The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | Henry |
| Last name | Englissh |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Sheriff |
| Source | TNA KB 27/485 rex mm. 27-27d |
| Role in source | Sheriff |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3407 | William Trot and four others were coerced to steal livestock from the houses of Richard Lyons and Henry Englissh. | William Trot, Thomas Hunte, Roger de Pulteria, John Passener and John atte Haldris were coerced to take part in the attacks on Richard Lyons' and Henry Englissh's manors and to steal livestock from their houses; they brought the livestock and other goods back to Earls Colne and left it with the constable for safekeeping. | Birdbrook,Essex; Liston,Essex | Victim | View Incident page | ||
| 3414 | William Disse, John Wraw and five others made proclamations and stole money and goods of Henry English in Birdbrook. | William Disse, John Caunt from Suffolk, Robert Cardemaker, John Hauberk, Edmund Taillour, William Dich and John Wraw were chief instigators and leaders of the rebels; they broke into Henry English's house Birdbrook and stole money and goods. | Birdbrook,Essex | Victim | View Incident page | ||
| 3482 | William Wyse stole a horse from Henry English in Birdbrook. | William Wyse of Bradwell juxta Coggeshall seized a horse from Henry English in Birdbrook and took it away | Birdbrook,Essex | Victim | View Incident page | ||
| 3518 | John Bokeden breaks the close of Henry Englissh | The jurors say that John Bokeden, onetime servant of John Harveys, on Saturday 15th June 1381 at Ditton Valence along with others unknown broke into the close of Henry Englissh and took and carried away chattels worth 40 s., against the peace. | Woodditton,Cambridgeshire | Victim | View Incident page | ||
| 3521 | Robert Turveye steals from Henry Englissh | They [the jurors] say that Robert Turveye of Brinkley on Saturday 15th June 1381 voluntarily and without threat to life and limb broke into the close of Henry Englissh at Ditton Valence with force and arms and took away four pigs worth half a mark. | Cambridgeshire | Victim | View Incident page | ||
| 3572 | John Bywold breaks the close of Henry Englyssh and takes his calves | And that John Bywold of West Wickham on the same day during the time of the aforesaid rumour broke the close of Henry Englyssh at Woodditton and took and drove away seven calves. | Woodditton,Cambridgeshire | Victim | View Incident page | ||
| 3616 | John Trippelowe rises up against the Prior of Barnwell and coerces the mayor of Cambridge | Chesterton. It was presented that John Trippelowe, cutler, with many other wrongdoers, rose up against his allegiance and the king's peace in the town of Cambridge on Sunday 16th June 1381, and that he was one of the leaders in the attack on the Prior of Barnwell and his close, and in coercing the mayor of Cambridge, Edmund Redmedwe, to make proclamations against the law and customs of the realm, and supporting everything done against the said Prior and his home. And that the same John on the preceding Saturday and on the following Monday and Tuesday was an aider and abettor in the insurrection, and in this way inciting the people in prejudice of the king. He appears on 23rd July, pleads not guilty, and is acquitted. Pledges come for good behaviour: John Org[...], Ronald Vygar, William de Burton and John Wenderet. | Cambridge,Cambridgeshire | Sheriff | View Incident page | ||
| 4349 | John Sibile v. John Esmond | John Esmond attached to answer John Sibile on a plea that he together with others on 5 August 1381 with force and arms broke his close and houses at Upware and seized goods and chattels worth £40. John Esmond appears and pleads not guilty to the plea of force and arms; with regards to the remaining trespass, he says that he came to Upware on Monday 17 June 1381 at the time of the insurrection under the coercion of John Hanchach, without doing any damage or breaking into the property of John Sibile. The parties appear in the octave of Michaelmas 13 Ric II and John Esmond claims that the jury panel selection has been influenced by John Sibile; this is found to be true and the panel annulled. | Upware,Cambridgeshire | Sheriff | View Incident page |
