The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | John |
| Last name | Levesson |
| Gender | Male |
| Domicile | Sutton,Norfolk |
| Source | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 103 |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2917 | John Levesson and others burn documents of the manor of Ingham | And that John Levesson of Sutton, John atte Chaumbre of Potter Heigham, William Skondere of Catfield, Alan Dykes of Potter Heigham and Robert atte Welle, thatcher of Ludham, burnt said documents with the said Robert Capon on the aforesaid day and year. | Ingham,Happing Hundred,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 2925 | John Levyssone of Sutton burns books at the manors of Sutton, Hickling and Ingham | And that a certain John Levyssone of Sutton was a burner of books at the aforesaid manors. | Sutton,Norfolk; Ingham,Happing Hundred,Norfolk; Hickling,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 2927 | John Levysson was a common robber of goods and chattels of men in the country | And that the aforesaid John Levysson was a common robber of goods and chattels of men in the country. | Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3051 | John Levesson of Sutton plunders John Aslake | And that John Levesson of Sutton plundered of the goods of John Aslake three quarters of malt worth 9 s. | Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3173 | Various crimes committed by men of Happing hundred | The jurors present that Geoffrey Skondere of Catfield was a common raiser of men and burner of books. John atte Hamnere was a common raiser of men and burner of books, and he sought out Reginald de Ekkelis. John Levisson of Sutton a common raiser of men and burner of books and a common thief. William Fleghard senior a common wrongdoer of all the aforesaid evil deeds. William Fleghard junior a common raiser of men and a common thief of the goods of men. Thomas Levissone of Sutton a common burner of books and a common raiser of men. John Grape of Sutton, son of Walter Grape, aided those who burnt books. John Schynnere of Brumstead was a common burner of books. Robert Capun with others feloniously broke the door of the chamber of the lord earl of Suffolk, and aided those who burnt the books of the lord earl of Suffolk. Thomas Clerk of Edgefield a common raiser of men. Gregory Wilstan was an accessory to the burning of books. John Bulloc similarly assisted Richard Scrispyng a common raiser of men. Adam atte Wode also. These felonies were committed on Thursday 27th June 1381. | Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3183 | John atte Chaumbre and others attack St Benet's Abbey and burn documents | [The jurors] also say that John, son of Alicia atte Chaumbre of Potter Heigham, his brother Roger, John Skondere of Catfield, Thomas Cabyte and Geoffrey Bisshop of the same, Heny Reyse, John Thurkeld of Dilham junior, Adam Martin of the same, beheaded, John de Birkele of Potter Heigham, Richard Smyth of Ludham, Thomas Belgemyn of the same, John Levesson of Sutton, Adam de Dikkes of Potter Heigham, Simon Cuttekope of Happisburgh and John Geggebald of Ludham and John Wattes of Scottow together with other unknown evildoers assembled together several people from diverse hundreds and went to the Abbey of St Benedict at Holm and laid siege to it and threatened the life and limb of the Abbot and his monks, and that they would burn their manors, unless they hand over all custumals, rental, court rolls and muniments pertaining to the said Abbey, upon which the aforesaid Abbot and fellow monks handed over the aforesaid custumals, rentals, rolls and muniments to the aforesaid John Wattes and his other associate evildoers at Horning out of fear for their life and limbs and the burning of their manors. And upon this the same John Wattes with his aforesaid associates burned on Thursday 20th June 1381 at Horning all aforesaid custumals, rentals, court rolls and muniments to the grave damage etc. | Horning,Norfolk; St Benet's Abbey,Thurne,West Flegg Hundred,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3185 | John atte Chaumbre and others burn documents of the manors of Sutton and Hickling | [The jurors] also say that the aforesaid John, son of Alicia de Chaumbre with his other aforenamed associate evildoers on Friday 21st June 1381 came to Sutton in the hundred of Happing and there they carried away and burned the rolls and other muniments pertaining to the said manor, and thus they went to the manor of Hickling and from manor to manor within the aforesaid hundred and burned all custumals, rentals, court rolls and muniments belonging to all manors in the aforesaid hundred etc. | Sutton,Norfolk; Hickling,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page |
