The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | Geoffrey |
| Last name | Lyster |
| Gender | Male |
| Source | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 83 |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3155 | Roger Bakon, Geoffrey Lyster et al attack Great Yarmouth and tear up their charter | Roger Bakon, knight, Geoffrey Lyster, William Kybyt, John Tronch, John Kek and William Belsted rose up against the king's peace with a great company and came to the aforesaid Great Yarmouth on Tuesday18th June 1381 with force and arms in a warlike manner and made an assault on the aforesaid town, and compelled the burgesses to hand over their royal charter of liberties, and after the charter was given to them despoiled it, and, in contempt of our lord king, cut and tore it into two parts, of which one part they sent to John Seynesbyry, John Wraw, chaplain, Robert Garneys, William Coupere, Edmund Hemmyng, William Lacy senior, Geoffrey Barker and many others in the county of Suffolk. And thus the aforesaid wrongdoings, all and singular, came to pass by the abetment, counsel and support of the said John Seynesbyry, John Wraw and their associates. | Great Yarmouth,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3156 | Roger Bakon, Geoffrey Lystere et al break into Great Yarmouth gaol and behead prisoners | [The jurors] also say that the aforesaid Roger Bakon, Geoffrey Lystere and their aforesaid associates with force and arms against the king's peace on Wednesday 19th June 1381 feloniously broke open the king's gaol in the said town of Great Yarmouth and led out the prisoners and beheaded them. | Great Yarmouth,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3157 | Roger Bakon, Geoffrey Lyster et al steal goods and documents from Hugo Fastolfe and William Elys | [The jurors] also say that the aforesaid Roger Bakon, Geoffrey Lystere and their associates on Tuesday 18th June 1381 feloniously broke into the houses of Hugo Fastolfe and William Elys and carried away goods and chattels of the said Hugo and William, and took and carried away the king's [...] rolls, muniments and customs accounts. | Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page |
