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Incident

Id3168
Short DescriptionRoger Bakon, Geoffrey Lister et al. attack Great Yarmouth and tear up their charter
DetailsRoger Bak[oun], Geoffrey Lister, Thomas Sket, William Kibit, John Trunge, William Belsted and John Keek, leaders of various wrongdoers in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk against the king's peace, rose up [in rebellion] at the said Great Yarmouth with a great company against the said king's peace, and came on Tuesday 18th June 1381 with force and arms and in a warlike manner to Great Yarmouth and made an assault on the said royal town, and they wickedly forced the burgesses of the said town to hand over their royal charter of liberties, the which charter they at once in contempt of the lord king despoiled, cut and tore into two parts, and one part they sent to John Seynsbury, Robert Gernays, John Wraw, chaplain, William Lacy junior, Thomas ate [Tonne], Edmund Hemmyng, William Coupere and many others of Suffolk, and so all and singular aforesaid was done by the abetment, consent and support [of the said John] Seynesbury and Robert Gernays and their aforesaid associates.
Date of incident (or "date from" if range)18/06/1381
LocationGreat Yarmouth,Norfolk
TypeWarlike array and insurrection,Trespass to person: assault,Trespass to chattels: destruction of documents
SourceTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 86

Victims

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Accused

First NameLast NameRoleCommentsSourcesView participant page
RogerBakounAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 86 View participant page
WilliamBelstedAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 86 View participant page
WilliamKeekAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 86 View participant page
WilliamKibitAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 86 View participant page
GeoffreyListerAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 86 View participant page
ThomasSketAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 86 View participant page
JohnTrungeAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 86 View participant page

Other People

First NameLast NameRoleCommentsSourcesView participant page
WilliamCoupereMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 86 View participant page
RobertGernaysMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 86 View participant page
EdmundHemmyngMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 86 View participant page
WilliamLacyMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 86 View participant page
JohnSeynesburyMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 86 View participant page
ThomasTonneMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 86 View participant page
JohnWrawMentionedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 86 View participant page