The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | Geoffrey |
| Last name | Lystere |
| Gender | Male |
| Domicile | Felmingham,Norfolk |
| Source | TNA E 159/160 Communia unnumbered (Trinity 1383) |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2833 | Escheator inquisition (Norfolk) | Unspecified acts of treason and felonies during the rising. | Norfolk | Accused | Geoffrey Lyster was summarily beheaded as a rebel, probably after the battle of North Walsham, by the Henry Despenser. | View Incident page | |
| 3020 | Rebellion of Roger Bacon, Thomas de Gyssyngge, John Chacchevache and Geoffrey Listere | The jurors present that Roger Bacon, knight, Thomas son of Lord Thomas de Gyssyngge, knight, John Chacchevache who calls himself John de Mounteney of [Old] Buckenham and Geoffrey Listere of Felmingham were leaders of those who against the crown and dignity of the king rose up in the county of Norfolk, gathering to them various assemblies, to the damage of many people and the slaughter of various men whose names are unknown, against the king's crown etc. | Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3039 | John Holtman rides in company of Geoffrey Listere and breaks into the park of the Duke of Lancaster | John Holtman of Hempstead on Tuesday 18th June 1381 rode in the company of Geoffrey Listere, chief and leader of the people, against the king's peace and in prejudice of the crown, rising (in rebellion) at Great Yarmouth of his own free will and without coercion, and thereafter he rode in the aforesaid society to the manor of Gimingham and feloniously broke into the park of the Duke of Lancaster. | Gimingham,Norfolk; Great Yarmouth,Norfolk | Mentioned | View Incident page | ||
| 3041 | Thomas Deye accompanies Geoffrey Listere | [The jurors] also say that Thomas Deye of Thornage, tailor, of his own free will and without coercion, rode and marched in the society and assembly of the said Geoffrey Listere in disturbance of the peace on the aforesaid day and the aforesaid fourth year, and the great disturbance of the faithful lieges of the king. | Norfolk | Mentioned | View Incident page | ||
| 3042 | John Listere, John Barkere and Robert atte Moor join Geoffrey Listere and make complaints against William, parson of Thursford | [The jurors] also say that John Listere of Binham, John Barkere of the same and Robert atte Moor of Binham on Friday 21st June 1381 went to Thorpe Market to the aforesaid Geoffrey Listere and his society, rising up against the peace and in prejudice of the king's crown, and there they placed bills and made their complaints, by the wickedness of the said Geoffrey and his associates, against William, parson of the church of Thursford, and other of the king's subjects, in order to have vengeance against them, to the highest disturbance of the aforesaid William and many other of the king's faithful subjects. | Thorpe Market,Norfolk | Mentioned | View Incident page | ||
| 3043 | John Listere, John Barkere and Robert atte Moor ask for Geoffrey Listere's help in burning documents of the Prior of Binham | [The jurors] also say that the aforesaid John Listere, John Barkere and Robert atte Moor, on the Friday and the fourth year aforesaid, came to the aforesaid village of Thorpe Market to the aforesaid Geoffrey Listere and his associates and they obtained from him and requested from him help that he send them a certain society to burn and consume by fire all rolls belonging to the Prior of Binham. | Thorpe Market,Norfolk; Binham,Norfolk | Mentioned | View Incident page | ||
| 3111 | Simon Cook and Henry Sherman bring Geoffrey Listere to plunder Walsingham | The jurors present and say upon their oath that Simon Cook of Little Walsingham and Henry Sherman of the same rode to Mousehold Heath on Monday 17th June 1381 to Geoffrey Listere and instigated the said Geoffrey and his associates to come to Walsingham in the hundred of North Greenhoe to plunder and pillage in the said hundred, against the king's peace. | Great Walsingham,Norfolk; Mousehold,Norfolk | Mentioned | View Incident page | ||
| 3117 | Roger Bacon and others kill Reginald de Eccles and plunder Henry Lomynour and Robert Salle | Roger Bacon, knight, Richard Filmond of Buxton, John Gentylombe of the same, John Wattes, Geoffrey Listere, Thomas Sket, William Kybyte, John de Trunch and Thomas Sampson were first and chief leaders and congregators of the people against the king's peace recently in prejudice of the king's crown rising up [in rebellion] at Norwich on Monday 17th June 1381, and there, along with other wrongdoers with force and arms and in a warlike fashion with banners raised, feloniously killed and beheaded Reginald de Eccles, and there feloniously broke into said Reginald's houses and stole and carried away goods and chattels they found there worth 100 marks, and there in a similar way they feloniously broke into and threw down the house of Henry Lomynour, and stole and carried away goods and chattels found there worth 1000 marks, and also there they feloniously broke into and threw down the house of Robert Salle, knight, and feloniously stole and carried away goods and chattels found there of the same Robert worth £200. | Norwich,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3118 | Roger Bacon and others lead rebellion at Great Yarmouth and plunder Hugo Fastolfe and William Elys | [The jurors] also say that the aforesaid Roger Bacon, Richard Filmond, John Gentelombe, John Wattes, Geoffrey Listere, Thomas Skeet, William Kybyte, John de Trunch and Thomas Sampson, along with other wrongdoers in the aforesaid manner were chief leaders of the people against the king's peace rising up [in rebellion] at Great Yarmouth on Tuesday 18th June 1381 and feloniously entered the town of Great Yarmouth and there feloniously broke and threw down wickedly the houses of Hugo Fastolfe and William Elys, and feloniously stole and carried away goods and chattels found there of the said Hugo and William worth £1000, and thus they rode from town to town through the whole country raising the people against the king's peace and in disturbance of the king's faithful lieges. | Great Yarmouth,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3251 | Geoffrey Lystere and John de Tronch burn documents of the Prioress of Carrow | And that Geoffrey Lystere of Felmingham, killed by the bishop, and John de Tronch burned charters and muniments of the prioress of Carrow at the same time. | Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3690 | Exchequer inquiry into the goods and chattels of Geoffrey Lystere | Inquiry into 33 s. 9 d. missing from the revenues of John Rede, king's escheator for Norfolk and Suffolk, from the goods and chattels of Geoffrey Lystere of Felmingham, who rose up on 13 June 1381 and was beheaded on the same day, the which sum is believed to have come into the hands of Henry Bettes of Felmingham and Agnes, former wife of the said Geoffrey. They deny this. Order to investigate. | Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page |
Biographical Information
None foundRelationships
| person 1 | relationship with person 2 | person 2 | relationship with person 1 | Certainty | Sources | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Lystere ( 7815 ) | Husband | Agnes Lystere ( 7816 ) | Wife | Certain | ||
| Geoffrey Lystere ( 17627 ) | Husband | Agnes Lystere ( 17628 ) | Wife | Certain |
