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Type	Indictment by jury
Unique Identifying Text	TNA JUST 1/103 m. 11d
Archive name	The National Archives (London)
County	Cambridgeshire
Published source (may be more than one)	Extracts printed in W. Palmer, 'Records of the Villein Insurrection in Cambridgeshire', East Anglian, n.s., vi (1896). Discussed in Powell, Rising in East Anglia, pp. 41-56.
Text in Original Language	m. 11 d. Placita tenta ibidem die veneris proxima ante festum Sancte Margarete' anno ut infra. Item alia inquisit' capt' ibidem per sacramentum Ricardi de Quere Iohannis de Erheth Willelmi Craunfeld Iohannis Dene Ricardi Waltessheff Iohannis Fytheler Iohannis Lanxhill Ricardi Rougham Willelmi Roxham Simonis in the Lane Willelmi de Stanton et Nicholai Fairman qui dicunt super sacramentum suum quod Thomas Barr' de Sutton die dominica proxima post festum Corporis Christi anno regni regis Ricardi quarto apud Sutton cum magna potestate surrexit et ivit ad domum Ricardi Waltesheff constabularius ville de Sutton et illum precipit surgere cum eo vel prostraverunt domos suas et deinde idem Thomas processit felonice apud Mephal ad domum Iohannis Fedeler querend' capere et interficere Iohannem Whyte de Ely et Thomam Somenour et quondam equum dicti Thome felonice cepit et abduxit. Item dicunt quod die martis proxima post festum Corporis Christi anno quarto regni regis Ricardi secundi Iohannes Lollewurth ut insurgens contra pacem ivit apud Rameseye non coactus set mera voluntate felonice ad depredandum. Item dicunt quod Elias Glovere Iohannes Somersham Iohannes Beeff et Iohannes Shether comorans apud Stepelgate de Ely venerunt usque Coveneye contra pacem tempore insurrectionis ad scrutandum Rogerum Harlaston felonice et ad alia malefacta faciendum scilicet die sabbati proxima post festum Corporis Christi anno regni regis Ricardi secundi quarto. Item dicunt quod Iohannes Michel capellanus exivit de Insula Eliensis usque in comitivam Iohannis Wraw capellanus capitalis ductoris et devenit unus subductor insurgencium et revenit in insulam predictam scilicet apud Ely et ibidem existebat per iii dies tempore perturbacionis et rumoris dum plura felon' et malefacta ibidem et apud Wycham et Wyntewurth per se et alios ignotos perpetrat' fuerunt in preiudicium corone domini Regis et fecit proclamaciones et co. Et predicti indictati modo non venerunt. Ideo precept' fuit vic' quod caperet predictum Thomam Barre et omnes alios superius indictatos si et co et salvo et co. Et quod habeat corpora eorum coram prefatis iustic' die sabbati tunc proximo future ubicumque et co. Ad quem diem sabbati apud Ely vic' retornavit quod predictus Thomas Barre et omnes alii supra nominati non fuerunt inventi in balliva sua et co. Ideo sicut alias preceptum fuit vice quod caperet eos si et co. et salvo et co. Et quod habeat corpora eorum coram prefat' iustic' apud Hadenham die lune in crastino Nativitate' Beate Marie proximo futuro ad respondendum domino Rege et co. Et quod vice' interim diligenter inquirat que bona et catalla terras et tenementas predicti indictati habent in balliva sua coniunctim seu divisum et co. Et ea seisir' fac' et co. Et inde plene certificet ad prefatum term' et co. Ad quem diem lune vice' retornavit quod que predictus Thomas Barre et omnes alii supra nominati non fuerunt inventi in balliva sua et co. extra libertatem Episcopi Eliensis fecit retorn' illius mandate Simonis de Wyghton' ballivo libertatem predicte cui predicti execucion' inde faciend' qui sibi inde nullum dedit responsum. Ideo vic' al' precept' fuit vic' quod non omit' propter libertatem Episcopi Eliensis nec aliquam aliam libertatem quia ingrediar'. Et capiat predictum Thomam Barre et omnes alios supra nominates si et co. et salvo et co. Et quod habeat corpora eorum coram prefatis iustic' apud Ely die lune proxima post octabe' Sancti Michaelis proximo future ad respondendum domino Rege et co. Ad quem diem lune iustic' non venerunt et co.
Text (English translation)	m. 11d Pleas held on Friday 19th July 1381. Another inquisition held by oath of Richard de Quere, John de Erheth, William de Craunfeld, John Dene, Richard Waltessheff, John Fytheler, John Lanxhill, Richard Rougham, William Roxham, Simon in the Lane, William de Stanton and Nicholas Fairman, who say upon their oath that Thomas Barr of Sutton on Sunday 16th June 1381 arose with a great force at Sutton and went to the house of Richard Waltesheff, constable of the town of Sutton, and ordered him to rise with him or he would burn his house, and then the same Thomas proceeded feloniously to Mepal to the house of John Fedeler, seeking to take and kill John Whyte of Ely and Thomas Somenour, and he seized and took away a certain horse belonging to Thomas. Also they say that on Tuesday 18th June 1381 John Lollewurth went to Ramsey as an insurgent against the peace, not coerced, but of his own free will, and feloniously despoiled [the people]. Also they say that Elias Glovere, John Somersham, John Beeff and John Shether dwelling on Steeple Gate in Ely came to Coveney against the peace at the time of the insurrection, namely on Saturday 15th June 1381, to search for Roger Harlaston feloniously and to do other evil deeds. Also they say that John Michel, chaplain, went out of the Isle of Ely into the company of John Wraw, chaplain and ringleader of the rebels, and became one of his deputies, and returned to the aforesaid Isle of Ely, and was there for three days at the time of the disturbance and rumour, whilst many felonies and evil deeds were perpetrated there and at Witcham and at Wentworth by himself and unknown others, to the prejudice of the Crown, and he made proclamations. And those indicated aforesaid did not appear. Therefore the sheriff was ordered to arrest the aforesaid Thomas Barre and all others indicted above, and that they should appear before the justices on Saturday 20th July 1381. On which Saturday at Ely the sheriff returns that the aforesaid Thomas Barre and all others named above were not found in his jurisdiction. Therefore the sheriff was ordered as before to arrest them, and that they should appear before the justices at Haddenham on Monday 9th September 1381 to answer to the king. And that in the meantime the sheriff should inquire diligently into the goods, chattels, lands and tenements that they hold jointly or severally and seize them, and this to be plainly certified at the aforesaid term. On which Monday the sheriff returns that the aforesaid Thomas Barre and all others named above were not found in his jurisdiction etc. outside the liberty of the Bishop of Ely. He made the return of this order to Simon de Wyghton, bailiff of the aforesaid liberty to make execution and Simon had not responded to him. Therefore as before the sheriff was ordered not to omit the liberty of Bishop of Ely nor any other liberty they might enter, and to arrest the aforesaid Thomas Barre and all others named above, and that they should appear before the justices at Ely on Monday 7th October 1381 to answer to the king. On which Monday the justices did not appear.
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People

