The People of 1381
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| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 11 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Suffolk |
| Text in Original Language | Berkyng Braunford et Nedham Iurati presentant quod Iohannes Batisford persona ecclesie de Boklesham et Thomas Sampson fuerunt capitalis congregatores populi sustentores manutentores tempore levacionis de villa ad villam false et proditiose et contra pacem [superscript] dignitatem corone domini Regis in hundredis de Bosmere et Cleydon et Gippewicum et multis aliis diversis locis die et anno supradicto. Item dicunt quod Iohannes Jenour et Adam Rogges congregatores et manutentores tempore levacionis modo guerrino et contra dignitatem corone domini Regis felonice et proditiose intraverunt clausum et domos Roberti Asshefeld apud Batisford videlicet die Sabbati proxima post festum corporis Christi anno regni regis Ricardi nunc quarto et ibidem pannos lineos et laneos bidentes vaccas equos ac alia bona et catella ad valenciam c marcarum felonice depredaverunt et asportaverunt de predicto Roberto apud Batisford. |
| Text (English translation) | Barking, Bramford and Needham The jurors present that John Batisford, parson of the church of Bucklesham and Thomas Sampson were chief congregators of the people and supporters and maintainers at the time of the rising from village to village falsely and treacherously and against the peace and dignity of the crown, in the hundreds of Bosmere and Claydon and Ipswich and many other locations on the aforementioned day and year. Also they say that John Jenour and Adam Rogges, congregators and maintainers at the time of the rising, in a warlike manner and against the dignity of the crown feloniously and treacherously entered the close and houses of Robert Asshefeld at Battisford, namely on Saturday 15th June 1381 and there they feloniously plundered and carried off pans, linen, wool, sheep, cows, horses and other goods and chattels worth 100 marks of the said Robert at Battisford. |
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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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| 8549 | Robert | Asshefeld | Male | Battisford,Suffolk | 2883 | Go to participant page | ||
| 8545 | John | Batisford | Male | Parson | 2882 | Go to participant page | ||
| 8547 | John | Jenour | Male | 2883 | Go to participant page | |||
| 8548 | Adam | Rogges | Male | 2883 | Go to participant page | |||
| 8546 | Thomas | Sampson | Male | 2882 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2883 | John Jenour and Adam Rogges attack the property of Robert Asshefeld | [The jurors] also say that John Jenour and Adam Rogges, congregators and maintainers at the time of the rising, in a warlike manner and against the dignity of the crown feloniously and treacherously entered the close and houses of Robert Asshefeld at Battisford, namely on Saturday 15th June 1381 and there they feloniously plundered and carried off pans, linen, wool, sheep, cows, horses and other goods and chattels worth 100 marks of the said Robert at Battisford. | Larceny: theft of livestock,Larceny: theft of goods,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses,Trespass to chattels: removal of goods | Go to incidents page |
| 2882 | Uprising of John Batisford and Thomas Sampson | The jurors present that John Batisford, parson of the church of Bucklesham and Thomas Sampson were chief congregators of the people and supporters and maintainers at the time of the rising from village to village falsely and treacherously and against the peace and dignity of the crown, in the hundreds of Bosmere and Claydon and Ipswich and many other locations on the aforementioned day and year. | Raising the commons: other | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Asshefeld ( 8549 ) | John Jenour and Adam Rogges attack the property of Robert Asshefeld (2883) | Victim | |
| John Jenour ( 8547 ) | John Jenour and Adam Rogges attack the property of Robert Asshefeld (2883) | Accused | |
| Adam Rogges ( 8548 ) | John Jenour and Adam Rogges attack the property of Robert Asshefeld (2883) | Accused | |
| John Batisford ( 8545 ) | Uprising of John Batisford and Thomas Sampson (2882) | Accused | |
| Thomas Sampson ( 8546 ) | Uprising of John Batisford and Thomas Sampson (2882) | Accused |
