Roger Bacoun ousts William Clere from his manor of Antingham
[The jurors] also say that Roger Bacoun, knight, together with others unknown of his associate evildoers on Wednesday 19th June 1381 seized William Clere in Great Yarmouth and led him out of the aforesaid town and brought him as far as Caister Sands, and the same Roger threatened the life and limb of the same William Clere, that unless he quitclaimed to the aforesaid Roger Bacoun, knight, the manor of Antingham with which the same William had been enfeoffed by William de Wynchyngham, knight, the same Roger Bacoun would kill the said William Clere. And because of this, John de Mauteby, knight, William Wynter, sheriff, and Robert Herward stood surety for the aforesaid William Clere that he would make a certain release of the aforesaid manor for fear of death, and the same Roger Bacoun, knight, entered into possession of the aforesaid manor and held it for three days against the law of England.
Great Yarmouth,Norfolk; Caister-on-Sea,Norfolk; Antingham,Norfolk
