The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Private prosecution |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA CP 40/484 m. 70d |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Essex |
| Text in Original Language | Essex. Iohannes Sewale per Iohannem Sumpter attornatum suum optulit se quarto die versus Iohannem Odyn capellanum Iohannem London Iohannem Hoditch Rogerum Pollard Iohannem Pollard Iohannem Webbe Rogerum Shepherd et Ricardum filium Iohannis atte Groue de placito quare vi et armis quandam bagam ipsius Iohannis Sewale cum rotulis scriptis et aliis memorandis in eadem baga contentis apud Goldhangre combusserunt et alia enormia et co et contra pacem et co. Et ipsi non venerunt. Et preceptum vicecomiti quod caperet eos et co. Et vicecomes modo mandat quod non sunt inuenta et co. Ideo sicut prius preceptum est vicecomiti quod capiat eos et co et saluo et co. Ita quod habeat corpora eorum hic a die Pasche in tres septimanias per iusticiarios et co. |
| Text (English translation) | Essex. John Sewale by John Sumpter his attorney appears against John Odyn chaplain, John London, John Hoditch, Roger Pollard, John Pollard, John Webbe, Roger Shepherd and Richard son of John atte Grove on a plea that with force and arms at Goldhanger they burnt a bag of the said John containing rolls, writings and other memoranda. And they do not come. The sheriff is ordered to arrest them, but returns that they are not found. Therefore as before the sheriff is ordered to arrest them and to have their bodies in court in the three weeks of Easter 1383. |
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People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6971 | John | atte Grove | Male | 2781 | Go to participant page | |||
| 6970 | Richard | atte Grove | Male | 2781 | Go to participant page | |||
| 6965 | John | Hodich | Male | 2781 | Go to participant page | |||
| 6964 | John | London | Male | 2781 | Go to participant page | |||
| 6963 | John | Odyn | Male | Chaplain | 2781 | Go to participant page | ||
| 6967 | John | Pollard | Male | 2781 | Go to participant page | |||
| 6966 | Roger | Pollard | Male | 2781 | Go to participant page | |||
| 6972 | John | Sewale | Male | 2781 | Go to participant page | |||
| 6969 | Roger | Shepherd | Male | 2781 | Go to participant page | |||
| 6968 | John | Webbe | Male | 2781 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2781 | Bag belonging to John Sewale containing rolls, writings and other memoranda burnt at Goldhanger | Bag belonging to John Sewale containing rolls, writings and other memoranda burnt at Goldhanger | Arson: burning of documents | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| John atte Grove ( 6971 ) | Bag belonging to John Sewale containing rolls, writings and other memoranda burnt at Goldhanger (2781) | Mentioned | |
| Richard atte Grove ( 6970 ) | Bag belonging to John Sewale containing rolls, writings and other memoranda burnt at Goldhanger (2781) | Accused | |
| John Hodich ( 6965 ) | Bag belonging to John Sewale containing rolls, writings and other memoranda burnt at Goldhanger (2781) | Accused | |
| John London ( 6964 ) | Bag belonging to John Sewale containing rolls, writings and other memoranda burnt at Goldhanger (2781) | Accused | |
| John Odyn ( 6963 ) | Bag belonging to John Sewale containing rolls, writings and other memoranda burnt at Goldhanger (2781) | Accused | |
| John Pollard ( 6967 ) | Bag belonging to John Sewale containing rolls, writings and other memoranda burnt at Goldhanger (2781) | Accused | |
| Roger Pollard ( 6966 ) | Bag belonging to John Sewale containing rolls, writings and other memoranda burnt at Goldhanger (2781) | Accused | |
| John Sewale ( 6972 ) | Bag belonging to John Sewale containing rolls, writings and other memoranda burnt at Goldhanger (2781) | Victim | |
| Roger Shepherd ( 6969 ) | Bag belonging to John Sewale containing rolls, writings and other memoranda burnt at Goldhanger (2781) | Accused | |
| John Webbe ( 6968 ) | Bag belonging to John Sewale containing rolls, writings and other memoranda burnt at Goldhanger (2781) | Accused |
