The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | John |
| Last name | Hanchach |
| Gender | Male |
| Source | TNA E 159/158 Communia unnumbered (Easter 1382) |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3524 | John Hanchach and others assault Robert Crisp | Chilford Hundred. The jurors say that John Hanchach of Shudy Camps on Saturday 15th June 1381 was a ringleader and rebel in the country of Cambridgeshire. And that the same [John], Edmund Hornere of [Shudy Camps], Andrew Mower of Linton and other unknown men entered the close of Robert Crisp at Great Abington against the will of the same Robert, and assaulted him, against the king's peace. And that John Songer of Hinxton on [Tuesday 18th June 1381] in the same way assaulted the aforesaid Robert in the field of the same village. | Great Abington,Cambridgeshire | Accused | Beheaded | View Incident page | |
| 3525 | John Peper and John Whelwryghte ride in the company of John Hanchach | [The jurors] also say that John Peper of Linton rode in the company of the aforesaid John Hanchach and carried a lance with a banner and was a wrongdoer. And that John Whelwryghte of Bartlow was an accomplice of the aforesaid John Hanchach at that time, against the peace. | Cambridgeshire | Mentioned | View Incident page | ||
| 3527 | John Hanchach tears down the houses of the Prior of St John, Duxford, and other crimes | And the jurors say that John Hanchauch was a ringleader of wrongdoers, and that with his company and a powerful assembly of unknown men on Saturday 15th June 1381 by night he tore down the houses of the Prior of the Hospital of St John in Duxford, and found there various goods and chattels worth £20 belonging to Richard Masterman, tenant-at-farm, and feloniously took and carried them away, to the damage of the king. And by various inquisitions held in various hundreds it is ascertained that the same John Hanchauch was at all times during the uprising riding with the might of an armed assembly with many followers, and that he was commander and leader at the manors of Thomas Haselden, William Bateman, the Hospital of Shingay, Edward Walsyngham, Thomas Torell, Roger Harlaston and John Blauncpayn in Cambridge, and [perpetrated] other thefts and destruction and burning of houses earlier with the said company, in prejudice of the king and the great disturbance of the people. | Shingay,Cambridgeshire; Duxford,Whittlesford Hundred,Cambridgeshire; Cambridge,Cambridgeshire | Accused | Beheaded | View Incident page | |
| 3529 | Crimes of John Peper, John Northampton, John Maddy and Richard Cote | Twelve jurors say that John Peper of Linton (more on John Peper in roll 6), John Northampton of Linton, John Maddy of Orwell and Richard Cote of Babraham are common robbers, and they followed John Hanchach, at that time captain of other robbers at present unknown, voluntarily without coercion in any way, and plundered William Bateman of various goods and chattels worth £40, and feloniously and treacherously burnt his houses at Harlton, namely on Sunday 16th June 1381, and at that time plundered other loyal subjects of the king in the aforesaid county. | Harlton,Cambridgeshire | Mentioned | View Incident page | ||
| 3536 | William Vicory and John Webbe lead an attack on the property of Thomas Haselden | Twelve jurors say that William Vicory of Linton and John Webbe of Papworth were felons associated with John Hanchach the chief leader, and John Peper. And that on Saturday 15th June 1381 they were ringleaders in the overthrowing of the buildings of Thomas Haselden, and the selling of his goods and chattels. And they made a public proclamation fomenting oppression and treason, namely on seven occasions or more, in prejudice of the king. And be it known that the said William Vicory gave himself up to prison for these felonies, and remains in the custody of the Sheriff. | Cambridgeshire | Mentioned | View Incident page | ||
| 3543 | William Vicory and John Peper aid John Hanchach in various crimes | [The jurors] also say that William Vicory of Linton and John Peper of the same were with [John Hanchach] of their own free will during the time that he was leader of the felons who attacked the manors of Thomas de Haselden, Thomas Bradefeld, William Bateman and the Prior of St. John of Jerusalem at Shingay, on Saturday 15th June 1381, and feloniously plundered them and broke into, destroyed, and burnt their houses. And that the said William Vicory and John Peper continued such robberies during the two following days. | Shingay,Cambridgeshire | Mentioned | View Incident page | ||
