The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | John |
| Last name | Cant |
| Gender | Male |
| Domicile | Scarborough,Yorkshire North Riding |
| Source | TNA SC 8/139/6949 |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3753 | Petition from the burgesses of Scarborough requesting punishment of rebels and pardon for those falsely indicted | The burgesses of Scarborough request that Lovel, Galon, Hunter, Broun, Marche, Symson and Cant be punished for their involvement in the late insurrection in Scarborough, but that all those falsely indicted before the earl of Northumberland be pardoned. | Scarborough,Yorkshire North Riding | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 4493 | Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough | The jurors say that Robert Galoun, William Marche, Robert Hunter, John Cant, Thomas Symmeson senior, John Broun and many other malefactors whose names are unknown, hearing of the uprisings in the south, rose up in a similar manner at Scarborough on Sunday 23 June 1381, gathering together to the number of 500 men, taking oaths and handing out hoods, and laying siege to the houses of many loyal men, namely Robert de Aclem, John de Aclom, William de Shropham, Alan Waldyf, John de Stokwyth and many others, dragging them from their houses, imprisoning them and forcing them to swear an oath, and stealing goods from John Stokwych and John de Aclom. | Scarborough,Yorkshire North Riding | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 4494 | Robert Galoun and others oust the king's officials in Scarborough | Robert Galoun, William del Marche, Robert Huntere, John Cant, cobbler, Thomas Symson, pannierman, John Broun and John Lovell, and others on Sunday 23 June 1381 rose up as rebels against the king at Scarborough and removed Robert de Aclom, one of the bailiffs, and all the king's officers, putting others in their place, with regal power. | Scarborough,Yorkshire North Riding | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 4499 | William del Marche and others pursue John Lascy | The jurors say that William del Marche, draper, Robert Galoun, Robert Huntere and John Cant, cobbler of Scarborough, and all the commons of the aforesaid town, on Sunday 30 June 1381 at Scarborough, feloniously and treacherously besieged John Lascy of Folkton in the house of Robert de Aclom for a quarter of a day, so that the same John scarcely escaped from the said town with his life - and from that time until now he has not dared to enter the said town. | Scarborough,Yorkshire North Riding | Accused | View Incident page |
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| Duplicate person | Comments |
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| John Cant ( 27075 ) |
