The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | John |
| Last name | Peyntour |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Draper |
| Domicile | London |
| Source | TNA KB 136/5/5/2/2 (b) |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2510 | Attack on Abbey of St Mary Graces, 14 June 1381 | John Payntour accused of entering abbey with rebels and forcing the Abbot and monks to seize a foreign man in the Abbot's chamber | East Smithfield,Ossulstone Hundred,Middlesex | Accused | None specified | View Incident page | |
| 2516 | Attack on Abbey of St Mary Graces, 14 June 1381 | John Paynter accused of entering abbey with rebels and forcing the Abbot and monks to seize a foreign man in the Abbot's chamber | East Smithfield,Ossulstone Hundred,Middlesex | Accused | Not specified | View Incident page | |
| 4180 | John Peyntour assaults William, abbot of St Mary Graces | John Peyntour of London, draper, to answer William, abbot of St Mary Graces next the Tower, on a charge that he broke the close and houses of the said abbot at East Smithfield and assaulted, beat and wounded the said abbot, and tore up books, charters and other muniments. | East Smithfield,Ossulstone Hundred,Middlesex | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 4305 | John Payntour causes the abduction of a foreign man | John Payntor, draper of London, on Friday 14 June 1381, by force and arms, with insurrectors, men of the counties of Essex and Kent, and with an open standard, entered the abbey of [St Mary] Graces in the county of Middlesex, and there compelled the abbot and convent of the said abbey to seize one foreign man in the chamber of the abbey there against the peace, etc. | Abbey of St Mary Graces,East Smithfield,Middlesex | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 4350 | John Payntour forces the Abbot of St Mary Graces to seise a strange man | John Payntour, draper of London, on the Friday 14 June 1381, together with insurgents, men of the counties of Essex and Kent and with banner unfurled, entered the abbey of Grace in the county of Middlesex with force and arms, and there forced the abbot and convent of the said abbey to seise a strange man, in the abbot's chamber there, against the peace etc. He pleads not guilty and is acquitted. | Abbey of St Mary Graces,East Smithfield,Middlesex | Accused | View Incident page |
Biographical Information
| Date | Location | Info | Source | Comment | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will of John Painter, butcher, of the parish of St Botolph Aldgate, 1411. Different trade to the rebel, but in same parish. In Commissary Register 2 folio 203, London Metropolitan Archives | Ex info Caroline Barron |
