The People of 1381
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| Type | Private prosecution |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA CP 40/492 m. 407 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Sussex |
| Text in Original Language | de placito quare ipsi simul cum Ricardo Russell de Burgerssh Iohanne Cogger de Hethfeld Ricardo Cogger de Hethfeld Simone Grauncher Iohanne Whiteheued Iohanne Randolf chesman Iohanne Markewyk Phillipo de Rysshdon Iohanne Cook de Pycombe junior Willelmo Lambard de Hurst Willelmo Weston de Southnovere Thoma Smalwyn Willelmo Wrethe Ricardo Storme Willelmo Holter souter Iohanne Gyle de fferles Iohanne Page de Bokstede synyere Ricardo Morhale de Grenstede Iohanne atte Cherche de Glynde et Iohanne ffrench etc. Et unde idem comes per Iohannem de Bretton attornatum suum queritur quod predicti etc die dominica proxima post festum corporis Christi anno regnorum domini regis nunc quarto vi et armis scilicet gladiis arcubus et sagittis castrum clausa et domos ipsius comitis apud Lewes fregerunt et decem dolia sua vini precii et co [centum librarum] ibidem inventa fregerunt et vinum predictum consumpserunt et bona et catalla sua videlicet lauricas capellas ferreas et alia armatura arcus sagittas ferreas tabulas pannos lineos et laneos cistas et vasa enea et lignea ad valenciam et co [quadraginta marcarum] ibidem inventa ceperunt eu asportaverunt ac rotulos curiae et compotorum rentalia et alia munimenta sua videlicet cartas et scripta dominium suum castri et honoris de Lewes tangencia ibidem inventa combusserunt etc et dampnum habet ad valenciam mille librarum etc.' |
| Text (English translation) | Sussex - John Rycoun 'bochere' Richard Hendyman de Ukkefeld John Poterne William Shortpot de Ryngemere Richard Osemond Simon Skyn de Wellyngham Jordan Cony, John Oteway Nicholas Wynter John Deneman junior Alexander Knoller William Cuffeleye and John Bradyn attached to answer Richard Earl of Arundel by his attorney John de Bretton on a plea that together with Richard Russell of Bergerssh, John Cogger of Hethfeld, Richard Cogger of Hethfeld, Simon Grauncher, John Whiteheued, John Randolf 'chesman', John Markewyk, Phillip de Rysshdon, John Cook de Pycombe junior, William Lambard of Hurst, William Weston of Southover, Thomas Smalwyn, William Wrethe, Richard Storme, William Holter 'souter', John Gyle of Firle, John Page of Bokstede 'synyere', Richard Morhale of Grenstede, John atte Cherche of Glynde and John French, on 16 June 1381, with force and arms, namely swords, bows and arrows, they broke the castle, close and houses of the said Earl at Lewes, and broke into 10 tuns of wine worth £100 and drank it, and took and carried away goods and chattels worth 40 marks, namely breastplates, iron helmets and other armour, bows, iron arrows, planks, woollen and linen cloth, chests, and dishes of bronze and wood, and also took and burnt court rolls, rentals and other muniments, namely charters and writings relating to the castle and honour of Lewes, to the value of £1000. Defs. come by John de Sutton their attorney and say not guilty - both parties on country - jurors to come in quindene of Easter. Earl optulit se v Russell and the others in the same plea - sheriff had been ordered to arrest them - returns that John Cogger John Whitheued John Randolf John Markewyk William Weston and William Holter are dead, so no further action against them - sheriff ordered sicut prius to arrest the others, to be in CP in quindene of Easter. |
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People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7588 | John | Bradyn | Male | 2819 | Go to participant page | |||
| 7589 | John | de Bretton | Male | Attorney | 2819 | Go to participant page | ||
| 7591 | John | Cogger | Male | Heathfield,Sussex | 2819 | Go to participant page | ||
| 7592 | Richard | Cogger | Male | Heathfield,Sussex | 2819 | Go to participant page | ||
| 7582 | Jordan | Cony | Male | 2819 | Go to participant page | |||
| 7598 | John | Cook | Male | Pyecombe,Sussex | 2819 | Go to participant page | ||
| 7587 | William | Cuffeleye | Male | 2819 | Go to participant page | |||
| 7585 | John | Deneman | Male | 2819 | Go to participant page | |||
| 7609 | John | French | Male | 2819 | Go to participant page | |||
| 7608 | John | atte Glynde | Male | 2819 | Go to participant page | |||
| 7593 | Simon | Grauncher | Male | 2819 | Go to participant page | |||
| 7605 | John | Gyle | Male | Firle,Sussex | 2819 | Go to participant page | ||
| 7572 | Richard | Hendyman | Male | Uckfield,Sussex | 2819 | Go to participant page | ||
| 7604 | William | Holter | Male | Shoemaker | 2819 | Go to participant page | ||
| 7586 | Alexander | Knoller | Male | 2819 | Go to participant page | |||
| 7599 | William | Lambard | Male | Hurst,Sussex | 2819 | Go to participant page | ||
| 7596 | John | Markewyk | Male | 2819 | Go to participant page | |||
| 7607 | Richard | Morhale | Male | East Grinstead,Sussex | 2819 | Go to participant page | ||
| 7580 | Richard | Osemond | Male | 2819 | Go to participant page | |||
| 7583 | John | Oteway | Male | 2819 | Go to participant page | |||
| 7606 | John | Page | Male | Buxted,Sussex | 2819 | Go to participant page | ||
| 7573 | John | Poterne | Male | 2819 | Go to participant page | |||
| 7595 | John | Randolf | Male | Cheeseman | 2819 | Go to participant page | ||
| 7590 | Richard | Russell | Male | Burwash,Sussex | 2819 | Go to participant page | ||
| 7571 | John | Rycoun | Male | Butcher | 2819 | Go to participant page | ||
| 7597 | Philip | de Rysshdon | Male | 2819 | Go to participant page | |||
