The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | John |
| Last name | Seymour |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Source | TNA CP 40/490 m. 444 |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4105 | Attack on the property of John Quenyld | Property of John Quenyld at Cottered attacked by Giles Draper of Ware and others; crops burnt and other goods and chattels stolen. They plead not guilty; jury summoned for Michaelmas 1382. | Cottered,Odsey Hundred,Hertfordshire | Attorney | View Incident page | ||
| 4119 | Attack on property of John Berkyng at London | Property of John Berkyng, wool-monger, at London attacked on Saturday 15 June 1381 by John Waryn and others; they broke the close and houses, assaulted John, stole documents [details given in source] and destroyed goods and chattels. They appear and plead not guilty with exception of breaking close and houses and theft of documents, which they claim they did to settle property dispute in which they were involved with John Berkyng and his wife Katherine [details given in source]. They are found guilty and ordered to pay damages of £64 13s 4d. | London | Attorney | View Incident page | ||
| 4125 | Attack on property of William atte Wyke in Whitechapel | Property of William atte Wyke in the parish of St Mary Matfelon, Whitechapel attacked by William Blount on 13 June 1381; he broke the close and houses and stole goods and chattels [detailed in source]. He does not appear; sheriff ordered to distrain him in octave of Trinity 1384. | St Mary's Matfelon,Whitechapel,Tower Division, Ossulstone Hundred,Middlesex | Attorney | View Incident page | ||
| 4229 | William Blount plunders the house of William atte Wyke | William Blount of London was attached to answer to William atte Wyke concerning a plea whereby on Thursday 13 June 1381, by force and arms, he broke into the house of the same William atte Wyke at the parish of St Mary Matfelon without Aldgate, London, and took and carried away his goods and chattels to the value of £40 found there, and inflicted other outrages on him, to the serious damage of the same William atte Wyke, and against the peace of the king. He does not appear. | St Mary's Matfelon,Whitechapel,Tower Division, Ossulstone Hundred,Middlesex | Attorney | View Incident page |