ID	First name	Last name	Gender	Occupation	Domicile	Role in source	Incidents	Go to participant page
17405	Thomas	Barr	Male		Sutton-in-the-Isle,South Witchford Hundred,Cambridgeshire		3660	Go to participant page
17412	John	Beeff	Male				3663	Go to participant page
17395	William	de Craunfeld	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
17396	John	Dene	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
17394	John	de Erheth	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
17404	Nicholas	Fairman	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
17406	John	Fedeler	Male		Mepal,Cambridgeshire		3660	Go to participant page
17398	John	Fytheler	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
17410	Elias	Glovere	Male				3663	Go to participant page
17414	Roger	Harlaston	Male				3663	Go to participant page
17402	Simon	in the Lane	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
17399	John	Lanxhill	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
17409	John	Lollewurth	Male				3662	Go to participant page
17415	John	Michel	Male	Chaplain			3664	Go to participant page
17393	Richard	de Quere	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
17400	Richard	Rougham	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
17401	William	Roxham	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
17413	John	Shether	Male		Steeple Gate,Ely,Cambridgeshire		3663	Go to participant page
17408	Thomas	Somenour	Male				3660	Go to participant page
17411	John	Somersham	Male				3663	Go to participant page
17403	William	de Stanton	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
17397	Richard	Waltessheff	Male	Constable	Sutton-in-the-Isle,South Witchford Hundred,Cambridgeshire	Juror	3660	Go to participant page
17407	John	Whyte	Male		Ely,Cambridgeshire		3660	Go to participant page
17416	John	Wraw	Male	Chaplain			3664	Go to participant page
17417	Simon	de Wyghton	Male	Bailiff		Bailiff		Go to participant page

