The People of 1381
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| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 73 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Norfolk |
| Text in Original Language | Northgrenhoe' Inquisitio capta apud Walsingham coram Willelmo de Elmham et sociis suis iusticiariis domini Regis ad pacem observare et co per sacramentum Alexander Godwyne et sociorum suorum iuratorum qui dicunt super sacramentum suum quod Iohannes Spanye de Lenn' in le Cresmarket souter Thomas filius Thomas Paynot de eadem Thomas Colyn de eadem tailiour quidam Iohannes Whetewonge de eadem webster Henricus Cornysh de eadem glovere Walterus Prat de eadem glovere quidam [space] Pynchebeke de eadem taliour quidam [space] Sadelere de eadem manente in le Cokerowe iuxta Bokenhames place et quidam Iohannes Snaylwelle de eadem in ultima levacione comitatus et simul cum Iohannes Bokelerpleyer de eadem levaverunt se cum pluribus aliis incognitis et congregaverunt se adinvicem et venerunt apud Wolfurton die lune proxima post festum Corporis Christi anno regni Regis Ricardi quarto vi et armis et contra pacem domini Regis et ibidem ceperunt per corpus Iohannem Sibilye et eum duxerunt usque Lenn tamquam proditorem ad decollandum qui gratiam dei evasit illesus et postquam reversi fuerunt in Lenniam pax domini Regis proclamata fuit die martis in Crastino post. Et non obstante illa proclamacione pace incontinenter' postea predicti Iohannes Spanye et omnes alii supradicti in eodem die martis ceperunt Ricardum de Walton tamquam proditorem et eum duxerunt ad decollandum qui magno prece proborum hominium evasit illesus et incontinenti occiderunt quendam Haukyn Flemmyng per preceptum dicti Iohannis Spanye et fecerunt tunc tempis unum commune proclamacionem quod omnes ferent parati ad equitandum die mercurii tunc in crastino precepto cuius clamacionis dicti Iohannis Spanye et alii socii sui supradicti venerunt usque Snetesham eodem die mercurii ad captum Simonem Wylymot tamquam prodictore false et inuiriose et processerunt usque Rudham ad captum Nicholum Maupas et ab hinc usque Cokesford et ibidem ceperunt Simonem de Snytirton et eum minaverunt decollari quousque idem Simon fecit cum eis finem de xl s. viii d. Et ab hinc successerunt usque Berewyke et ibidem diseisserunt Nicholum Mawpas de libero tenement suo et posuerunt quondam Coventre bowyer inde in seisinam et co. Et postea de sabbati proxima post ipse Iohanne Spanye et alii socii sui supradicti obviaverunt Edmundum de Reynham chevalier sub bosca de Risyng et ita minaverunt ipsum Edwardum quousque fecit finem cum ipso Iohanne Spanye de xl s. quos soluit cum xiiii quarteriam avenam'. Et quod ipse Iohanne Spanye et alii socii sui supradicti fuerunt communes ductores et spoliatores in patria contra coronam domini Regis. Et quod Dionisius Barker de Hilderestoun in dicta ultima levacione fuit apud Wighton spoliavit Robertum Hore de bonis eorum et fuit communis spoliator et ductor hominem contra pacem. Et quod Henricum Shareman de Parva Walsingham Simon Cook de eadem Walterus Souter de eadem Nicholus Glovere de eadem Thomas de Banham de eadem tailor fecerunt similiter et fuerunt ad domum Willelmi persona de Thirsford ad vestigandum et capiendum Iohannem de Holkham et ad domum Willelmi Wilbeye noctanter et eum minaverunt de vita sua quousque habuerunt de ipso xl s. de fine et fuerunt communes equitantes et spoliatores contra pacem et co. Et quod Simon de Goseberkirke spoliavit Iohannem atte Mille Robertum Here et plures alios homines in patria in dicta ultima levacione et fuit communis spoliator et co. Et quod Walterus Teler manente' in Ketleston fuit primus inceptores ad faciendum primam levacionem in partibus de Walsingham et equitavit ad magnam comitivam et etiam usque Walsingham ad nunciandum comitavam ibidem de Iohanne de Holkham fore ad domum Willelmi persona de Thirsford et fuit communis spoliator et ductor hominium contra pacem et co. Item presentant quod cum quidam Willelmus Mareys de Norwice tyler cum pluris aliis ignotis spoliaverunt Willelmum Dawes de Hakeford de x li. qua propter idem Willelmus Dawes prosecutus fuit pro eo ad magnam comitivam quousque decollatus fuisset apud Thirsford. Et Robertum Bulwere de Warham eum decapitavit pro suo equo habendo set contra voluntatem suam. |
