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Incident

Id3161
Short DescriptionRoger Bakoun, Geoffrey Lister et al attack Great Yarmouth and tear up their charter
DetailsRoger Bakoun, knight, Geoffrey Lister, John Trunch, William Kibit, John Kek, Thomas Sket and William Belstede were leaders of various wrongdoers of the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk against the peace of the said king at Great Yarmouth, and with a multitude of people rose up and came to Great Yarmouth with force and arms on Tuesday 18th June 1381 and made an assault on the aforesaid royal town, and wickedly forced the burgesses of the same town to hand over the king's charter of liberties, the which charter they despoiled at once in contempt of the king, and they tore it into two parts, and handed over one part to John Seynsbury, Robert Gerneys, John Wrawe, chaplain, William Lacy junior, Thomas ate Tonne, Edmund Hemmyng, William Coupere and many others of Suffolk, and thus all and singular aforesaid was done by the abetment, permission, judgement and support of the said John Seynesbury and Robert Gerneys 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. 84

Victims

None found

Accused

First NameLast NameRoleCommentsSourcesView participant page
RogerBakounAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 84 View participant page
WilliamBelstedeAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 84 View participant page
JohnKekAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 84 View participant page
WilliamKibitAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 84 View participant page
GeoffreyListerAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 84 View participant page
ThomasSketAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 84 View participant page
JohnTrunchAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 84 View participant page

Other People

First NameLast NameRoleCommentsSourcesView participant page
WilliamCoupereMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 84 View participant page
RobertGerneysMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 84 View participant page
EdmundHemmyngMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 84 View participant page
WilliamLacyMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 84 View participant page
JohnSeynsburyMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 84 View participant page
ThomasTonneMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 84 View participant page
JohnWraweMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 84 View participant page