The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | Ralph |
| Last name | Cook |
| Gender | Male |
| Domicile | Bocking,Essex |
| Source | TNA KB 145/3/6/1 m. 4 |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3422 | William Smyth and 15 others assembled at Bocking and took an oath to destroy certain people and do ordain their own laws; they attacked property in Coggeshall and Cressing Temple, killied John Ewell and burnt fiscal documents. | William Smyth and 15 others assembled at Bocking and took an oath to destroy certain people and do ordain their own laws; they attacked property in Coggeshall, assaulted John Sewale and Richard de Segynton, took part in the attack on Cressing Temple, killied John Ewell and burnt fiscal documents, sealed with green wax, in Chelmsford. . | Cressing Temple,Witham Hundred,Essex; Coggeshall,Essex; Chelmsford,Essex; Bocking,Essex | Accused | acquitted | View Incident page | |
| 3495 | Judgement passed at Braintree on Jacob Prille and six others, indicted by an inquisition of Hinckford hundred. | Judgement passed at Braintree (16 July 1381?) on Jacob Prille and six others, indicted by an inquisition of Hinckford hundred. Jacob Prille and Henry Short were sentenced to death, the others were acquitted. | Essex | Accused | acquitted | View Incident page |
Biographical Information
| Date | Location | Info | Source | Comment | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/01/1383 | Bocking,Essex | Ralph Cook acknowledges (fine 3d) that he owes Robert of Witham 2s and 3 ells of white cloth, worth 2s. | Canterbury Cath Arch, U15/11/1 | ||
| 22/12/1383 | Bocking,Essex | Ralph Cook fined 2d for not responding in a plea of debt to Robert de Witham, plaintiff. He is distrained of a pan ('patella') worth 12d; he is ordered to appear at the next court | Canterbury Cath Arch, U15/11/1 | ||
| 13/12/1384 | Bocking,Essex | Order to attach Ralph Cook to be present at the next court to respond to Walter Brackelee in a plea of debt. | Canterbury Cath Arch, U15/11/5 | ||
| 07/01/1385 | Bocking,Essex | Ralph Cook submits to court for a licence to settle a plea of debt against Walter Brackelee by surety of the hayward. John Bryce has a day till the next (court) to make his law six-handed that he does not owe Ralph Cook 6s for the cutting and working of his cloth ('talliatione et factur' pannor'') for 6 years past and more to the damage of 12d, as is claimed against him; pledge Walter Wyseman. | Canterbury Cath Arch, U15/11/6 | ||
| 28/01/1385 | Bocking,Essex | Ralph Cook amerced 3d for not prosecuting his plea of debt against John Bryce. | Canterbury Cath Arch, U15/11/6 |
Relationships
None foundOther Cases of the Same Person
| Duplicate person | Comments |
|---|---|
| Ralph Cook ( 13184 ) |