| 3621 | William Moigne rises up and follows John Hanchach | The aforesaid jury also present that William Moigne of Abington Pigotts is similarly guilty of the articles above, and that throughout the time of the insurrection he was a follower of John Hanchach, chief rebel [...] in the county of Cambridge. [Fled, order to arrest him]. | Cambridgeshire | Mentioned | View Incident page | ||
| 3667 | Exchequer case concerning a dispute over the property of John Hanchach, traitor | William, parson of the church of Fulborne, Henry Heylon, Robert, parson of the church of Wamford and John de Wethersfeld plead through William Hungate, their attorney, for possession of the manor of Shudy Camps, which was recently inquired into by Ralph Wykes, escheator, amongst other property of John Hanchach, who rose up against the king on 13 June 1381, by reason of a prior claim. The barons find in their favour. | Cambridgeshire | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3689 | Exchequer case concerning the debts of Richard Maisterman and Roger Claveryng to John Hanchach, beheaded for treason | It has been found that Ralph Wykes, escheator, did not answer for £17 for timber from the wood of Hildersham owed by Richard Maisterman and Roger Claveryng to John Hanchach, beheaded at Cambridge for treason, having risen up on 13 June 1381. Maisterman and Claveryng appear by their attorney William de Alyngton, and claim that they have no debt to Hanchach, as they paid him, and had three years to fell and carry away the wood, which was seized after Hanchach's death and entrusted to John Roos. Order to the sheriff of Cambridge to investigate. | Cambridgeshire | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3748 | Petition from Anne Hanchach, widow of John, requesting the restoration of her dower lands | Anne requests that her dower lands be restored to her. These lands had been taken into the king's hands after her husband's rebellion. | Cambridgeshire | Mentioned | View Incident page | ||
| 3763 | Common petition requesting that those rebels beheaded during the rising be judged convicted felons | The commons of the realm state that the rebels in the late uprising had certain leaders, such as Walter Tylere in Kent, Jack Strawe in Essex, John Hanchach in Cambridgeshire and Robert Phippe in Huntingdonshire, who were not convicted by process of law, but caught committing treason and beheaded by the king's ministers, to prevent their rescue by their followers; the commons request that they be adjudged and declared in this parliament as convicted rebels and felons, just as if this had been done by due process of law, for their heirs are demanding their lands and tenements as if they had died as the king's loyal lieges. | Kent; Essex; Huntingdonshire; Cambridgeshire | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3771 | Petition from John Rose concerning lands formerly held by John Hanchach | [This petition is damaged.] John Rose requests a life exemption from being appointed to royal office against his will. He also asks that the clerk of the hanaper be ordered to deliver to him certain letters patent, regarding lands formerly held by Hanchech which have been granted to him, and regarding his wages from the king's household. | Cambridgeshire | Mentioned | View Incident page | ||
| 3920 | Attack on property of Sir William Croyser at Wrestlingworth by Robert Cook and others | Property of Sir William Croyser at Wrestlingworth attacked with force and arms; close and houses broken; livestock, goods and chattels worth £200 stolen; damages of £100. They appear and plead not guilty on grounds of coercion by John Hanchache, citing statute of Westminster 23 February 1383 re. pledges. Acquitted; William Croyser in mercy for false claim. | Wrestlingworth,Bedfordshire | Accused | View Incident page |
Biographical Information
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| person 1 | relationship with person 2 | person 2 | relationship with person 1 | Certainty | Sources | Comments |
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| Anne Hanchach ( 18335 ) | Widow | John Hanchach ( 18336 ) | Husband (deceased) | Certain |
