William Botreaux attacks the manor of Ralph Carminow
Inquisition taken before Kentwood and Basset at Lostwithiel on Monday before St Lawrence in the 5th year of Richard II [1381]: Reynewerd, Dauvant, Tremur, Lova, Lampen, Weynaund, Lawarnwestera, Trevedow, Devan, Ward, Lostquyt and Rogg say that Botreaux, knowing that certain of the community of Essex and Kent, traitors to the King, had armed themselves and rebelled against the King, burned various houses and other goods and beheaded and killed the King's chancellor and treasurer and many others, gathered together 80 traitors to the King in support of this community and other traitors and rose up against the King's law on Wednesday after St John the Baptist 5 Richard II [1381] when the said 80 traitors gathered by Botreaux came with force and arms against the peace to Carminow's manor and broke and destroyed a door, a stone wall and his park there, released 20 of his animals which they killed and took away to Botreaux's manor of Botelet, and killed Carminow's servants in his manor of Boconnoc.
