The People of 1381
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| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 49 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Norfolk |
| Text in Original Language | Laundych' cum Southgrenehoe Inquisitio capta apud Swafham die sabbati in festo Sancti Margarte Virginis anno regni Regis Ricardi secundi quinto per Edmundi' Norton et co. Iurati presentant quod Iohannes Betus de Wymondham Hugo de Caston bocher capitales ductores diversorum spontis levaverunt contra corone die mercurii proxima post festum Corporis Christi anno regni Regis Ricardi secundi quarto minati' fuerunt Iohannem de Walterton clericum apud Harple de vita et membris quosuque ceperunt finem de xx librarum. Item quod Thomas' Smyte de Longham capitalis ductor et Hugo de Caston bocher Iohannes Godard de Kerbroke die lune proxima post festum Corporis Christi anno supradicto contra corone domini Regis spoliaverunt Thomam Clog clericum apud Kemston de xixxx bidentes pretii xl marcarum et una zonam argentum precii c solidorum. Item quod Iohannes Cable bokelerman Iohannes Clerke de Wyssyngsete Walterus de Tyl Walterus Aleyn Iohannes Munnyng de Rugham levaverunt die lune et anno supradictis contra corone domini Regis et cum aliis ignotis spoliaverunt Iohannem Reed apud Rugham' de i equo i cella precii xx solidorum et alia bona et catalla ad valenciam xx librarum fortind'. Item quod Simon Holbek de Gressenhale ambulavit de villa ad villam die mercurii proxima post festum Corporis Christi anno dicto ad predicandum et excitandum populum levare contra corone et ulterius die lune proxima post festum Nativitatis Sancti Iohannis anno regni Regis Ricardi quinto qui' excitatus fuit iurare servare pacem per Robertum Michel et Adam Rodlond subconstabularios de Gressenhale omnio renuit et contempsit. Item quod Simon de Gosberkyrk de Creyk Thomas Skynner de Hempton et Iohannes Steyn de Patessle spoliaverunt Iohannem Reed de Rugham die lune predicte apud Rugham de xvi porcis pretii xxxii solidorum. et levaverunt sponte. Item quod Iohannes Betus de Wymondham fuit communis dispoliator et ductor (ad multos domos) in septimania proxima post festum Corporis Christi anno regni Regis Ricardi secundi quarto ad domos Iohannis de Herlyng' Thome Cloge Iohannis Pargrave Iohannis Reed Edmundus Gurnay et aliis. Item quod Iohannes atte Hyl de Estderham Iohannes Wellhous de Beston iunior et Willelmus Bulwer de Sporle et Iohannes Boucham die lune proxima post festum Corporis Christi sponte levaverunt contra pacem et spoliaverunt Iohannem Reed Thomam Clog clericum et Edmundum Gurnay apud Rugham Westlexham et Kempston de diversis bonis et catallis videlicet plumbum ad valenciam lx solidorum et lanas ad valenciam xx librarum Item quod Walterus Aleyn de Rougham contra corone Regis die dominica post festum Nativitatis Sancti Iohannis Baptiste levavit et renuit (servare) et iurare ad pacem ad requestum Iohannem Bray subconstabularius de Rugham et deinde ivit usque Masyngham faceret levacionis contra corone et co. |
| Text (English translation) | Launditch with South Greenhoe Inquisition held at Swaffham on Saturday 20th July 1381 by Edmund Norton etc. The jurors present that John Betus of Wymondham and Hugo de Caston, butcher, chief leaders of various men, rose up of their own free will against the crown on Wednesday 19th June 1381, and threatened the life and limb of John de Walterton, clerk, at Harpley until they took a fine of £20. Also that Thomas Smyte of Longham, chief leader, Hugo de Caston, butcher, and John Godard of Carbrooke on Monday 17th June 1381, against the king's crown, plundered 380 sheep worth 40 marks and a silver belt worth 100 s. from Thomas Clog, clerk, at Kempston. Also that John Cable, 'bokelerman', John Clerke of Whissonsett, Walter de Tyl, Walter Aleyn and John Munnyng of Rougham rose up on Monday 17th June 1381 against the king's crown, and with many others unknown despoiled John Reed of Rougham of a horse and a