The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | John |
| Last name prefix | de |
| Last name | Brewes |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Knight |
| Source | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 44 |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
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| 3180 | John Gildene burns documents of John de Brewes, knight | [The jurors] also say that John Gildene of Heydon together with other unknown evildoers on Friday 21st June 1381 at Heydon rose in rebellion and rode against the peace of the lord king, and he burned all muniments of John de Brewes, knight, pertaining to his manor of Heydon. | Heydon,Norfolk | Victim | View Incident page | ||
| 3208 | William Taillour rises up and threatens to kills John de Brewes, knight | Norfolk. William Taillour of Reepham , arrested on suspicion of felonies committed at the time of the rising and brought before the justices by the bailiffs of the city of Norwich. And he is immediately accused by John de Brewes, knight, that on Tuesday 18th June 1381 at Norwich at the time of the rising he rose up and he assembled various men of the aforesaid county in a warlike manner and against the peace and dignity of the crown, in order to kill and despoil faithful lieges of the king. And principally that he threatened to kill and behead the aforesaid John de Brewes, knight in the presence of Stephen de Hales, knight, and Thomas Gyssynges, knight, if he was able to seize him one way or another. And the aforesaid Stephen and Thomas and many other good men in the aforesaid court sitting before the aforesaid justices sworn testified that the aforesaid William Tayllour of Reepham is guilty of all the aforesaid felonies of which he is accused. Judgement is therefore given that he should be decapitated and that his head should be placed upon the pillory, on condition that it must not be taken down under pain of losing life and limb. (Beheaded). | Norwich,Norfolk | Victim | View Incident page |
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| John de Brewes ( 10399 ) |