Incidents

ID	Summary	Description	Type	Go to incidents page
3663	Elias Glovere, John Somersham, John Beeff and John Shether seek Roger Harlaston at Coveney	[The jurors] also say that Elias Glovere, John Somersham, John Beeff and John Shether dwelling on Steeple Gate in Ely came to Coveney against the peace at the time of the insurrection, namely on Saturday 15th June 1381, to search for Roger Harlaston feloniously and to do other evil deeds.	Unspecified	Go to incidents page
3662	John Lollewurth rises up at Ramsey	[The jurors] also say that on Tuesday 18th June 1381 John Lollewurth went to Ramsey as an insurgent against the peace, not coerced, but of his own free will, and feloniously despoiled [the people].	Joining rebel company	Go to incidents page
3664	John Michel, chaplain, joins John Wraw and makes proclamations	[The jurors] also say that John Michel, chaplain, went out of the Isle of Ely into the company of John Wraw, chaplain and ringleader of the rebels, and became one of his deputies, and returned to the aforesaid Isle of Ely, and was there for three days at the time of the disturbance and rumour, whilst many felonies and evil deeds were perpetrated there and at Witcham and at Wentworth by himself and unknown others, to the prejudice of the Crown, and he made proclamations.	Joining rebel company,Raising the commons: proclamations	Go to incidents page
3660	Thomas Barr threatens Richard Waltesheff and steals a horse from John Fedeler	Another inquisition held by oath of Richard de Quere, John de Erheth, William de Craunfeld, John Dene, Richard Waltessheff, John Fytheler, John Lanxhill, Richard Rougham, William Roxham, Simon in the Lane, William de Stanton and Nicholas Fairman, who say upon their oath that Thomas Barr of Sutton on Sunday 16th June 1381 arose with a great force at Sutton and went to the house of Richard Waltesheff, constable of the town of Sutton, and ordered him to rise with him or he would burn his house, and then the same Thomas proceeded feloniously to Mepal to the house of John Fedeler, seeking to take and kill John Whyte of Ely and Thomas Somenour, and he seized and took away a certain horse belonging to Thomas.	Trespass to person: threats,Larceny: theft of livestock,Raising the commons: forcing others to join company	Go to incidents page

Incidents and People

Person	Incident	Role
John Beeff ( 17412 )	Elias Glovere, John Somersham, John Beeff and John Shether seek Roger Harlaston at Coveney (3663)	Accused
Elias Glovere ( 17410 )	Elias Glovere, John Somersham, John Beeff and John Shether seek Roger Harlaston at Coveney (3663)	Accused
Roger Harlaston ( 17414 )	Elias Glovere, John Somersham, John Beeff and John Shether seek Roger Harlaston at Coveney (3663)	Victim
John Shether ( 17413 )	Elias Glovere, John Somersham, John Beeff and John Shether seek Roger Harlaston at Coveney (3663)	Accused
John Somersham ( 17411 )	Elias Glovere, John Somersham, John Beeff and John Shether seek Roger Harlaston at Coveney (3663)	Accused
John Lollewurth ( 17409 )	John Lollewurth rises up at Ramsey (3662)	Accused
John Michel ( 17415 )	John Michel, chaplain, joins John Wraw and makes proclamations (3664)	Accused
John Wraw ( 17416 )	John Michel, chaplain, joins John Wraw and makes proclamations (3664)	Mentioned
Thomas Barr ( 17405 )	Thomas Barr threatens Richard Waltesheff and steals a horse from John Fedeler (3660)	Accused
John Fedeler ( 17406 )	Thomas Barr threatens Richard Waltesheff and steals a horse from John Fedeler (3660)	Victim
Thomas Somenour ( 17408 )	Thomas Barr threatens Richard Waltesheff and steals a horse from John Fedeler (3660)	Victim
Richard Waltessheff ( 17397 )	Thomas Barr threatens Richard Waltesheff and steals a horse from John Fedeler (3660)	Victim
John Whyte ( 17407 )	Thomas Barr threatens Richard Waltesheff and steals a horse from John Fedeler (3660)	Victim