People of 1381 Database

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Participant


First name	William
Last name	Belsted
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
3159	Roger Bakon, Geoffrey Lystere et al have goods of Hugo Fastolf and William Elys	[The jurors] also say that the aforesaid wrongdoers [ie. Roger Bakon, knight, Geoffrey Lyster, William Kybyt, John Tronch, John Kek and William Belsted] have goods and chattels from the house of Hugo Fastolf worth 20 marks. Also goods and chattels of William Elys worth 500 marks.	Norfolk	Accused			View Incident page
3160	Prisoners of Great Yarmouth gaol beheaded by Roger Bakon, Geoffrey Lyster et al	Names of the prisoners [of Great Yarmouth gaol] beheaded: John Rosendale Copyn Ysgange Copyn Sele And John Cook of Coventry was feloniously released.	Great Yarmouth,Norfolk	Accused			View Incident page
3168	Roger Bakon, Geoffrey Lister et al. attack Great Yarmouth and tear up their charter	Roger Bak[oun], Geoffrey Lister, Thomas Sket, William Kibit, John Trunge, William Belsted and John Keek, leaders of various wrongdoers in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk against the king's peace, rose up [in rebellion] at the said Great Yarmouth with a great company against the said king's peace, and came on Tuesday 18th June 1381 with force and arms and in a warlike manner to Great Yarmouth and made an assault on the said royal town, and they wickedly forced the burgesses of the said town to hand over their royal charter of liberties, the which charter they at once in contempt of the lord king despoiled, cut and tore into two parts, and one part they sent to John Seynsbury, Robert Gernays, John Wraw, chaplain, William Lacy junior, Thomas ate [Tonne], Edmund Hemmyng, William Coupere and many others of Suffolk, and so all and singular aforesaid was done by the abetment, consent and support [of the said John] Seynesbury and Robert Gernays and their aforesaid associates.	Great Yarmouth,Norfolk	Accused			View Incident page
3169	Roger Bakon, Geoffrey Lister et al. break into Great Yarmouth gaol and behead the prisoners	[The jurors] also say that the said Roger Bakoun, Geoffrey Listere and their aforesaid associates on Wednesday 19th June 1381 feloniously broke open the king's gaol in the said town of Great Yarmouth and dragged out the prisoners and beheaded them. Names of the prisoners beheaded: Coppyn Seel of Zieriksee John Rosendale Copyn Isgange And John Cook of Coventry was feloniously released by the said Roger.	Great Yarmouth,Norfolk	Accused			View Incident page
3170	Roger Bakon, Geoffrey Lister et al. plunder Hugo Fastolf, William Elys and John de Rollesby	[The jurors] also say that the aforesaid lord Roger Bakoun and Geoffrey Lyster and their aforesaid associates, with many other wrongdoers whose names are unknown, on the Tuesday in the aforesaid year at Great Yarmouth feloniously broke into and entered the houses of Hugo Fastolf and William Elys and there feloniously took and carried away goods and chattels of Hugo Fastolf, William Elys and John de Rollesby, and rolls and customs obligations of the lord king.	Great Yarmouth,Norfolk	Accused			View Incident page
3172	Roger Bakon, Geoffrey Lister et al. have goods belonging to Hugo Fastolf and William Elys	[The jurors] also say that he aforesaid wrongdoers [ie. Roger Bakon, Geoffrey Lister, Thomas Sket, William Kibit, John Trunge, William Belsted and John Keek] have and feloniously robbed from the houses of Hugo Fastolf goods and chattels worth 200 marks. Also goods belonging to William Elys worth £400.	Great Yarmouth,Norfolk	Accused			View Incident page

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