The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | John |
| Last name | Smyth |
| Gender | Male |
| Domicile | Harwich,Essex |
| Source | TNA KB 27/485 m. 51d |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3880 | Attack on Thomas Hardyng's houses at Manningtree; goods worth £40 stolen. | Attack on Thomas Hardyng's houses at Manningtree by Jacob Cranesen and others; goods worth £40 stolen and damage of a further 100 marks done. | Manningtree,Essex | Accused | View Incident page |
Biographical Information
| Date | Location | Info | Source | Comment | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/10/1399 | Dovercourt,Essex | John Smyth senior surrenders in the presence of the messor and other tenants, according to the custom of the manor, 8 acres of bondland ('terre native') and a messuage in Dovercourt to the benefit of John Smyth junior and his heirs; he pays 13s 4d entry fine and does fealty. | ERO, T/A 743/1 | It is likely that John Smyth senior is identical with the rebel John Smyth of Harwich. Harwich and Dovercourt were one manor with separate courts. | |
| 11/06/1400 | Dovercourt,Essex | John Smyth senior fined 3s for default of court. | ERO, T/A 743/1 | ||
| 27/10/1400 | Dovercourt,Essex | John Smyth senior fined 3d for default of court. He is also distrained to do fealty at the next court. | ERO, T/A 743/1 | After this date John Smyth senior disappears from the court rolls. The courts do not distinguish any longer between John Smyth senior and John Smyth junior; only a 'John Smyth' appears in the courts. It can be assumed that John Smyth senior must have died between October 1400 and June 1401 (the date of the next surviving court). However, from 1407 a 'John Smyth' junior reappears in the courts and 'John Smyth' (without a name suffix) died between August 1407 and June 1408. |
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