saddle worth 20 s. and other goods and chattels worth £20 from John Reed at Rougham by force. Also that Simon Holbek of Gressenhall walked from village to village on Wednesday 19th June 1381, proclaiming and inciting the people to rise up against the crown, and furthermore on Monday 1st July when he was urged to swear to keep the peace by Robert Michel and Adam Rodlond, under-constables of Gressenhall, he rejected everything and refused (to do so). Also that Simon de Gosberkyrk of (South) Creake, Thomas Skynner of Hempton and John Steyn of Pattesley on the aforesaid Monday plundered sixteen pigs worth 22 s. from John Reed of Rougham, and rose up of their own free will. Also that John Betus of Wymondham was a common despoiler and leader in the week after Corpus Christi (i.e. 14th - 21st June 1381) at the houses of John de Herlyng, Thomas Cloge, John Pagrave, John Reed, Edmund Gurnay and others. Also that John atte Hyl of East Dereham, John Wellhousjunior of Beeston , William Bulwer of Sporle and John Boucham on Monday 17th June 1381 rose up against the peace of their own free will, and plundered various goods and chattels, namely lead worth 60 s. and wool worth £20, from John Reed, Thomas Clog, clerk, and Edmund Gurnay, at Rougham, West Lexham and Kempston. Also that Walter Aleyn of Rougham rose up against the peace on Sunday 30th June 1381 and refused to swear to keep the peace at the request of John Bray, under-constable of Rougham, and then went to Massingham inciting an uprising against the crown etc. |
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People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9120 | Walter | Aleyn | Male | Rougham,Norfolk | 2992,2987 | Go to participant page | ||
| 9111 | John | Betus | Male | Wymondham,Norfolk | 2985,2990 | Go to participant page | ||
| 9135 | John | Boucham | Male | 2991 | Go to participant page | |||
| 9136 | John | Bray | Male | Under-constable | Rougham,Norfolk | 2992 | Go to participant page | |
| 9134 | William | Bulwer | Male | Sporle,South Greenhoe Hundred,Norfolk | 2991 | Go to participant page | ||
| 9117 | John | Cable | Male | bokelerman | 2987 | Go to participant page | ||
| 9112 | Hugo | de Caston | Male | Butcher | 2986,2985 | Go to participant page | ||
| 9118 | John | Clerke | Male | Whissonsett,Norfolk | 2987 | Go to participant page | ||
| 9116 | Thomas | Clog | Male | Clerk | 2991,2990,2986 | Go to participant page | ||
| 9115 | John | Godard | Male | Carbrooke,Norfolk | 2986 | Go to participant page | ||
| 9126 | Simon | de Gosberkyrk | Male | South Creake,Norfolk | 2989 | Go to participant page | ||
| 9131 | Edmund | Gurnay | Male | 2990,2991 | Go to participant page | |||
| 9129 | John | de Herlyng | Male | 2990 | Go to participant page | |||
| 9123 | Simon | Holbek | Male | Gressenhall,Norfolk | 2988 | Go to participant page | ||
| 9132 | John | atte Hyl | Male | Dereham,Norfolk | 2991 | Go to participant page | ||
| 9124 | Robert | Michel | Male | Under-constable | Gressenhall,Norfolk | 2988 | Go to participant page | |
| 9121 | John | Munnyng | Male | Rougham,Norfolk | 2987 | Go to participant page | ||
| 9110 | Edmund | Norton | Male | Mentioned | Go to participant page | |||
| 9130 | John | Pagrave | Male | 2990 | Go to participant page | |||
| 9122 | John | Reed | Male | Rougham,Norfolk | 2989,2987,2991,2990 | Go to participant page | ||
| 9125 | Adam | Rodlond | Male | Under-constable | Gressenhall,Norfolk | 2988 | Go to participant page | |
| 9127 | Thomas | Skynner | Male | Hempton,Gallow Hundred,Norfolk | 2989 | Go to participant page | ||
| 9114 | Thomas | Smyte | Male | Longham,Launditch Hundred,Norfolk | 2986 | Go to participant page | ||
| 9128 | John | Steyn | Male | Pattesley,Launditch Hundred,Norfolk | 2989 | Go to participant page | ||
| 9119 | Walter | de Tyl | Male | 2987 | Go to participant page | |||
| 9113 | John | de Walterton | Male | Clerk | 2985 | Go to participant page | ||