| Text (English translation) | North Greenhoe Inquisition held at Walsingham before William de Elmham and his associate king's justices, in order to keep the peace etc., by oath of Alexander Godwyne and his associate jurors , who say upon their oath that John Spanye of Norfolk Street, King's Lynn , shoemaker, Thomas son of Thomas Paynot of the same, Thomas Colyn of the same, tailor, a certain John Whetewonge of the same, webber , Henry Cornish of the same, glover, Walter Prat of the same, glover, a certain [space] Pynchebeke of the same, tailor, a certain [space] Sadelere of the same, dwelling in 'le Cokerowe' next to 'Bokenhames place' , and a certain John Snaylewelle of the same, taking part in the last uprising along with John Bokelerpleyer of the same, they rose up with others unknown and congregated together and came to Wolferton on Monday 17th June with force and arms and against the king's peace, and seized John Sibilye by the body (i.e. personally) and led him up to King's Lynn as if he was a traitor to be beheaded, and by the grace of God he escaped unharmed, and after they returned to King's Lynn the king's peace was proclaimed on Tuesday 18th June 1381. And notwithstanding this proclamation immediately afterwards the aforesaid John Spanye and the aforesaid others on the same Tuesday seized Richard de Walton as if he was a traitor and led him to be beheaded, which he escaped uninjured through the great supplication of good men, and forthwith they killed a certain Haukyn Flemmyng on the order of the said John Spanye, and made at that time a common proclamation that all men will make themselves ready for riding on the day after on Wednesday 19th June 1381, by order of which proclamation the said John Spanye and his other associates named above came to Snettisham on the same Wednesday in order to capture Simon Wylymot as if he were a traitor, falsely and wrongfully, and proceeded up to East Rudham to capture Nicholas Maupas, and from there up to Coxford and seized Simon de Snytirton and threatened to behead him unless he made a fine with them of 40 s. 8 d., and from there they advanced up to Barwick, and there dispossessed Nicholas Maupas of his free tenement and placed a certain [John] Coventre, bowyer, in seisin. And afterwards on Saturday 22nd June 1381 John Spanye and his other associates named above ambushed Edmund de Reynham, knight, in a wood at Castle Rising and threatened him unless he made a fine with John Spanye of 40 s. which he paid with 14 quarters of wheat. And that the same John Spanye and his other associates named above were common leaders and plunderers in the country against the crown of the lord king. And that Dionisius Barker of Hindolveston in the recent uprising was at Wighton and plundered Robert Hore of his goods, and was a common plunderer and leader of men against the peace. And that Henry Shareman of Little Walsingham, Simon Cook of the same, Walter Souter of the same, Nicholas Glovere of the same and Thomas de Banham of the same, tailor, did similarly, and were at the house of William, parson of Thursford, to search for and seize John de Holkham, and were at the house of William Wilbeye by night and threatened his life unless he made a fine of 40 s., and they were common riders and plunderers against the peace etc. And that Simon de Goseberkirke despoiled John atte Mille, Robert Here and many other men in the country in the recent uprising and was a common plunderer etc. And that Walter Teler, dwelling in Kettlestone, was a chief instigator in the uprising in the area of Walsingham, and rode to the great society and also to Walsingham to tell the company there that John de Holkam would be at the house of William, parson of Thursford, and he was a common plunderer and leader of men against the peace etc. Also they present that a certain William Mareys of Norwich, tiler, with many others unknown, despoiled William Dawes of Hackford of £10, for which the same William Dawes was with the great society until he was beheaded at Thursford. And Robert Bulwere of Warham decapitated him in order to have his horse against his will. |
