The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | Richard |
| Last name | Bokherst |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Source | TNA CP 40/486 m. 349 |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
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| 2790 | John Colpepir et al v. William Bukherst et al. | Kent - William Bukherst, John Hamon and John Farngate attached to answer John Colpepir, John Kelsham and John Hegham clerk, who complain by Thomas Holte their attorney that, on 16 June 1381, together with John Bukherst, Stephen Bukherst, Henry Elmested, John atte Bergh and William Egerynden, with force and arms, namely swords, bows, arrows and axes, they broke the houses of the said John, John and John at Frittenden and took and carried away goods and chattels worth £20 and did other injuries to the grave damage [£40] of the said John, John and John and against the peace of the king. Defendants come by Richard Bokherst their attorney and say not guilty and on country - jurors come in three weeks of St Michael 7 RII - say that John Farngate is not guilty of said trespasses, say that William and John not guilty concerning seizure of goods and chattels, but that John broke the houses on said Sunday to plaintiffs damage of four marks, and that William afterwards that day broke the house to plaintiffs damage of 3s 4d. - jurors asked if William and John abetted or consented to destruction (ad frangendum) of the said houses - said not - adjudged that plaintiffs recover damages as assessed by jurors, so William and John to be arrested - plaintiffs in mercy for remainder of false claim - say they will not prosecute case further. | Frittenden,Kent | Attorney | View Incident page | ||
| 2792 | Geoffrey Cartere v. Simon Hey | Kent, Geoffrey Cartere of Sittingbourne was attached to answer Simon Hey by his attorney Thomas Holte in a plea that on Monday 10th June 1381, together with William Coupere of Kekkyngbourne, John Flecchere of Ospringe, William Couper that was Jak servant Strowe, Henry Plomford, Benedict Kyx, Thomas atte Doune and John Date soutere, by force and arms, namely swords, bows and arrows, he broke the close and houses of Simon at Ospringe and burned the timber from the said houses to the value of £10 and took away his goods and chattels, namely linen and woollen cloths, brass and copper vessels and gold and silver rings to the value of £20 and £32 in money, and consumed two tuns of wine of the same Simon to the value of £10, and did other damage to the value of 100 marks. Geoffrey comes by Richard Bokherst his attorney and pleads not guilty; the case was adjourned. | Ospringe,Kent | Attorney | View Incident page |
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| Richard Bokherst ( 7137 ) |
