The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | Henry |
| Last name | Bongay |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Armourer |
| Domicile | Canterbury,Kent |
| Source | TNA JUST 1/400 m. 3 |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2533 | Proclamation by Henry Bongay in Canterbury resulting in killing of John Tece | Also, the jurors say that, on Saturday next after the feast of Corpus Christi, in the foresaid year (15th June, 1381), Henry Bongay, armourer, of Canterbury, caused a proclamation to be made in the city of Canterbury, by which proclamation John Tece of Canterbury, was slain, so that the said Henry was the cause of the death of the said John. | Canterbury,Kent | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 2535 | Attack on William Watershipe | Also, the jurors say that the foresaid Henry Bongay came with force and arms to the house of William Watershipe, in Canterbury, and with many threatened that he would burn down his house, unless he delivered to him the keys of a certain shop and a cellar situated near the church of St. Andrew, and feloniously compelled the foresaid William to pay him forty shillings. | Canterbury,Kent | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 2537 | Attack on house of Robert Sherman in Canterbury | Also, the jurors say that on the Monday aforesaid (10 June), the said Henry Bongay raised a certain assembly of the enemies of our Lord the King, viz. Nicholas Rayle, late servant of Nicholas Glovere, Simon Sletton, tailor, and many others unknown, who came to the house of Robert Sherman, in Canterbury, and feloniously broke open the chambers and chests of the said Robert, and took and carried away divers his muniments, and also compelled the said Robert to pay a ransom of ten marks sterling. Also, they say that William Mortone, of Canterbury, was in their company at that time, and received the said ten marks. | Canterbury,Kent | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 2654 | Escheator inquisition | Unspecified felonies during the insurrection | Kent | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 2739 | Escheator account (Kent) | Valuation of goods and chattels, land and tenements of traitors and fugitives. | Kent | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 2837 | Escheator inquisitions (Norfolk) | Unspecified acts of treason and felonies during the rising. | Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 2840 | Escheator inquisitions (Norfolk) | Unspecified acts of treason and felonies during the rising. | Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 2843 | Escheator accounts (Suffolk and Norfolk) | Valuation of goods and chattels, land and tenements of traitors and fugitives. | Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page |
Biographical Information
| Date | Location | Info | Source | Comment | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the customs account of John Ropere of Canterbury and Thomas Elys of Sandwich for ports as far as Gravesend on the one coast and Winchelsea (except Dover) on the other for 20 January 1381-20 January 1382, for customs paid on cloth by native merchants, in Jan 1381, Henry Armorer pays customs of 3s 6d on three pieces of cloth, in March 1381 he pays 7s 8d on 6 pieces of cloth. | TNA E 122/126/6 |