People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11384 | Thomas | de Banham | Male | Tailor | Little Walsingham,Norfolk | 3269 | Go to participant page | |
| 11378 | Dionisius | Barker | Male | Hindolveston,Norfolk | 3268 | Go to participant page | ||
| 11369 | John | Bokelerpleyer | Male | King's Lynn,Norfolk | 3267 | Go to participant page | ||
| 11393 | Robert | Bulwere | Male | Warham,North Greenhoe Hundred,Norfolk | 3272 | Go to participant page | ||
| 11362 | Thomas | Colyn | Male | Tailor | King's Lynn,Norfolk | 3267 | Go to participant page | |
| 11381 | Simon | Cook | Male | Little Walsingham,Norfolk | 3269 | Go to participant page | ||
| 11364 | Henry | Cornish | Male | Glover | King's Lynn,Norfolk | 3267 | Go to participant page | |
| 11375 | John | Coventre | Male | Bowyer | 3267 | Go to participant page | ||
| 11392 | William | Dawes | Male | Hackford,Eynsford Hundred,Norfolk | 3272 | Go to participant page | ||
| 11372 | Haukyn | Flemmyng | Male | 3267 | Go to participant page | |||
| 11383 | Nicholas | Glovere | Male | Little Walsingham,Norfolk | 3269 | Go to participant page | ||
| 11359 | Alexander | Godwyne | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 11388 | Simon | de Goseberkirke | Male | 3270 | Go to participant page | |||
| 11386 | John | de Holkham | Male | 3271,3269 | Go to participant page | |||
| 11379 | Robert | Hore | Male | 3268,3270 | Go to participant page | |||
| 11391 | William | Mareys | Male | Tiler | Norwich,Norfolk | 3272 | Go to participant page | |
| 11374 | Nicholas | Maupas | Male | 3267 | Go to participant page | |||
| 11389 | John | atte Mille | Male | 3270 | Go to participant page | |||
| 11361 | Thomas | Paynot | Male | King's Lynn,Norfolk | 3267 | Go to participant page | ||
| 11464 | Thomas | Paynot | Male | King's Lynn,Norfolk | 3267 | Go to participant page | ||
| 11365 | Walter | Prat | Male | Glover | King's Lynn,Norfolk | 3267 | Go to participant page | |
| 11366 | Pynchebeke | Male | Tailor | King's Lynn,Norfolk | 3267 | Go to participant page | ||
| 11376 | Edmund | de Reynham | Male | Knight | 3267 | Go to participant page | ||
| 11367 | Sadeler | Male | King's Lynn,Norfolk | 3267 | Go to participant page | |||
| 11380 | Henry | Shareman | Male | Little Walsingham,Norfolk | 3269 | Go to participant page | ||
| 11370 | John | Sibilye | Male | 3267 | Go to participant page | |||
| 11368 | John | Snaylewelle | Male | King's Lynn,Norfolk | 3267 | Go to participant page | ||
| 11377 | Simon | de Snytirton | Male | 3267 | Go to participant page | |||
| 11382 | Walter | Souter | Male | Little Walsingham,Norfolk | 3269 | Go to participant page | ||
| 11360 | John | Spanye | Male | Shoemaker | King's Lynn,Norfolk | 3267 | Go to participant page | |
| 11390 | Walter | Teler | Male | Kettlestone,Norfolk | 3271 | Go to participant page | ||
| 11371 | Richard | de Walton | Male | 3267 | Go to participant page | |||
| 11363 | John | Whetewonge | Male | Weaver | King's Lynn,Norfolk | 3267 | Go to participant page | |
| 11387 | William | Wilbeye | Male | 3269 | Go to participant page | |||
| 11373 | Simon | Wylymot | Male | 3267 | Go to participant page | |||
| 11385 | William | Male | Parson | Thursford,Norfolk | 3271,3269 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3268 | Dionisius Barker plunders Robert Hore | And that Dionisius Barker of Hindolveston in the recent uprising was at Wighton and plundered Robert Hore of his goods, and was a common plunderer and leader of men against the peace. | Larceny: theft of goods | Go to incidents page |
| 3269 | Henry Shareman and others search for John de Holkham and threaten William Wilbeye | And that Henry Shareman of Little Walsingham, Simon Cook of the same, Walter Souter of the same, Nicholas Glovere of the same and Thomas de Banham of the same, tailor, did similarly, and were at the house of William, parson of Thursford, to search for and seize John de Holkham, and were at the house of William Wilbeye by night and threatened his life unless he made a fine of 40 s., and they were common riders and plunderers against the peace etc. | Trespass to person: threats,Trespass to chattels: extortion and forcible fine | Go to incidents page |
