Attack on houses of Thomas Helte and Thomas Garwynton
Details
The Jurors say, that Henry Whyte, of Westgate, tailor, and John Stebbe, made insurrection, with other unknown malefactors,
against the peace of our Lord the King, viz. on the ... day ... of our Lord the King that now is, .... of Thomas Helte, at Westgate, and feloniously pulled down the house of Thomas Garwynton, at Welles, to the prejudice of our Lord the King, and of said Thomas, plundered ... .
Location
Ickham,Kent;Westgate-on-Sea,Kent
Type
Arson: burning of houses,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses,Warlike array and insurrection,Trespass to chattels: removal of goods
Location of house of Thomas Garwynton is 'Welles' - Flaherty suggests this is Wells, in Ickham, near Littlebourne - location of manor of Garwinton.
I cannot locate Wells on the modern map.
