The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | Robert |
| Last name prefix | of |
| Last name | Corby |
| Gender | Male |
| Domicile | Corby,Northamptonshire |
| Source | TNA JUST 1/103 m. 1d |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3507 | Robert Corby steals a boat and goods from Thomas de Swaffham | The jurors say that Robert of Corby next to Rockingham was in the company of the aforesaid John Greyston while he committed felonies and that along with other unknown wrongdoers assembled with him at Cambridge on Saturday 22rd June 1381, and they went in a certain small ship belonging to Thomas de Swaffham in the water up to the market at Barnwell and entered with force and arms and came upon cloth, linen, wool, salted fish, dried fish and other merchandise and feloniously carried it away, and expelled the men and servants of the said Thomas from the said boat and sold it to a certain foreigner for ten marks, which [Robert] received. And that Robert was a common rebel and notorious wrongdoer throughout the whole uprising in the aforesaid county. And he is captured and accused of the aforesaid felonies, and he says he is in no way guilty of the crimes of which he is committed and places himself on his country. It was thus decided by twelve elected, tried and sworn who say upon their oath that the aforesaid Robert is guilty of all charges. Therefore by the decree of the aforesaid justices he is beheaded on the aforesaid day. And they say that Robert is a foreigner, and has no lands, goods or chattels in the said county. (Beheaded, no chattels). | Cambridge,Cambridgeshire; Barnwell,Cambridgeshire | Accused | Beheaded | View Incident page | |
| 3508 | Walter Colveys acquitted of rising up with Robert de Corby | Walter Colveys was captured at Bottisham under suspicion of rebellion at the time of the uprising and that he was on occasion seen in the company of the aforesaid Robert of Corby, and he was examined diligently regarding all circumstances and speech that took place between them, on which he states that in fear of his life he went with Robert to Cambridge impelled by force, but committed no wrong-doing, and places himself upon his country, and asks for an inquiry. And thus he is captured and it is found by the inquisition that the same Walter is of good character and reputation and committed no wrong-doing at the time of the aforesaid uprising, and that he was impelled for the duration of the time he was in the company of the aforesaid Robert. And a proclamation is made that if anyone speaks otherwise of the aforesaid Walter he should come forward, and no-one comes. And upon this by the decree of those assigned aforesaid he was released and acquitted with surety for his good conduct in the future regarding the king and his people, as the law requires, namely by surety of John Loord, Thomas Spicer, Henry Baroun and William Sleper. And the same Walter is sworn. (Acquitted). | Cambridge,Cambridgeshire | Mentioned | View Incident page |
