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Participant


First name	John
Last name	Chapman
Gender	Male
Occupation	Manorial Tenant
Domicile	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex
Source	TNA CP 40/489 m. 491d

Incidents

ID	Summary	Description	Location	Role	Charges	Comments on role	View incident
2503	Attack on property of Sir John de Gildesburgh at Wennington and High Easter, Essex	Property of Sir John de Gildesburgh at Wennington and High Easter attacked. Charters, deeds, court rolls and other muniments burnt, his servants assaulted and goods worth £40 taken.	Wennington,Chafford Hundred,Essex; High Easter,Essex	Accused			View Incident page
2504	Attack on the manors of Sir John de Gildesburgh at Wennington and High Easter, Essex	Manors of Sir John de Gildesburgh at Wennington and High Easter attacked. Documents burnt and goods worth £40 carried away. Death threats against Gildesburgh's men and servants so that they refused to work the land.	Wennington,Chafford Hundred,Essex; High Easter,Essex	Accused	Trespass		View Incident page

Biographical Information

Date	Location	Info	Source	Comment
22/01/1378	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	John Chapman one of two affeerers [one of usually two tenants setting the level of the fines].	ERO, D/DP M1099
21/04/1378	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Chapman one of 12 chief pledges.	ERO, D/DP M1099
21/04/1378	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	John Chapman is fined 2d for not doing his office of ale taster; he is also fined 1d for collecting heather; he acts as affeerer.	ERO, D/DP M1099
17/11/1378	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Chapman fined 3d for trespass with 3 mares ('jumenta') on the lord's pasture.	ERO, D/DP M1099
17/11/1378	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	John Chapman serves as affeerer.	ERO, D/DP M1099
13/04/1379	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Chapman one of 12 chief pledges.	ERO D/DP M 1099
13/04/1379	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	John Chapman fined 1d for taking heather; he is also fined 4d for not performing his office as ale-taster.	ERO, D/DU M1099
28/03/1380	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Chapman fined 3d for twice trespassing with 3 mares ('jumenta') on the lord's pasture. He is also involved in trespass and debt cases with his neighbours Philip Carter and Walter Hildemar.	ERO, D/DP M1099
28/03/1380	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Chapman serves as affeerer.	ERO, D/DP M1099
28/03/1380	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Chapman one of two ale tasters fined 4d for not performing his office; Chapman one of 20 people fined 1d for collecting heather ('bruera') on the lord's heath.	ERO D/DP M 1099
28/03/1380	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	John Chapman one of 12 chief pledges.	ERO, D/DP M1099
17/04/1381	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Chapman serves as affeerer.	ERO, D/DP M1099
17/04/1381	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Chapman fined 3d for trespass with 3 mares in the lord's oats;	ERO, D/DP M1099
17/04/1381	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Chapman one of two ale tasters fined 4d for not performing his office. He is also fined 1d for collecting heather.	ERO, D/DP M 1099
17/04/1381	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Chapman one of 12 chief pledges.	ERO, D/DP M1099
09/04/1382	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Chapman twice fined 1d for trespasses with 2 mares on the lord's pasture;	ERO, D/DP M1099
09/04/1382	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	John Webbe of Childerditch gives ('dedit, concessit et per cartam suam feoffavit') to John Chapman and another tenant, John Dawe, all his property in Childerditch consisting of 1 bond tenement ('terra nativa') called 'Spyceres' with 4 acres and 1 bond 'croft land' called 'Chapmanscroft' with 2 acres 3 roods. The land was seised and then given to Chapman and Dawe after fealty and the payment of an entry fine.	ERO D/DP M 1099
09/04/1382	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Chapman serves as affeerer.	ERO, D/DP M1099
09/04/1382	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Chapman one of 12 chief pledges.	ERO, D/DP M1099
25/03/1383	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Walter Hildemar is elected ale taster to replace John Chapman.	ERO, D/DP M1099
25/03/1383	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Chapman listed as one of 12 chief pledges [interlineated: 'mortuus'].	ERO D/DP M 1099	John Chapman must have died shortly before this court.
25/03/1383	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Chapman one of two ale tasters fined 4d for not performing his office (although he was dead when he was fined).	ERO, D/DP M1099
13/04/1384	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Katerina who was the wife of Henry Barbour held for life a cottage with garden and appurtenance called Quykmans reversed after Katerina's death to John Chapman and his heirs to whom it belongs. Thomas Chapman had surrendered at the last court a cottage with garden and appurtenance sometimes Richard Gore's to the use of Roisie former wife of John Chapman before the said Thomas (?), to be passed on on her death to Vincent, son of John Chapman.	ERO, D/DP M1099
13/04/1384	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	After the last court (i.e. 25 March 1383) John Chapman, on his deathbed and of sound mind ('languens in extremis sana memoria') surrendered his tenements into the hands of the manor's bailiff in the presence of John Gore senior, John Beauschere, Richard Gore, Richard Hierde and others, consisting of 1 'croft' land, enclosed, with c. 5 acres ('sine plus sine minus') for the benefit of Roisie his wife. The bailiff released the land to Roisie for life ('per totam vitam') and at the will of the lord for customary services and payments. Roisie swore fealty and paid 4s as entry fine. Also, John Chapman, on his deathbed surrendered ... [as before] 1 garden which once belonged to John Quykman and one parcel of land 7 feet long for the benefit of Roisie [as before]. After her death it should go to Vincent, John's son and heir who is not of age. This tenement is held 'in villenagio per servicia et consuet'. Roisie swore fealty and paid 8d entry fine.	ERO D/DP M 1009	Chapman was married to Roisie and had a son called Vincent, who was a minor at his fathers death.
05/04/1385	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Roisie who was the wife of John Chapman had been ordered to repair her native tenement under pain of 10s, and because she did not repair the tenement the 10s are due now; she is also ordered to do the repairs until the next court under pain of 14s 4d.	ERO, D/DP M1099
25/04/1386	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Roisia who was the wife of John Chapman and her (new) husband Geoffrey Watte are involved in two debt suits; they are although reminded to repair the native tenement called Cokys.	ERO, D/DP M1099	It is interesting that Roisia is still called 'former wife of John Chapman' so long after his death.
01/04/1388	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Vincent Chapman still a minor ('minore etate') in 1388.	ERO, D/DP M1099
01/04/1388	Childerditch,Chafford Hundred,Essex	Roisie Chapman presented for being in contempt of court for withholding 9 days work annually for the last six years.	ERO, D/DP M1099	Apparently, Roisie did not attend to her duties to work for 9 days a year on the lord's demesne for the last six years (I.e. since her husbands death).

Relationships

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Other Cases of the Same Person

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John Chapman ( 5655 )