chattels: destruction of documents
SourceTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 83

Victims

None found

Accused

First NameLast NameRoleCommentsSourcesView participant page
RogerBaconAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 83 View participant page
WilliamBelstedAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 83 View participant page
JohnKekAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 83 View participant page
WilliamKybytAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 83 View participant page
GeoffreyLysterAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 83 View participant page
JohnTronchAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 83 View participant page

Other People

First NameLast NameRoleCommentsSourcesView participant page
GeoffreyBarkerMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 83 View participant page
WilliamCoupereMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 83 View participant page
RobertGarneysMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 83 View participant page
EdmundHemmyngMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 83 View participant page
WilliamLacyMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 83 View participant page
JohnSeynesbyryMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 83 View participant page
JohnWrawMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 83 View participant page

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