The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | Richard |
| Last name | Corbel |
| 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 |
Biographical Information
| Date | Location | Info | Source | Comment | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/02/1390 | Harlow,Essex | The profits (11s 8d) of three messuages which are kept in the hands of the lord after the death of Richard Corbel as it was stated in the court of Monday before St Dunstan 12 Richard II (17 May 1389; this court is lost). The messuages are to be kept in the lord's hands. | ERO, D/DEs M1 | The trespass case does not give a domicile for Richard Corbel, but a person with the same name appears in the court rolls for Harlow. Apparently, Richard Corbel died before 17 May 1389. | |
| 26/11/1390 | Harlow,Essex | The court refers to a presentment by the jury in a previous court, dated 17 May 1389, that Richard Corbel held three messuages (which are now one messuage) in villeinage, which he transferred before he died by deed to his wife Benedicta. When he died he was only in possession of one acre of villein land ('terra native') in 'Le Mellefeld' and a pightle next to 'Littlewellemoor'. Richard was his son and heir. And because of the said reason [i.e. the illegal transfer of unfree land by deed] all of Richard's tenements were seized into the hand of the lord, and Bendicta distrained to surrender the deeds. She put herself on the mercy of the lord and surrendered the deeds which were put in the bag of court records ('in bagga curie'). Richard, the son, appears and beseeched the lord to grant him and his heirs his fathers tenements. This is granted and he will hold the tenements by the rod at the will of the lord. For the messuage(s) he pays 38s entry fine, and for the pightle 2s. ... It is ordered to enquiry which is the best animal ('melior bestis') of Richard's father to pay as heriot at the next court. ... Benedicta has to satisfy the lord for the repair of the messuages while in the hand of the lord under pain of 40d. | ERO, D/DEs M1 | ||
| 21/06/1395 | Harlow,Essex | Richard Corbel junior surrendered on his death bed ('in lecto suo mortale') half a messuage formerly belonging to his father Richard and the reversion of the other half of the messuage after the death of his mother Benedicta for the benefit of John Marchal, William Chalouner and Cecilia, his wife. The lord grants half the messuage and the reversion of the other half to the aforesaid John, William and Cecilia and the heirs of the latter and Richard not yet born. Thery pay 10s entry fine. Subsequently Cecilia gave birth to a son called Richard. | ERO, D/DEs M1 | Richard Corbel senior died in 1389 and his son survived him only by six years. |
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