The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA JUST 1/400 m. 4 |
| 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. 77-8 |
| Text (English translation) | Hundred of Chatham and Gillingham. Memorandum, that Thomas Berghestede, of Gillingham, and Robert Prat, of the same, came, on Sunday on the feast of the Holy Trinity, in the fourth year of the reign of King Richard the Second after the Conquest (9th June, 1381) to the messuage of Thomas Bedemanton, in Gillingham, and broke open the chambers of the said Thomas, and entered the same, and took and feloniously carried away the charters, writings, and divers muniments there found, and the other goods and chattels of the said Thomas there found, to the value of a hundred pounds. Also, afterwards on Monday on the morrow of the Holy Trinity (10th June, 1381), in the foresaid year, the foresaid Thomas Berghestede, and Robert, threaten [minantur] the foresaid Thomas de Bedemanton, on peril of his life, that he never should on that account implead or aggrieve the foresaid Thomas Berghestede and Robert Prat, and the foresaid Thomas Bedemanton made fine with the foresaid Thomas Berghestede and Robert for twenty shillings, which the foresaid Thomas Bedemanton paid by the hands of Isabella, his wife; Also, afterwards, on Sunday in octaves of the Holy Trinity, in the fourth year (16th June, 1381), the foresaid Thomas Berghestede and Robert Prat threatened the foresaid Thomas de Bedemanton, by falsely stating that the foresaid Thomas de Bedemanton had indicted the foresaid Thomas de Berghestede and Robert Prat; and therefore the foresaid Thomas de Bedemanton had not dared to come into his own country of Gillingham, from the time aforesaid, nor even yet had dared to do so. Also; the foresaid Thomas de Berghestede and Robert Prat, together with one John Wyse, of Mepeham, made the people of Chatham and Gillingham feloniously rise. Also, the said Robert Prat harbours the said Thomas Berghestede and his wife and sons, and comforts and maintains him in his ..... wicked doings and felonies. And the foresaid Thomas Berghestede and Robert Prat have the head of ... so that all the people of Gillingham and Chatham ... the said Thomas Berghestede and Robert .... |
People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5883 | Isabella | Bedemanton | Female | Gillingham,Kent | 2549 | Go to participant page | ||
| 5882 | Thomas | Bedemanton | Male | Gillingham,Kent | 2550,2549,2548 | Go to participant page | ||
| 5880 | Thomas | Berghestede | Male | Gillingham,Kent | 2548,2551,2550,2549 | Go to participant page | ||
| 5881 | Robert | Prat | Male | Gillingham,Kent | 2550,2549,2551,2548 | Go to participant page | ||
| 5884 | John | Wyse | Male | Meopham,Kent | 2551 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2548 | Attack on messuage of Thomas Bedemanton in Gillingham | Attack on messuage of Thomas Bedemanton in Gillingham | Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses,Trespass to chattels: removal of goods,Larceny: theft of documents | Go to incidents page |
| 2551 | Raising of the commons of Chatham and Gillingham | Also; the foresaid Thomas de Berghestede and Robert Prat, together with one John Wyse, of Mepeham, made the people of Chatham and Gillingham feloniously rise. Also, the said Robert Prat harbours the said Thomas Berghestede and his wife and sons, and comforts and maintains him in his ..... wicked doings and felonies. And the foresaid Thomas Berghestede and Robert Prat have the head of ... so that all the people of Gillingham and Chatham ... the said Thomas Berghestede and Robert .... | Raising the commons: other | Go to incidents page |
| 2549 | Threats and extortions made to Thomas Bedemanton | Also, afterwards on Monday on the morrow of the Holy Trinity (10th June, 1381), in the foresaid year, the foresaid Thomas Berghestede, and Robert, threaten [minantur] the foresaid Thomas de Bedemanton, on peril of his life, that he never should on that account implead or aggrieve the foresaid Thomas Berghestede and Robert Prat, and the foresaid Thomas de Bedemanton made fine with the foresaid Thomas Berghestede and Robert for twenty shillings, which the foresaid Thomas de Bedemanton paid by the hands of Isabella, his wife; | Trespass to person: threats,Trespass to person: extortion | Go to incidents page |
| 2550 | Threats made to Thomas Bedemanton | also, afterwards, on Sunday in octaves of the Holy Trinity, in the fourth year (16th June, 1381), the foresaid Thomas Berghestede and Robert Prat threatened the foresaid Thomas de Bedemanton, by falsely stating that the foresaid Thomas de Bedemanton had indicted the foresaid Thomas de Berghestede and Robert Prat; and therefore the foresaid Thomas de Bedemanton had not dared to come into his own country of Gillingham, from the time aforesaid, nor even yet had dared to do so. | Trespass to person: threats | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Bedemanton ( 5882 ) | Attack on messuage of Thomas Bedemanton in Gillingham (2548) | Victim | |
| Thomas Berghestede ( 5880 ) | Attack on messuage of Thomas Bedemanton in Gillingham (2548) | Accused | |
| Robert Prat ( 5881 ) | Attack on messuage of Thomas Bedemanton in Gillingham (2548) | Accused | |
| Thomas Berghestede ( 5880 ) | Raising of the commons of Chatham and Gillingham (2551) | Accused | |
| Robert Prat ( 5881 ) | Raising of the commons of Chatham and Gillingham (2551) | Accused | |
| John Wyse ( 5884 ) | Raising of the commons of Chatham and Gillingham (2551) | Accused | |
| Isabella Bedemanton ( 5883 ) | Threats and extortions made to Thomas Bedemanton (2549) | Victim | |
| Thomas Bedemanton ( 5882 ) | Threats and extortions made to Thomas Bedemanton (2549) | Victim | |
| Thomas Berghestede ( 5880 ) | Threats and extortions made to Thomas Bedemanton (2549) | Accused | |
| Robert Prat ( 5881 ) | Threats and extortions made to Thomas Bedemanton (2549) | Accused | |
| Thomas Bedemanton ( 5882 ) | Threats made to Thomas Bedemanton (2550) | Victim | |
| Thomas Berghestede ( 5880 ) | Threats made to Thomas Bedemanton (2550) | Accused | |
| Robert Prat ( 5881 ) | Threats made to Thomas Bedemanton (2550) | Accused |
