The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | John |
| Last name | Clerk |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Manorial Tenant |
| Domicile | Wix,Essex |
| Source | TNA SC 2/174/19 mm. 1-1v |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4642 | Burning of the court rolls at Wix priory (Essex) | Burning of the charters, terriers, rentals, court rolls, and other written evidence of the manor of Wix priory (Essex); bond tenants are accused have having entered the priory with force and arms and threatened and assaulted the priory's servants. Bond tenements confiscated and regranted. | Wix,Essex | Accused | View Incident page |
Biographical Information
| Date | Location | Info | Source | Comment | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/02/1377 | Wix,Essex | John Clerk serves as chief pledge. | TNA, SC 2/174/18 | ||
| 03/02/1382 | Wix,Essex | John Clerk pays a 40s fine to the lady to have his tenements back to hold at will which were seized for his trespasses at the time of the rumour and contempt. He will pays the 40s in two instalments of 20s at Easter and Michaelmas. | TNA, SC 2/174/19 | Forty shillings is by far the highest fine which which suggests that John Clerk was the ringleader in the burning of the court rolls. | |
| 03/02/1382 | Wix,Essex | William Clerk serves as chief pledge. | TNA, SC 2/174/19 | ||
| 03/02/1387 | Wix,Essex | John Clerk serves as chief pledge. | TNA, SC 2/179/19 | ||
| 03/02/1400 | Wix,Essex | John Clerk serves as chief pledge. | TNA, SC 2/174/22 | ||
| 30/09/1402 | Wix,Essex | John Clerk fined 5s for trespass in the lady's wood called 'Saintemariegrove' | TNA, SC 2/174/22 |
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