| 9133 | John | Welhous | Male | Beeston All Saints,Launditch Hundred,Norfolk | 2991 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2991 | John atte Hyl, John Welhous, William Bulwer and John Boucham plunder John Reed, Thomas Clog and Edmund Gurnay | Also that John atte Hyl of East Dereham, John Wellhous junior of Beeston , William Bulwer of Sporle and John Boucham on Monday 17th June 1381 rose up against the peace of their own free will, and plundered various goods and chattels, namely lead worth 60 s. and wool worth £20, from John Reed, Thomas Clog, clerk, and Edmund Gurnay, at Rougham, West Lexham and Kempstone. | Trespass to chattels: removal of goods,Larceny: theft of goods | Go to incidents page |
| 2985 | John Betus and Hugo de Caston take a fine from John de Walterton | The jurors present that John Betus of Wymondham and Hugo de Caston, butcher, chief leaders of various men, rose up of their own free will against the crown on Wednesday 19th June 1381, and threatened the life and limb of John de Walterton, clerk, at Harpley until they took a fine of £20. | Trespass to chattels: extortion and forcible fine ,Trespass to person: threats | Go to incidents page |
| 2990 | John Betus despoils John de Herlyng, Thomas Cloge, John Pagrave, John Reed and Edmund Gurnay | Also that John Betus of Wymondham was a common despoiler and leader in the week after Corpus Christi (i.e. 14th - 21st June 1381) at the houses of John de Herlyng, Thomas Cloge, John Pagrave, John Reed, Edmund Gurnay and others. | Larceny: theft of goods,Trespass to chattels: removal of goods | Go to incidents page |
| 2987 | John Cable and others despoil John Reed at Rougham | Also that John Cable, 'bokelerman', John Clerke of Whissonsett, Walter de Tyl, Walter Aleyn and John Munnyng of Rougham rose up on Monday 17th June 1381 against the king's crown, and with many others unknown despoiled John Reed of Rougham of a horse and a saddle worth 20 s. and other goods and chattels worth £20 from John Reed at Rougham by force. | Trespass to chattels: removal of goods,Larceny: theft of livestock,Larceny: theft of goods | Go to incidents page |
| 2992 | Rebellion of Walter Aleyn of Rougham | Also that Walter Aleyn of Rougham rose up against the peace on Sunday 30th June 1381 and refused to swear to keep the peace at the request of John Bray, under-constable of Rougham, and then went to Massingham inciting an uprising against the crown etc. | Raising the commons: other | Go to incidents page |
| 2989 | Simon de Gosberkyrk, Thomas Skynner and John Steyn plunder John Reed of Rougham | Also that Simon de Gosberkyrk of (South) Creake, Thomas Skynner of Hempton and John Steyn of Pattesley on the aforesaid Monday plundered sixteen pigs worth 22 s. from John Reed of Rougham, and rose up of their own free will. | Larceny: theft of livestock | Go to incidents page |
| 2988 | Simon Holbek raises the commons | Also that Simon Holbek of Gressenhall walked from village to village on Wednesday 19th June 1381, proclaiming and inciting the people to rise up against the crown, and furthermore on Monday 1st July when he was urged to swear to keep the peace by Robert Michel and Adam Rodlond, under-constables of Gressenhall, he rejected everything and refused (to do so). | Raising the commons: proclamations | Go to incidents page |
| 2986 | Thomas Smyte, Hugo de Caston and John Godard plunder Thomas Clog | Also that Thomas Smyte of Longham, chief leader, Hugo de Caston, butcher, and John Godard of Carbrooke on Monday 17th June 1381, against the king's crown, plundered 380 sheep worth 40 marks and a silver belt worth 100 s. from Thomas Clog, clerk, at Kempstone. | Larceny: theft of livestock,Trespass to chattels: removal of goods,Larceny: theft of goods | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Boucham ( 9135 ) | John atte Hyl, John Welhous, William Bulwer and John Boucham plunder John Reed, Thomas Clog and Edmund Gurnay (2991) | Accused | |