| 7574 | William | Shortpot | Male | Ringmer,Sussex | 2819 | Go to participant page | ||
| 7581 | Simon | Skyn | Male | Wellingham,Sussex | 2819 | Go to participant page | ||
| 7601 | Thomas | Smalwyn | Male | 2819 | Go to participant page | |||
| 7603 | Richard | Storme | Male | 2819 | Go to participant page | |||
| 7610 | John | de Sutton | Male | Attorney | 2819 | Go to participant page | ||
| 7600 | William | Weston | Male | Southover,Sussex | 2819 | Go to participant page | ||
| 7594 | John | Whiteheued | Male | 2819 | Go to participant page | |||
| 7602 | William | Wrethe | Male | 2819 | Go to participant page | |||
| 7584 | Nicholas | Wynter | Male | 2819 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2819 | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process | Sussex - John Rycoun 'bochere' Richard Hendyman de Ukkefeld John Poterne William Shortpot de Ryngemere Richard Osemond Simon Skyn de Wellyngham Jordan Cony, John Oteway Nicholas Wynter John Deneman junior Alexander Knoller William Cuffeleye and John Bradyn attached to answer Richard Earl of Arundel by his attorney John de Bretton on a plea that together with Richard Russell of Bergerssh, John Cogger of Hethfeld, Richard Cogger of Hethfeld, Simon Grauncher, John Whiteheued, John Randolf 'chesman', John Markewyk, Phillip de Rysshdon, John Cook de Pycombe junior, William Lambard of Hurst, William Weston of Southover, Thomas Smalwyn, William Wrethe, Richard Storme, William Holter 'souter', John Gyle of Firle, John Page of Bokstede 'synyere', Richard Morhale of Grenstede, John atte Cherche of Glynde and John French, on 16 June 1381, with force and arms, namely swords, bows and arrows, they broke the castle, close and houses of the said Earl at Lewes, and broke into 10 tuns of wine worth £100 and drank it, and took and carried away goods and chattels worth 40 marks, namely breastplates, iron helmets and other armour, bows, iron arrows, planks, woollen and linen cloth, chests, and dishes of bronze and wood, and also took and burnt court rolls, rentals and other muniments, namely charters and writings relating to the castle and honour of Lewes, to the value of £1000. Defs. come by John de Sutton their attorney and say not guilty - both parties on country - jurors to come in quindene of Easter. Earl optulit se v Russell and the others in the same plea - sheriff had been ordered to arrest them - returns that John Cogger John Whitheued John Randolf John Markewyk William Weston and William Holter are dead, so no further action against them - sheriff ordered sicut prius to arrest the others, to be in CP in quindene of Easter. | Arson: burning of documents,Larceny: theft of goods,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses,Warlike array and insurrection,Trespass to chattels: destruction of goods | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Bradyn ( 7588 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| John de Bretton ( 7589 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Attorney | |
| John Cogger ( 7591 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| Richard Cogger ( 7592 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| Jordan Cony ( 7582 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| John Cook ( 7598 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| William Cuffeleye ( 7587 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| John Deneman ( 7585 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| Richard Earl of Arundel ( 7449 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Victim | |
| John French ( 7609 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| John atte Glynde ( 7608 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| Simon Grauncher ( 7593 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| John Gyle ( 7605 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| Richard Hendyman ( 7572 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| William Holter ( 7604 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| Alexander Knoller ( 7586 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| William Lambard ( 7599 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| John Markewyk ( 7596 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| Richard Morhale ( 7607 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| Richard Osemond ( 7580 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| John Oteway ( 7583 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| John Page ( 7606 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| John Poterne ( 7573 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| John Randolf ( 7595 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| Richard Russell ( 7590 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| John Rycoun ( 7571 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| Philip de Rysshdon ( 7597 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| William Shortpot ( 7574 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| Simon Skyn ( 7581 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| Thomas Smalwyn ( 7601 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| Richard Storme ( 7603 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| John de Sutton ( 7610 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Attorney | |
| William Weston ( 7600 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| John Whiteheued ( 7594 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| William Wrethe ( 7602 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused | |
| Nicholas Wynter ( 7584 ) | Richard, Earl of Arundel, v. John Rycoun et al., further process (2819) | Accused |
