The People of 1381
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Incident
| Id | 4497 |
| Short Description | Assault on John Stokwyth at Scarborough |
| Details | William Marche and Robert Hunter and many other malefactors of their faction, on the eve of the Nativity of St John the Baptist in the aforesaid year, came with a great crowd of men called 'rowtes' to the house of John Stokwyth of Scarborough, where he was living, feloniously and treacherously, and with force and arms and against the lord king's peace, and they dragged the same John out of his house and took him through the aforesaid town from street to street with a great cry called 'houtays' to the prison there, and there they held him until the next day. And they then took ten pounds of gold and silver from him there, which they held and still hold. And on the same next day they made the said John come before them where they were gathered, and some of them advised that the same John should be beheaded, and some of them advised that he should be hanged, and afterwards they made him, together with other upright men, bind themselves in writing to them in a hundred pounds, to await the judgment of the said malefactors on the following Saturday; and notwithstanding the said bond they took him back to prison and held him there for three or four days until a certain Henry de Roofton, junior, who had married the same John Stokwyth's daughter, made a general proclamation through the whole town that if anyone should wish to make complaint against the said John, he should come and he would compensate them at their will, although he had to sell any of his lands and tenements, goods and chattels whatsoever; which Henry, to save the said John Stokwyth's life, paid the sum of fully three pounds to the complainants. |
| Date of incident (or "date from" if range) | 23/06/1381 |
| Location | Scarborough,Yorkshire North Riding |
| Type | Trespass to person: assault,Larceny: theft of money,Trespass to person: false imprisonment,Trespass to chattels: extortion and forcible fine ,Trespass to person: abduction |
| Source | TNA KB 27/500 rex m. 12 |
Victims
| First Name | Last Name | Role | Comments | Sources | View participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John | Stokwyth | Victim | TNA KB 27/500 rex m. 12 | View participant page |
Accused
| First Name | Last Name | Role | Comments | Sources | View participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert | Hunter | Accused | TNA KB 27/500 rex m. 12 | View participant page | |
| William | Marche | Accused | TNA KB 27/500 rex m. 12 | View participant page |
Other People
| First Name | Last Name | Role | Comments | Sources | View participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry | Roofton | Mentioned | TNA KB 27/500 rex m. 12 | View participant page |
