The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | Geoffrey |
| Last name | Lyster |
| Gender | Male |
| Source | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 85 |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3165 | Roger Bakon, Geoffrey Lyster et al attack Great Yarmouth and tear up its charter | Roger Bakon, knight, Geoffrey Lyster, William Kybit, John Tronch, Thomas Sket and John [...] an assembly of the people with force and arms against the king's peace came to the town of Great Yarmouth on Tuesday 18th June 1381 and assaulted the burgesses of that town, and made them hand over their royal charter of liberties [...] in contempt of the lord king wickedly broke it into two parts, and sent one part of the said charter to John Wrawe, chaplain, Robert Garneys, [...] [Edmund] Hemmyng, John Seynesbyry and others of the county of Suffolk, thus by the abetment and counsel of the said John Wrawe [...] and his aforesaid [associates] all the aforesaid things were done. | Great Yarmouth,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3166 | Roger Bakon, Geoffrey Lyster et al break into Great Yarmouth gaol and behead the prisoners | [The jurors] also say that the aforesaid Roger Bacon, Geoffrey Lystere and their aforesaid associates [...] on Wednesday 19th June 1381 broke open the king's gaol in Great Yarmouth and led out the prisoners and beheaded them. Names of the said prisoners: Nicholas Sele of Zieriksee John Rosyndale [...] [John de] Coventre was released. | Great Yarmouth,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3167 | Roger Bakon, Geoffrey Lyster et al plunder Hugo Fastolfe and William Elys | [The jurors] also say that [the aforesaid Roger Bacon, Geoffrey Lystere and their associates] on the same day broke into the houses of Hugo Fastolfe and William Elys in Great Yarmouth and took their goods in the aforesaid town of Great Yarmouth, namely the goods of the said Hugo [...] and the goods of William Elys worth £400. In witness whereof the jurors are in agreement. | Great Yarmouth,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page |
