The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA JUST 1/400 m. 1 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Kent |
| Published source (may be more than one) | W.E. Flaherty, 'The Great Rebellion in Kent of 1381. Illustrated from the Public Records', Archaeologia Cantiana, 3 (1860), pp. 71-2 |
| Text (English translation) | Be it remembered that, on St. John the Baptist Day, in the fourth (fifth) year of the reign of King Richard the Second after the Conquest (June 24, 1381), at St John's in Thanet [Tanet] William Tolone, John Jory, Stephen Samuel, William atte Stone the younger, and John Michelat, raised a cry, that no tenant should do service or custom to the lordships in Thanet, as they have aforetime done, under pain of forfeiture of their goods, and the cutting off their heads. And also, that they should not suffer any distress to be taken, under the above-said penalty. And also, the aforesaid men raised another cry, on the day of the feast of Corpus Christi, in. the above-said year (June 13, 1381), at St Laurence in Thanet, that every liege man of our Lord the King ought to go to the house of William Medmenham, and demolish his house and level it with the ground, and fling out the books and rolls found there, and to burn them with fire, and, if the said William could be found, that they should kill him, and cut off his head from his body, under like penalty [sur peine de tiel juyse]; and they ordered a taxation to be paid for maintaining the said proceedings against the lordships throughout the whole Isle of Thanet, except the tenants of the Priory of Canterbury and the franchise of Canterbury. By virtue of which cry, the Jurors of the hundred of Ryngslo say, that these same entered the house of the said William, and burnt the aforesaid rolls and books, and did no other harm to the said William. And further they say, that they raised the cry that no tenant should do service or custom, as is above said, and that they made the taxation. |
People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5825 | John | Jory | Male | 2526,2528 | Go to participant page | |||
| 6060 | William | Medmenham | Male | 2530 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5828 | John | Michelat | Male | 2526,2528 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5826 | Stephen | Samuel | Male | 2528,2526 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5827 | William | atte Stone | Male | 2528,2526 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5824 | William | Tolone | Male | 2526,2528 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2528 | Attack on house of William Medmenham | The accused ((John Jory, John Michelat, Stephen Samuel, William Stone, William Tolone) raised a cry inciting attack on house of William Medmenham and murder of the same. They then attacked the house, but did not harm Medmenham. | Arson: burning of documents,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses,Raising the commons: proclamations | Go to incidents page |
| 2526 | Cry raised in Thanet | The accused (John Jory, John Michelat, Stephen Samuel, William Stone, William Tolone) raised a cry that no tenant should do service or custom to the lordships in Thanet, as they have aforetime done, under pain of forfeiture of their goods, and the cutting off their heads. And also, that they should not suffer any distress to be taken, under the above-said penalty. | Raising the commons: proclamations | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Jory ( 5825 ) | Attack on house of William Medmenham (2528) | Accused | |
| William Medmenham ( 6060 ) | Attack on house of William Medmenham (2530) | Victim | |
| John Michelat ( 5828 ) | Attack on house of William Medmenham (2528) | Accused | |
| Stephen Samuel ( 5826 ) | Attack on house of William Medmenham (2528) | Accused | |
| William atte Stone ( 5827 ) | Attack on house of William Medmenham (2528) | Accused | |
| William Tolone ( 5824 ) | Attack on house of William Medmenham (2528) | Accused | |
| John Jory ( 5825 ) | Cry raised in Thanet (2526) | Accused | |
| John Michelat ( 5828 ) | Cry raised in Thanet (2526) | Accused | |
| Stephen Samuel ( 5826 ) | Cry raised in Thanet (2526) | Accused | |
| William atte Stone ( 5827 ) | Cry raised in Thanet (2526) | Accused | |
| William Tolone ( 5824 ) | Cry raised in Thanet (2526) | Accused |
