The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | Thomas |
| Last name | Symmeson |
| Last name suffix | senior |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Pannierman |
| Source | TNA KB 27/500 rex m. 12 |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4493 | Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough | The jurors say that Robert Galoun, William Marche, Robert Hunter, John Cant, Thomas Symmeson senior, John Broun and many other malefactors whose names are unknown, hearing of the uprisings in the south, rose up in a similar manner at Scarborough on Sunday 23 June 1381, gathering together to the number of 500 men, taking oaths and handing out hoods, and laying siege to the houses of many loyal men, namely Robert de Aclem, John de Aclom, William de Shropham, Alan Waldyf, John de Stokwyth and many others, dragging them from their houses, imprisoning them and forcing them to swear an oath, and stealing goods from John Stokwych and John de Aclom. | Scarborough,Yorkshire North Riding | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 4494 | Robert Galoun and others oust the king's officials in Scarborough | Robert Galoun, William del Marche, Robert Huntere, John Cant, cobbler, Thomas Symson, pannierman, John Broun and John Lovell, and others on Sunday 23 June 1381 rose up as rebels against the king at Scarborough and removed Robert de Aclom, one of the bailiffs, and all the king's officers, putting others in their place, with regal power. | Scarborough,Yorkshire North Riding | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 4496 | Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough | The jurors say that on Sunday 23 June 1381 Robert Galoun and others rose up at Scarborough in various gatherings and assemblies against the lord king and his lieges, both with force and arms and against the lord king's peace, and removed Robert de Aclom, one of the bailiffs of the town of Scarborough, from his office, and besieged the same Robert and many other lieges of the lord king, namely Robert Paa, John Stokwyth, William Scot, William Semer, William Person, William Manby, John Bonde, Henry Baunburgh, John Cartere and many others whose names are not known, in their houses there, and afterwards dragged them from the same houses and otherwise wished to kill or burn them in the aforesaid houses, feloniously and treacherously; and they afterwards took them to prison and held them in prison there until they had made fines and redemptions with them at their will. | Scarborough,Yorkshire North Riding | Accused | View Incident page |
