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Participant


First name	Stephen
Last name	Couper
Gender	Male
Source	TNA CP 40/490 m. 167

Incidents

ID	Summary	Description	Location	Role	Charges	Comments on role	View incident
3627	Attack on the manor of the Prior of Bury St Edmunds at Harlow.	Attack on the manor of the Prior of Bury St Edmunds at Harlow. Court rolls and other documents relating to the property rights of the manor burnt.	Harlow,Essex	Accused			View Incident page
3719	Attack on the manor of Joan of Kent at North Weald Bassett.	Attack on the manor of Joan of Kent at North Weald Bassett. Goods worth £100 stolen and court rolls, rentals, deeds and other muniments burnt.	North Weald Bassett,Essex	Accused			View Incident page

Biographical Information

Date	Location	Info	Source	Comment	Image
21/02/1390	Harlow,Essex	Stephen Couper fined 3d because he cannot deny that he owes Alice Torple 7d.	ERO, D/DEs M1
21/02/1390	Harlow,Essex	It was found by two inquests that Stephen Coupere committed trespass against John Woderove (assessed at 2s) and against John Pylton (assessed at 40d). The sums are to be levied; he is also fined 4d for each offence.	ERO, D/DEs M1
08/08/1390	Harlow,Essex	Stephen Couper attached to reply to Hubert Bardolf in a debt case.	ERO, D/DEs M1
08/08/1390	Harlow,Essex	Stephen Couper fined 6d for assaulting and beating John Tannere; he is fined a further 6d for drewing blood of John.	ERO, DD/DEs M1
08/08/1390	Harlow,Essex	Stephen Coupere fined 3d for not attending the leet court ('per defaltum secta lete').	ERO, D/DEs M1
26/11/1390	Harlow,Essex	Stephen Coupere in mercy (3d) for not responding to Hubert Bardolf, who himself is not present in court, in a plea of debt.	ERO, D/DEs M1
17/04/1391	Harlow,Essex	Stephen Coupere and Thomas atte Chambre fined 4d each for breaking into the lord's warren and hunting rabbits and partridges.	ERO, D/DEs M1
10/02/1393	Harlow,Essex	Stephen Coupere fined 3d for default of court ('unexcused absence).	ERO, D/DEs M1
21/06/1395	Harlow,Essex	Stephen Coupere surrenders into the lord's hands 1 cottage in Harlow market for the benefit of John Tayllour and John Daubeney and their heirs, to hold by the rod at will for rent and services; they pay 18d entry fine. The transfer is on condition that Tayllour and Daubeney pay Stephen 5s 6d on 24 June and the following three feasts of St Peter ad vincula (1 August), and from then on 3s 4d every 1 August.	ERO, D/DEs M1
28/01/1396	Harlow,Essex	Stephen Coupere fined 3d for default of court [absence from court without excuse].	ERO, D/DEs M1
26/10/1396	Harlow,Essex	Stephen Coupere fined 6d for hunting in the lord's warren and taking partridges.	ERO, D/DEs M1
04/12/1398	Harlow,Essex	Stephen Coupere fined 3d for default of court [not attending court without valid excuse].	ERO, D/DEs M1
09/06/1401	Harlow,Essex	Stephen Coupere involved in several violent confrontations with fellow tenants. Stephen fined altogether 13d for three different assaults; in one he was drawing blood of Thomas Chelmersford.	ERO, D/DEs M2
12/06/1404	Harlow,Essex	Stephen Coupere fined 3d each for an assault on John atte Hoo, smith, and for drawing John's blood.	ERO, D/DEs M2
07/07/1405	Harlow,Essex	Stephen Coupere surrenders a croft(land) containing 1 acre of land which is then granted to Thomas Chelmeseworth and his wife Matilda; rent is 20d at Easter and Michaelmas; to hold at will; they pay 8d entry fine and do fealty.	ERO, D/DEs M2
07/07/1405	Harlow,Essex	The lord grants Stephen Coupere a garden called 'Bolnyshawe' for seven years from last Michaelmas; rent per year is 12d payable at Easter and Michaelmas in equal parts.	ERO, D/DEs M2
25/01/1407	Harlow,Essex	Stephen Coupere fined 3d for default of court.	ERO, D/DEs M2
26/05/1411	Harlow,Essex	Stephen Coupere surrenders a cottage in Harlow market and the lord regrants the cottage to Stephen for life; and on Stephen's death the cottage shall pass ('remaneat') to Thomas Chelmysford and his heirs to hold according to the custom of the manor for rent and services etc. Thomas has to commit to build (rebuild?) a house on the cottage tenement.	ERO, D/DEs M2

Relationships

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Other Cases of the Same Person

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