The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | Walter |
| Last name | Clerk |
| Last name suffix | junior |
| Gender | Male |
| Domicile | Thaxted,Essex |
| Source | TNA CP 40/490 m. 489 |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2864 | Attack on property of John, Duke of Lancaster (palace of Savoy) | John, King of Castile and Leon, Duke of Lancaster. Forced entry into his close and house in the parish of St Mary-le-Strand (the palace of the Savoy); removal of goods and chattels worth £5,000. | St Mary-le-Strand,Middlesex; Savoy Palace,Middlesex | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 4129 | Attack on property of John of Gaunt at Hertford | Property of John of Gaunt at Hertford attacked by John Coltman and numerous others of Essex and Hertfordshire; they broke the close and stole goods and chattels worth £1000. They do not appear; sheriff ordered to attach them; John Blithe, Nicholas Blake and Walter Lechs of Ware are attached by Laurence Mot and Adam Lot and are in mercy; the others have nothing; on 15 July 1383 Roger Marchal and others appear [remainder illegible]. | Hertford,Hertfordshire | Accused | View Incident page |
Biographical Information
| Date | Location | Info | Source | Comment | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/09/1377 to 30/09/1377 | Thaxted,Essex | John Walkelyn rode armed in a warlike fashion and threatened Thomas May, William Archeer, Walter Clerk and Thomas Smyth of Thaxted and others in life and mutilation of their limbs. | E. Furber, Essex Sessions of the Peace, 1351, 1377-79, p. 132 | Furber identifies May and Archer as jurors. Given Clerk's later role as collector of rents and of the court, this may represent violent resistance against financial dewmands (first poll tax?) | |
| 14/09/1377 | Thaxted,Essex | John son of Walter Walkelyn of Thaxted accused of assaulting Walter Clerk at Thaxted and striking, wounding and badly beating him. | E. Furber (ed.) Essex Sessions of the Peace, 1351, 1377-79, p. 138 | ||
| 1380 to 1381 | Thaxted,Essex | Walter Clerk collector of the rents and of the court of the borough, paid 6ds 8d. | ERO, D/DHu M1 | Newton, Thaxted in the Fourteenth Century, p. 97. | |
| 10/05/1393 | Thaxted,Essex | Walter Clerk holds two messuages (rent together 15d); he pays 1d for a postern and 1d for a purpresture (encroachement on the lord's land). | ERO, D/DHu M58 | Newton, Thaxted in the Fourteenth Century, pp. 63, 64. |
Relationships
None foundOther Cases of the Same Person
| Duplicate person | Comments |
|---|---|
| Walter Clerk ( 8298 ) |
