The People of 1381
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Incident
| Id | 3183 |
| Short Description | John atte Chaumbre and others attack St Benet's Abbey and burn documents |
| Details | [The jurors] also say that John, son of Alicia atte Chaumbre of Potter Heigham, his brother Roger, John Skondere of Catfield, Thomas Cabyte and Geoffrey Bisshop of the same, Heny Reyse, John Thurkeld of Dilham junior, Adam Martin of the same, beheaded, John de Birkele of Potter Heigham, Richard Smyth of Ludham, Thomas Belgemyn of the same, John Levesson of Sutton, Adam de Dikkes of Potter Heigham, Simon Cuttekope of Happisburgh and John Geggebald of Ludham and John Wattes of Scottow together with other unknown evildoers assembled together several people from diverse hundreds and went to the Abbey of St Benedict at Holm and laid siege to it and threatened the life and limb of the Abbot and his monks, and that they would burn their manors, unless they hand over all custumals, rental, court rolls and muniments pertaining to the said Abbey, upon which the aforesaid Abbot and fellow monks handed over the aforesaid custumals, rentals, rolls and muniments to the aforesaid John Wattes and his other associate evildoers at Horning out of fear for their life and limbs and the burning of their manors. And upon this the same John Wattes with his aforesaid associates burned on Thursday 20th June 1381 at Horning all aforesaid custumals, rentals, court rolls and muniments to the grave damage etc. |
| Date of incident (or "date from" if range) | 20/06/1381 |
| Location | Horning,Norfolk;St Benet's Abbey,Thurne,West Flegg Hundred,Norfolk |
| Type | Arson: burning of documents,Larceny: theft of documents,Trespass to person: threats,Warlike array and insurrection |
| Source | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 97 |
Victims
| First Name | Last Name | Role | Comments | Sources | View participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William | Methwolde | Victim | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 97 | View participant page |
Accused
| First Name | Last Name | Role | Comments | Sources | View participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas | Belgemyn | Accused | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 97 | View participant page | |
| John | Birkele | Accused | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 97 | View participant page | |
| Geoffrey | Bisshop | Accused | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 97 | View participant page | |
| Thomas | Cabyte | Accused | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 97 | View participant page | |
| John | Chaumbre | Accused | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 97 | View participant page | |
| Roger | Chaumbre | Accused | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 97 | View participant page | |
| Simon | Cuttekope | Accused | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 97 | View participant page | |
| Adam | Dikkes | Accused | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 97 | View participant page | |
| John | Geggebald | Accused | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 97 | View participant page | |
| John | Levesson | Accused | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 97 | View participant page | |
| Adam | Martin | Accused | Beheaded | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 97 | View participant page |
| Henry | Reyse | Accused | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 97 | View participant page | |
| John | Skondere | Accused | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 97 | View participant page | |
| Richard | Smyth | Accused | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 97 | View participant page | |
| John | Thurkeld | Accused | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 97 | View participant page | |
| John | Wattes | Accused | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 97 | View participant page |
Other People
| First Name | Last Name | Role | Comments | Sources | View participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia | Chaumbre | Mentioned | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 97 | View participant page |