| 3267 | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted | Inquisition held at Walsingham before William de Elmham and his associate king's justices, in order to keep the peace etc., by oath of Alexander Godwyne and his associate jurors , who say upon their oath that John Spanye of Norfolk Street, King's Lynn , shoemaker, Thomas son of Thomas Paynot of the same, Thomas Colyn of the same, tailor, a certain John Whetewonge of the same, webber , Henry Cornish of the same, glover, Walter Prat of the same, glover, a certain [space] Pynchebeke of the same, tailor, a certain [space] Sadelere of the same, dwelling in 'le Cokerowe' next to 'Bokenhames place' , and a certain John Snaylewelle of the same, taking part in the last uprising along with John Bokelerpleyer of the same, they rose up with others unknown and congregated together and came to Wolferton on Monday 17th June with force and arms and against the king's peace, and seized John Sibilye by the body (i.e. personally) and led him up to King's Lynn as if he was a traitor to be beheaded, and by the grace of God he escaped unharmed, and after they returned to King's Lynn the king's peace was proclaimed on Tuesday 18th June 1381. And notwithstanding this proclamation immediately afterwards the aforesaid John Spanye and the aforesaid others on the same Tuesday seized Richard de Walton as if he was a traitor and led him to be beheaded, which he escaped uninjured through the great supplication of good men, and forthwith they killed a certain Haukyn Flemmyng on the order of the said John Spanye, and made at that time a common proclamation that all men will make themselves ready for riding on the day after on Wednesday 19th June 1381, by order of which proclamation the said John Spanye and his other associates named above came to Snettisham on the same Wednesday in order to capture Simon Wylymot as if he were a traitor, falsely and wrongfully, and proceeded up to East Rudham to capture Nicholas Maupas, and from there up to Coxford and seized Simon de Snytirton and threatened to behead him unless he made a fine with them of 40 s. 8 d., and from there they advanced up to Barwick, and there dispossessed Nicholas Maupas of his free tenement and placed a certain [John] Coventre, bowyer, in seisin. And afterwards on Saturday 22nd June 1381 John Spanye and his other associates named above ambushed Edmund de Reynham, knight, in a wood at Castle Rising and threatened him unless he made a fine with John Spanye of 40 s. which he paid with 14 quarters of wheat. And that the same John Spanye and his other associates named above were common leaders and plunderers in the country against the crown of the lord king. | Raising the commons: other,Trespass to person: threats,Trespass to land: forcible ejection of landholder,Raising the commons: proclamations,Homicide: unspecified,Homicide: beheading,Trespass to chattels: extortion and forcible fine ,Trespass to person: abduction | Go to incidents page |
| 3270 | Simon de Goseberkirke plunders John atte Mille and Robert Here | And that Simon de Goseberkirke despoiled John atte Mille, Robert Here and many other men in the country in the recent uprising and was a common plunderer etc. | Larceny: theft of goods | Go to incidents page |
| 3271 | Walter Teler rises up and tells the rebels of the whereabouts of John de Holkham | And that Walter Teler, dwelling in Kettlestone, was a chief instigator in the uprising in the area of Walsingham, and rode to the great society and also to Walsingham to tell the company there that John de Holkam would be at the house of William, parson of Thursford, and he was a common plunderer and leader of men against the peace etc. | Raising the commons: other,Raising the commons: riding ,Larceny: theft of goods | Go to incidents page |
| 3272 | William Mareys plunders William Dawes and Robert Bulwere beheads him | Also they present that a certain William Mareys of Norwich, tiler, with many others unknown, despoiled William Dawes of Hackford of £10, for which the same William Dawes was with the great society until he was beheaded at Thursford. And Robert Bulwere of Warham decapitated him in order to have his horse against his will. | Larceny: theft of livestock,Larceny: theft of goods,Homicide: beheading | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dionisius Barker ( 11378 ) | Dionisius Barker plunders Robert Hore (3268) | Accused | |
