The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | John |
| Last name | Spencer |
| Gender | Male |
| Domicile | Babraham,Cambridgeshire |
| Source | TNA CP 40/493 m. 314 |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3496 | Pardon for the rebels | Pardon for the rebels, granted under the terms sanctioned by parliament in November 1381 | Pardoned | View Incident page | |||
| 3918 | Attack on property of Thomas Swafham at Burwell by John Spencer and others | Property of Thomas Swafham at Burwell with force and arms; close and houses broken; theft of livestock, timber, goods and chattels worth £20, £25 in money and documents; damages of £100. John Spencer appears and pleads coercion under influence of John Hanchet (very detailed account); produces pledges; is found not guilty; Thomas Swafham in mercy for false claim. | Burwell,Cambridgeshire | Accused | View Incident page |
Biographical Information
| Date | Location | Info | Source | Comment | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/10/1383 | Babraham,Cambridgeshire | At the delivery of Cambridge gaol on 19 March 1384, John Spencer of Barbraham had been arrested on an indictment made before the Sheriff in his tourn held at Babraham on 28 October 1383 that, with other men men armed with arrows whose names are unknown by night on 25 October 1383, Spencer feloniously took and robbed from Walter the clerk of Robert Parys, escheator of the Lord King in the said county collecting various debts of the Lord King, divers letters and muniments relating to the said escheator's office as well as three shillings and four silver pennies found there. John pleads not not guilty. The trial jury say that he is not guilty so he is acquited. | JUST 3/164 m. 22d |
Relationships
None foundOther Cases of the Same Person
| Duplicate person | Comments |
|---|---|
| John Spencer ( 13812 ) |
