The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | John |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Chamberlain of York Guildhall |
| Domicile | York,Yorkshire |
| Source | TNA SC 8/103/5142 |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3736 | Petition from William Tykhill accusing Simon Whixley and others of false accusation, imprisonment and taking of bonds | The petitioner complains that Whixley, Agland, Pomifreit, Golding, Cotingham, and the most part of the commons of the city of York, after the rising of the commons of Kent and Essex, accused the petitioner that he was assistant to John de Guisborough in the prosecution made to the king of various insults made to them in the time that he was mayor of the city. By colour of this and without cause or due process of the law, they imprisoned the petitioner on Wednesday 19th June 1381 until 26th June, along with other worthy men of the city, until they agreed to pay great sums of money, and forced them to make bonds of statute merchant against their will. He asks that these bonds be cancelled, and that he be able to return to the city without fearing for his life. | York,Yorkshire | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3737 | Petition from Richard del See accusing Simon Whixley and others of false accusation, imprisonment and taking of bonds | The petitioner complains that Whixley, Agland, Pomifreit, Golding, Cotingham, and the most part of the commons of the city of York, after the rising of the commons of Kent and Essex, accused the petitioner that he was assistant to John de Guisborough in the prosecution made to the king of various insults made to them in the time that he was mayor of the city. By colour of this and without cause or due process of the law, and though the petitioner had letters of protection for the voyage of the king and Thomas de Felton to Gascony, which he showed to Whixley in the city tollbooth, they imprisoned the petitioner on Wednesday 10th April 1381 for ten weeks, along with other worthy men of the city, until they agreed to pay great sums of money, and forced them to make bonds of statute merchant against their will. He asks that these bonds be cancelled, and that he be able to return to the city without fearing for his life. | Hull,Yorkshire East Riding; York,Yorkshire | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3738 | Petition from William Bell accusing Simon Whixley and others of false accusation, imprisonment and taking of bonds | The petitioner complains that Whixley, Agland, Pomifreit, Golding, Cotingham, and the most part of the commons of the city of York, after the rising of the commons of Kent and Essex, accused the petitioner that he was assistant to John de Guisborough in the prosecution made to the king of various insults made to them in the time that he was mayor of the city. By colour of this and without cause or due process of the law, they imprisoned the petitioner on Thursday 20th June 1381 until 29th June, along with other worthy men of the city, until they agreed to pay great sums of money, and forced them to make bonds of statute merchant against their will. He asks that these bonds be cancelled, and that he be able to return to the city without fearing for his life. | York,Yorkshire; Hull,Yorkshire East Riding | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3739 | Petition from Roger de Burton accusing Simon Whixley and others of false accusation, imprisonment and taking of bonds | The petitioner complains that Whixley, Agland, Pomifreit, Golding, Cotingham, and the most part of the commons of the city of York, after the rising of the commons of Kent and Essex, accused the petitioner that he was assistant to John de Guisborough in the prosecution made to the king of various insults made to them in the time that he was mayor of the city. By colour of this and without cause or due process of the law, they imprisoned the petitioner on Thursday 20th June 1381 until 30th June, along with other worthy men of the city, until they agreed to pay great sums of money, and forced them to make bonds of statute merchant against their will. He asks that these bonds be cancelled, and that he be able to return to the city without fearing for his life. | Hull,Yorkshire East Riding; York,Yorkshire | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3743 | Petition from John de Eston accusing Simon Whixley and others of false accusation, imprisonment and taking of bonds | The petitioner complains that Whixley, Agland, Pomifreit, Golding, Cotingham, and the most part of the commons of the city of York, after the rising of the commons of Kent and Essex, accused the petitioner that he was assistant to John de Guisborough in the prosecution made to the king of various insults made to them in the time that he was mayor of the city. By colour of this and without cause or due process of the law, they imprisoned the petitioner on Tuesday 18th June 1381 until Saturday 22nd June, along with other worthy men of the city, until they agreed to pay great sums of money, and forced them to make bonds of statute merchant against their will. He asks that these bonds be cancelled, and that he be able to return to the city without fearing for his life. | York,Yorkshire; Hull,Yorkshire East Riding | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 4627 | Order concerning disturbances in York | Order to Simon de Quyxley mayor of York and others to be in chancery to answer a complaint by William Tykhill and others that they were imprisoned at the time of the insurrection by the said mayor until they paid great sums of money. | York,Yorkshire | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 4628 | Memorandum of mainprise concerning disturbances in York | Memorandum of a mainprise under a pain of 1,000 marks made in chancery on 29 January this year by Robert Acclum, Henry Roston, John de Gisburne, Adam Wellom and John Leuenton for William Tikhulle, Richard del See, John Eston, William Belle and Roger de Burton, that they shall be ready in chancery on Monday aforesaid to sue against Simon de Quixley mayor of York, John Stanton, John Thorneton and John Emley chamberlains of the Gildehall [Guildhall], William Ageland, Willliam Poumfreit and William Goldyng late bailiffs, William de Selby, Robert Ampelford, John Cotyngham and John Benetson touching the matter specified above. | York,Yorkshire | Accused | View Incident page |
