Pardon to Paul Salesbury for attack on William Baret
Details
Pardon to Paul Salesbury, one of the insurgents, for the following felonies and trespasses committed by him on Friday, 14 June. With Thomas his servant and other insurgents unknown, hired by him, he went to the lodging (hospicium) in the parish of St Mary Bothawe, London, of William Baret, alderman of London, entered it with swords and staves, seized it to his own use, drove out the said William and his wife and all his servants, made them stand in the street outside the gate, making the said wife kneel a long time before him, and compelling them both to thank him for their long inhabiting of the said house and for their lives. Moreover, they made him surrender to the said Paul two indentures touching his estate in the house by demise of his father, and a schedule of a recognizance made in Chancery by his said father for £200, and also his whole estate in the house, as well as swear to make a release of the recognizance.
Date of incident (or "date from" if range)
14/06/1381
Location
St Mary Bothaw,London,London
Type
Trespass to person: threats,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses,Trespass to land: forcible ejection of landholder