| William Bulwer ( 9134 ) | John atte Hyl, John Welhous, William Bulwer and John Boucham plunder John Reed, Thomas Clog and Edmund Gurnay (2991) | Accused | |
| Thomas Clog ( 9116 ) | John atte Hyl, John Welhous, William Bulwer and John Boucham plunder John Reed, Thomas Clog and Edmund Gurnay (2991) | Victim | |
| Edmund Gurnay ( 9131 ) | John atte Hyl, John Welhous, William Bulwer and John Boucham plunder John Reed, Thomas Clog and Edmund Gurnay (2991) | Victim | |
| John atte Hyl ( 9132 ) | John atte Hyl, John Welhous, William Bulwer and John Boucham plunder John Reed, Thomas Clog and Edmund Gurnay (2991) | Accused | |
| John Reed ( 9122 ) | John atte Hyl, John Welhous, William Bulwer and John Boucham plunder John Reed, Thomas Clog and Edmund Gurnay (2991) | Victim | |
| John Welhous ( 9133 ) | John atte Hyl, John Welhous, William Bulwer and John Boucham plunder John Reed, Thomas Clog and Edmund Gurnay (2991) | Accused | |
| John Betus ( 9111 ) | John Betus and Hugo de Caston take a fine from John de Walterton (2985) | Accused | |
| Hugo de Caston ( 9112 ) | John Betus and Hugo de Caston take a fine from John de Walterton (2985) | Accused | |
| John de Walterton ( 9113 ) | John Betus and Hugo de Caston take a fine from John de Walterton (2985) | Victim | |
| John Betus ( 9111 ) | John Betus despoils John de Herlyng, Thomas Cloge, John Pagrave, John Reed and Edmund Gurnay (2990) | Accused | |
| Thomas Clog ( 9116 ) | John Betus despoils John de Herlyng, Thomas Cloge, John Pagrave, John Reed and Edmund Gurnay (2990) | Victim | |
| Edmund Gurnay ( 9131 ) | John Betus despoils John de Herlyng, Thomas Cloge, John Pagrave, John Reed and Edmund Gurnay (2990) | Victim | |
| John de Herlyng ( 9129 ) | John Betus despoils John de Herlyng, Thomas Cloge, John Pagrave, John Reed and Edmund Gurnay (2990) | Victim | |
| John Pagrave ( 9130 ) | John Betus despoils John de Herlyng, Thomas Cloge, John Pagrave, John Reed and Edmund Gurnay (2990) | Victim | |
| John Reed ( 9122 ) | John Betus despoils John de Herlyng, Thomas Cloge, John Pagrave, John Reed and Edmund Gurnay (2990) | Victim | |
| Walter Aleyn ( 9120 ) | John Cable and others despoil John Reed at Rougham (2987) | Accused | |
| John Cable ( 9117 ) | John Cable and others despoil John Reed at Rougham (2987) | Accused | |
| John Clerke ( 9118 ) | John Cable and others despoil John Reed at Rougham (2987) | Accused | |
| John Munnyng ( 9121 ) | John Cable and others despoil John Reed at Rougham (2987) | Accused | |
| John Reed ( 9122 ) | John Cable and others despoil John Reed at Rougham (2987) | Victim | |
| Walter de Tyl ( 9119 ) | John Cable and others despoil John Reed at Rougham (2987) | Accused | |
| Walter Aleyn ( 9120 ) | Rebellion of Walter Aleyn of Rougham (2992) | Accused | |
| John Bray ( 9136 ) | Rebellion of Walter Aleyn of Rougham (2992) | Mentioned | |
| Simon de Gosberkyrk ( 9126 ) | Simon de Gosberkyrk, Thomas Skynner and John Steyn plunder John Reed of Rougham (2989) | Accused | |
| John Reed ( 9122 ) | Simon de Gosberkyrk, Thomas Skynner and John Steyn plunder John Reed of Rougham (2989) | Victim | |
| Thomas Skynner ( 9127 ) | Simon de Gosberkyrk, Thomas Skynner and John Steyn plunder John Reed of Rougham (2989) | Accused | |
| John Steyn ( 9128 ) | Simon de Gosberkyrk, Thomas Skynner and John Steyn plunder John Reed of Rougham (2989) | Accused | |
| Simon Holbek ( 9123 ) | Simon Holbek raises the commons (2988) | Accused | |
| Robert Michel ( 9124 ) | Simon Holbek raises the commons (2988) | Mentioned | |
| Adam Rodlond ( 9125 ) | Simon Holbek raises the commons (2988) | Mentioned | |
| Hugo de Caston ( 9112 ) | Thomas Smyte, Hugo de Caston and John Godard plunder Thomas Clog (2986) | Accused | |
| Thomas Clog ( 9116 ) | Thomas Smyte, Hugo de Caston and John Godard plunder Thomas Clog (2986) | Victim | |
| John Godard ( 9115 ) | Thomas Smyte, Hugo de Caston and John Godard plunder Thomas Clog (2986) | Accused | |
| Thomas Smyte ( 9114 ) | Thomas Smyte, Hugo de Caston and John Godard plunder Thomas Clog (2986) | Accused |
