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Source
| Type | Trespass action |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA CP 40/487 m. 33d |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Essex |
| Text in Original Language | Essex. Prior Hospitalis Sancti Iohannis Jersualem in Anglia per Iohannem Bretton attornatum suum optulit se quarto die versus Richardum Kent Taillour Iohannem Galand cordewaner Willelmum Smyth de Uplond seniorem Willelmum Smyth de Uplond juniorem Iohannem Caumpe et Willelmum Osbern de Yeng atte Stone de placito quare vi et armis clausum et domos ipsius prioris apud Yeng atte Stone fregerunt et maeremium de dominibus predictis ac alia bona et catalla sua ad valenciam viginti librarum ibidem inventa ceperunt et asportaverunt et cartas scripta rotulos rentalia ac alia munimenta sua ibidem inventa combusserunt et alia enormia ei intulerunt ad grave dampnum ipsius prioris et contra pacem Regis. Et ipsi non veniunt. Et preceptum fuit vicecomiti quod attach' eos et co. Et vicecomes modo mandat quod nichil habent et co. Ideo preceptum est viceomiti quod capiat eos si et co. Et salvo et co. Ita quod habeat corpora corpora eorum hic in octabis Stancti Hillari per Iustic' et co. Et unde et co. |
| Text (English translation) | Essex. The Prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England [John de Redington], plaintiff, by his attorney John Bretton appears against Richard Kent, tailor, John Galand, cordwainer, William Smyth of Uplond [unidentified; in Epping?], senior, William Smyth of Uplond [unidentified; in Epping?], junior, John Caumpe and William Osbern of Ingatestone, defendants, on a plea that with force and arms they broke the close and the houses of the said prior at Ingatestone and took and carried away the timber of the said houses and other of his goods and chattels found there worth £20. And they burnt his charters, deeds, rolls, rentals and other muniments they found there and they committed other enormities to the grave damage of the said prior and against the king's peace. The defendants do not come. The sheriff is ordered to attach them etc. And the sheriff reports that they have nothing [by which they can be distrained] etc. And the sheriff is ordered to arrest them etc. ... So that he has their bodies in court in the week of Hilary ... |
| General Information | Cf. TNA CP 40/488 m. 102, for an almost identical trespass suit. |
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People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17587 | John | de Bretton | Male | Attorney | Attorney | Go to participant page | ||
| 17592 | John | Caumpe | Male | 3683 | Go to participant page | |||
| 17589 | John | Galand | Male | Cordwainer | 3683 | Go to participant page | ||
| 17588 | Richard | Kent | Male | Tailor | 3683 | Go to participant page | ||
| 17593 | William | Osbern | Male | Ingatestone,Essex | 3683 | Go to participant page | ||
| 17586 | John | de Redington | Male | Prior | 3683 | Go to participant page | ||
| 17590 | William | Smyth | Male | 3683 | Go to participant page | |||
| 17591 | William | Smyth | Male | 3683 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3683 | Attack on the manor of the Hospitallers at Ingatestone. | Attack on the manor of the Hospitallers at Ingatestone. Timber and other goods worth £20 taken and carried away, and charters, deeds, rolls and rentals burnt. | Arson: burning of documents,Larceny: theft of goods,Trespass to chattels: destruction of documents,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses,Trespass to chattels: removal of goods | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Caumpe ( 17592 ) | Attack on the manor of the Hospitallers at Ingatestone. (3683) | Accused | |
| John Galand ( 17589 ) | Attack on the manor of the Hospitallers at Ingatestone. (3683) | Accused | |
| Richard Kent ( 17588 ) | Attack on the manor of the Hospitallers at Ingatestone. (3683) | Accused | |
| William Osbern ( 17593 ) | Attack on the manor of the Hospitallers at Ingatestone. (3683) | Accused | |
| John de Redington ( 17586 ) | Attack on the manor of the Hospitallers at Ingatestone. (3683) | Victim | |
| William Smyth ( 17590 ) | Attack on the manor of the Hospitallers at Ingatestone. (3683) | Accused | |
| William Smyth ( 17591 ) | Attack on the manor of the Hospitallers at Ingatestone. (3683) | Accused |