| Robert Hore ( 11379 ) | Dionisius Barker plunders Robert Hore (3268) | Victim | |
| Thomas de Banham ( 11384 ) | Henry Shareman and others search for John de Holkham and threaten William Wilbeye (3269) | Accused | |
| Simon Cook ( 11381 ) | Henry Shareman and others search for John de Holkham and threaten William Wilbeye (3269) | Accused | |
| Nicholas Glovere ( 11383 ) | Henry Shareman and others search for John de Holkham and threaten William Wilbeye (3269) | Accused | |
| John de Holkham ( 11386 ) | Henry Shareman and others search for John de Holkham and threaten William Wilbeye (3269) | Victim | |
| Henry Shareman ( 11380 ) | Henry Shareman and others search for John de Holkham and threaten William Wilbeye (3269) | Accused | |
| Walter Souter ( 11382 ) | Henry Shareman and others search for John de Holkham and threaten William Wilbeye (3269) | Accused | |
| William Wilbeye ( 11387 ) | Henry Shareman and others search for John de Holkham and threaten William Wilbeye (3269) | Victim | |
| William ( 11385 ) | Henry Shareman and others search for John de Holkham and threaten William Wilbeye (3269) | Mentioned | |
| John Bokelerpleyer ( 11369 ) | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted (3267) | Accused | |
| Thomas Colyn ( 11362 ) | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted (3267) | Accused | |
| Henry Cornish ( 11364 ) | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted (3267) | Accused | |
| John Coventre ( 11375 ) | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted (3267) | Accused | |
| Haukyn Flemmyng ( 11372 ) | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted (3267) | Victim | |
| Nicholas Maupas ( 11374 ) | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted (3267) | Victim | |
| Thomas Paynot ( 11361 ) | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted (3267) | Accused | |
| Thomas Paynot ( 11464 ) | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted (3267) | Mentioned | |
| Walter Prat ( 11365 ) | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted (3267) | Accused | |
| Pynchebeke ( 11366 ) | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted (3267) | Accused | |
| Edmund de Reynham ( 11376 ) | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted (3267) | Victim | |
| Sadeler ( 11367 ) | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted (3267) | Accused | |
| John Sibilye ( 11370 ) | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted (3267) | Victim | |
| John Snaylewelle ( 11368 ) | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted (3267) | Accused | |
| Simon de Snytirton ( 11377 ) | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted (3267) | Victim | |
| John Spanye ( 11360 ) | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted (3267) | Accused | |
| Richard de Walton ( 11371 ) | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted (3267) | Victim | |
| John Whetewonge ( 11363 ) | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted (3267) | Accused | |
| Simon Wylymot ( 11373 ) | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted (3267) | Victim | |
| Simon de Goseberkirke ( 11388 ) | Simon de Goseberkirke plunders John atte Mille and Robert Here (3270) | Accused | |
| Robert Hore ( 11379 ) | Simon de Goseberkirke plunders John atte Mille and Robert Here (3270) | Victim | |
| John atte Mille ( 11389 ) | Simon de Goseberkirke plunders John atte Mille and Robert Here (3270) | Victim | |
| John de Holkham ( 11386 ) | Walter Teler rises up and tells the rebels of the whereabouts of John de Holkham (3271) | Victim | |
| Walter Teler ( 11390 ) | Walter Teler rises up and tells the rebels of the whereabouts of John de Holkham (3271) | Accused | |
| William ( 11385 ) | Walter Teler rises up and tells the rebels of the whereabouts of John de Holkham (3271) | Mentioned | |
| Robert Bulwere ( 11393 ) | William Mareys plunders William Dawes and Robert Bulwere beheads him (3272) | Accused | |
| William Dawes ( 11392 ) | William Mareys plunders William Dawes and Robert Bulwere beheads him (3272) | Victim | |
| William Mareys ( 11391 ) | William Mareys plunders William Dawes and Robert Bulwere beheads him (3272) | Accused |
