The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA JUST 1/400 m. 2 |
| 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. 72-3 |
| Text (English translation) | The Jurors to inquire concerning the malefactors who rose against our Lord the King and his people, from the feast of Trinity, in the fourth year of the reign of King Richard the Second, continuing at intervals, from the day and year aforesaid until the morrow of Corpus Christi next ensuing (from June 9 to 14, 1381), say, upon their oath, that William the Capellan, officiating in the church of St. John, in the Isle of Thanet, and Stephen Samuel, on Thursday in the feast of Corpus Christi in the foresaid year (13th June, 1381), rose and proclaimed, against the peace of our Lord the King, that all and singular ought to unite, and go to the house of William Medmenham, under the penalty of death and the forfeiture of their goods and chattels, and to pull down the house of the said William Medmenham. Whereupon, the foresaid William and Stephen entered the houses of the foresaid William Medmenham, on the day and year aforesaid, together with others who were driven [castigati] by them to this and burned the books and muniments of the foresaid William Medmenham at Manston, in the foresaid island, to the damage of the said William of twenty shillings. The rest well. Custodes of the said Hundred, William Daundilioun, Thomas Eldrych. Names of the Constables, Stephen Colvere, Gervis Saghiere, Simon Fygge. |
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People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
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| 5924 | Stephen | Colvere | Male | Ringslow Hundred,Kent | Constable | Go to participant page | ||
| 5922 | William | Daundilioun | Male | Ringslow Hundred,Kent | Keeper | Go to participant page | ||
| 5923 | Thomas | Eldrych | Male | Ringslow Hundred,Kent | Keeper | Go to participant page | ||
| 5926 | Simon | Fygge | Male | Ringslow Hundred,Kent | Constable | Go to participant page | ||
| 6061 | William | Medmenham | Male | 2530,2555 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5925 | Gervis | Saghiere | Male | Ringslow Hundred,Kent | Constable | Go to participant page | ||
| 5829 | Stephen | Samuel | Male | 2555,2530 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5830 | William | Male | Chaplain | St John's Church,Margate,Ringslow Hundred,Kent | 2530,2555 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2530 | Attack on house of William Medmenham | Attack on house of William Medmenham and incitement of others to do so, burning of books and muniments | Arson: burning of documents,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses | Go to incidents page |
| 2555 | Attack on house of William Medmenham | The jurors say that William the Capellan, officiating in the church of St. John, in the Isle of Thanet, and Stephen Samuel, on Thursday in the feast of Corpus Christi in the foresaid year (13th June, 1381), rose and proclaimed, against the peace of our Lord the King, that all and singular ought to unite, and go to the house of William Medmenham, under the penalty of death and the forfeiture of their goods and chattels, and to pull down the house of the said William Medmenham. | Raising the commons: proclamations | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Medmenham ( 6061 ) | Attack on house of William Medmenham (2530) | Victim | |
| William Medmenham ( 6061 ) | Attack on house of William Medmenham (2555) | Victim | |
| Stephen Samuel ( 5829 ) | Attack on house of William Medmenham (2555) | Accused | |
| Stephen Samuel ( 5829 ) | Attack on house of William Medmenham (2530) | Accused | |
| William ( 5830 ) | Attack on house of William Medmenham (2530) | Accused | |
| William ( 5830 ) | Attack on house of William Medmenham (2555) | Accused |
