The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | John |
| Last name | Spaigne |
| Gender | Male |
| Domicile | King's Lynn,Norfolk |
| Source | TNA CP 40/484 m. 426d |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3085 | John Spanye looks for men of Flanders and threatens Ralph Panton | And that John Spanye of King's Lynn, cordwainer, on Monday 17th June 1381 at the time of the rumour, was a chief leader and supporter of wrongdoers rising up in the country, and he came up to Snettisham with force and arms with thirty unknown men, and incited men of that village to rise up against the king's peace, looking for men of Flanders in order to kill and behead them, and he threatened to kill Ralph Panton so that the same Ralph, despairing of life and limb, paid 10 s. as a pledge to a certain servant of the said John, against the king's peace and law. | Snettisham,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3092 | John de Spanye searches for men of Flanders and threatens Ralph Panton | John de Spanye of King's Lynn, cordwainer, on Monday 17th June 1381 at the time of this rumour, was a chief leader of wrongdoers in the country, and he came to Snettisham with force and arms with thirty unknown men, and incited men of that village to rise up against the king's peace, and to look for men of the country of Flanders in order to kill and behead them, and similarly he threatened Ralph Panton so that the same Ralph, despairing of life and limb, pledged to pay 10 s. to a certain servant of the said John, against the king's peace and law. | Snettisham,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3137 | John Spayne and others steal Robert Sprot's cows from Adam Calwer, and sell them on to Simon Sylk | Also that John Spayne of King's Lynn, Thomas Paynot junior, Thomas Colyn, tailor, John Whetewonge, weaver, John Snaylwell, John Bokelerpleyer and [space] Pynchebeke, tailor, of King's Lynn at the aforesaid time on the same Monday and others stole the aforesaid cows from the aforesaid Adam Calwer and his associates, and that Simon Sylk received the said cows knowing they were stolen. | Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3148 | John Spayne and others seize John Sybylye and behead men of Flanders | The jurors present that John Spayne of King's Lynn, cordwainer of Norfolk Street, King's Lynn, Thomas son of Thomas Paynot of the same, Thomas Colyn, tailor of the same, John Whetewonge, weaver, Henry Cornyssh, glover and Walter Skynnere of King's Lynn, chief leaders and congregators of the people risen recently against the peace and in prejudice of the king's crown, seized John Sybylye on Monday 17th June 1381 at King's Lynn and threatened to behead him, and there they kept him in custody for one and a half days, and at the same place feloniously beheaded certain man of Flanders whose names are unknown. | King's Lynn,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3267 | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted | Inquisition held at Walsingham before William de Elmham and his associate king's justices, in order to keep the peace etc., by oath of Alexander Godwyne and his associate jurors , who say upon their oath that John Spanye of Norfolk Street, King's Lynn , shoemaker, Thomas son of Thomas Paynot of the same, Thomas Colyn of the same, tailor, a certain John Whetewonge of the same, webber , Henry Cornish of the same, glover, Walter Prat of the same, glover, a certain [space] Pynchebeke of the same, tailor, a certain [space] Sadelere of the same, dwelling in 'le Cokerowe' next to 'Bokenhames place' , and a certain John Snaylewelle of the same, taking part in the last uprising along with John Bokelerpleyer of the same, they rose up with others unknown and congregated together and came to Wolferton on Monday 17th June with force and arms and against the king's peace, and seized John Sibilye by the body (i.e. personally) and led him up to King's Lynn as if he was a traitor to be beheaded, and by the grace of God he escaped unharmed, and after they returned to King's Lynn the king's peace was proclaimed on Tuesday 18th June 1381. And notwithstanding this proclamation immediately afterwards the aforesaid John Spanye and the aforesaid others on the same Tuesday seized Richard de Walton as if he was a traitor and led him to be beheaded, which he escaped uninjured through the great supplication of good men, and forthwith they killed a certain Haukyn Flemmyng on the order of the said John Spanye, and made at that time a common proclamation that all men will make themselves ready for riding on the day after on Wednesday 19th June 1381, by order of which proclamation the said John Spanye and his other associates named above came to Snettisham on the same Wednesday in order to capture Simon Wylymot as if he were a traitor, falsely and wrongfully, and proceeded up to East Rudham to capture Nicholas Maupas, and from there up to Coxford and seized Simon de Snytirton and threatened to behead him unless he made a fine with them of 40 s. 8 d., and from there they advanced up to Barwick, and there dispossessed Nicholas Maupas of his free tenement and placed a certain [John] Coventre, bowyer, in seisin. And afterwards on Saturday 22nd June 1381 John Spanye and his other associates named above ambushed Edmund de Reynham, knight, in a wood at Castle Rising and threatened him unless he made a fine with John Spanye of 40 s. which he paid with 14 quarters of wheat. And that the same John Spanye and his other associates named above were common leaders and plunderers in the country against the crown of the lord king. | Snettisham,Norfolk; Wolferton,Norfolk; Coxford,Norfolk; Castle Rising,Norfolk; Little Barwick,Norfolk; King's Lynn,Norfolk; East Rudham,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3289 | Exclusions from the General Pardon - Norfolk | Exclusions from the General Pardon - Norfolk | Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3924 | Assault on Richard de Waltone by John Spaigne | Norfolk. Richard de Waltone appears through John Marchalle, his attorney, against John Spaigne of Bishop's Lynn, on a plea that with force and arms he took, imprisoned and ill-treated the said Richard at Bishop's Lynn and he detained him thus in prison until the same Richard had made a fine of 4m with the aforesaid John, and other enormities, against the peace. And he does not come. And the sheriff has been ordered to attach him. And the sheriff reports that he has nothing. Therefore, the sheriff is ordered to arrest him and produce him here at three weeks after Easter 1382. | King's Lynn,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page |
