The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | John |
| Last name | Cros |
| Gender | Male |
| Domicile | Shelland,Suffolk |
| Source | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 43 |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2822 | Escheator inquisitions (Suffolk) | Unspecified acts of treason and felonies during the rising. | Suffolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 2842 | Escheator accounts (Suffolk and Norfolk) | Valuation of goods and chattels, land and tenements of traitors and fugitives. | Suffolk; Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 2880 | Attack on property of William Berard by John Barbour and others | the jurors present that John Barbour of Huntingdon, John atte Cros of Shelland (beheaded) and Geoffrey Taillour of Drinkstone, congregators, supporters and maintainers at the time of the rising, from village to village in the hundred of Stowe, in a warlike manner and against the dignity of the crown, came feloniously and fraudulently to the village of Old Newton, namely on Saturday 15th June 1381 and there they feloniously and treacherously broke and entered the close and houses of William Berard at Old Newton with many others unknown and plundered and carried away cows, sheep, wool, corn, malt and other goods and chattels worth £10. | Old Newton,Stow Hundred,Suffolk | Accused | Beheaded | View Incident page | |
| 3018 | Rebellion of John atte Cros | Suffolk. John atte Cros of Shelland was accused before the aforesaid justices by Robert de Hessete that on Friday 14th June 1381 and throughout the time of the rising he was a common rebel and one of the chief leaders, and made various men rise in the aforesaid county against the king and his followers. Because of this he has been arrested and brought before the justices by the sheriff. It was asked of him how he wishes to acquit himself of the charges of felony and treason aforesaid, and he declares that he is not guilty of the felonies and treasons of which he is charged. The jurors come and say on their oath that John atte Cros of Shelland is guilty of the felonies and treasons of which he has been accused. Judgement is therefore given that the aforesaid John atte Cros of Shelland should be beheaded, and his head placed upon the pillory, and that an inquiry be made into his lands and chattels. (Beheaded). | Suffolk | Accused | Beheaded | View Incident page |
