Roger Bacon abducts William Clere and ousts him from the manor of Antingham
Roger Bacon, knight, together with other unknown malefactors, companions of his, on Wednesday 19 June 1381, seized William Clere in Great Yarmouth, and took and abducted him outside the aforesaid town to Caister Sands, and the same Roger threatened the same William Clere with loss of his life and limbs unless he was willing to make an acquittance to the aforesaid Roger Bacon, knight, for the manor of Antingham in which the same William was enfeoffed by William de Wychyngham, knight. And if he refused to do this, the same Roger Bacon would kill the said William Clere. Whereupon John Manteby, knight, William Wynter, sheriff and Robert Howard stood bail for the aforesaid William Clere, that he would make the aforesaid Roger Bacon, knight, a certain release for the aforesaid manor, through fear of death. And the same Roger Bacon, knight, entered the aforesaid manor and held it for three days, contrary to the law of England.
Great Yarmouth,Norfolk; Caister-on-Sea,Norfolk; Antingham,Norfolk
