The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Petition |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA SC 8/94/4700 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Yorkshire |
| Published source (may be more than one) | English summary taken from the TNA catalogue entry, compiled as part of the AHRC project 'Medieval Petitions: A Catalogue of Exchequer, Chancery and Gascon petitions in the National Archives', led by W. Mark Ormrod (2006-7); C.T. Flower, The Beverley Town Riots, 1381-2 (Transactions of the Royal Historical Soc, 1905), Appendix no. III (full edition) |
| Text in Original Language | [Taken from Flower, 1905] A conseil nostre seigneur le roy soi compleignent ascuns de les bones gentz de la ville de Beverley que come Richard de Boston, Richard de Middelton, Richard de Caldewell Henri de Newark Thomas White Telar Johan Williamson flesshewar William de Bury skynner Johan Lekynfeld barker et Geffray Breid riatours et rebellours a nostre dit seigneur le roy, par confederacie et conspiracie entre eux faitz, ont levez touz les menes comunes de la dite ville encontre les meutz vaillantz de mesme la ville par fort mayne, et ensaillerent les mesons de plusours de les grantz si que la mesons William Dudhill et Johan Gervays et les maisons de xij autres persons meutz vaillantz de mesme la ville, dont ascuns demuront unquore seallez, et la maison Adam Coppandale un de les plus grantz de mesme la ville abatuez, traittez et despoillez, la merisme [et] la coverture et les . . rres dicelles pris et emportez, acrochant sur eux roial poiar, et diverses burgeis lour femmes et enfantz oustez de lour maisons et les ditz maisons enseallez et divers . . . et raunsons contre la volente de ditz burgeys pris as divers foitz. Et pur doute de mort les ditz grauntz nosent pas demurrer en la dite ville naprocher lour mansions lour femes nenfauntz lour biens ne lour chateux en ycelle et lour comune seal de la dite vil]e ont pris a force et ont enseallez une obligacion de mille marcs pur paier vc marz soutz le dit seal a un certein person en charge de les grantz et riens en lour avantage, et ont ordeigne officers de eux mesmes en la dite ville pur eux faire jugges en lour causes propres, en desheritance de les dits grauntz et subversion de la dite ville et de les bones usages avant ses hures en ycelle usez. Et la un Paul de Buddeby qi fuit serviente pur pursuir une bille pur nostre dit seigneur le roy vers les ditz rebelles et avoit proteccion nostre dit sieur le roy fuist emprisone en presence dun serjant darmes nostre dit sieur le roy, a cause qil pursua la dite proteccione et pur accomplir la volente nostre dit sieur le roy,, qi ne purroit estre delivere sanz heignous fyn faire a eux, come le dit Paul pllls pleinement vous seit monstrer sil fuist present. Qe pleise au dit conseil considerer la dite matiere [et] ordeigner remedie pur dieu et en oevre de charite. |
| Text (English translation) | [The petition is badly stained and difficult to follow].The petitioners request remedy as the rebels have caused raised the commons against the wealthy of the town and assaulted the houses of the great of the town, and taken ransoms. In addition they have taken the common seal and sealed obligations in great sums, and imprisoned Buddeby who had sued a bill against them though he was under the king's protection. Response: [None]. |
| General Information | [1381] The petition is dated to 1381, as the petition clearly refers to the action of rebels. |
People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17890 | Richard | de Boston | Male | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 3716 | Go to participant page | ||
| 17898 | Geoffrey | Bredon | Male | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 3716 | Go to participant page | ||
| 17902 | Paul | de Buddeby | Male | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 3716 | Go to participant page | ||
| 17896 | William | de Bury | Male | Skinner | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 3716 | Go to participant page | |
| 17892 | Richard | de Caldewell | Male | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 3716 | Go to participant page | ||
| 17901 | Adam | Coppendale | Male | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 3716 | Go to participant page | ||
| 17899 | William | Dudhill | Male | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 3716 | Go to participant page | ||
| 17900 | John | Gervays | Male | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 3716 | Go to participant page | ||
| 17897 | John | de Lekenfeld | Male | Barker | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 3716 | Go to participant page | |
| 17891 | Richard | de Middelton | Male | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 3716 | Go to participant page | ||
| 17893 | Henry | de Newark | Male | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 3716 | Go to participant page | ||
| 17894 | Thomas | Whiter | Male | Weaver | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 3716 | Go to participant page | |
| 17895 | John | Williamson | Male | Butcher | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 3716 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3716 | Petition from the people of Beverley | [The petition is badly stained and difficult to follow].The petitioners request remedy as the rebels have caused raised the commons against the wealthy of the town and assaulted the houses of the great of the town, and taken ransoms. In addition they have taken the common seal and sealed obligations in great sums, and imprisoned Buddeby who had sued a bill against them though he was under the king's protection. | Trespass to person: false imprisonment,Trespass to chattels: extortion and forcible fine | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard de Boston ( 17890 ) | Petition from the people of Beverley (3716) | Accused | |
| Geoffrey Bredon ( 17898 ) | Petition from the people of Beverley (3716) | Accused | |
| Paul de Buddeby ( 17902 ) | Petition from the people of Beverley (3716) | Victim | |
| William de Bury ( 17896 ) | Petition from the people of Beverley (3716) | Accused | |
| Richard de Caldewell ( 17892 ) | Petition from the people of Beverley (3716) | Accused | |
| Adam Coppendale ( 17901 ) | Petition from the people of Beverley (3716) | Victim | |
| William Dudhill ( 17899 ) | Petition from the people of Beverley (3716) | Victim | |
| John Gervays ( 17900 ) | Petition from the people of Beverley (3716) | Victim | |
| John de Lekenfeld ( 17897 ) | Petition from the people of Beverley (3716) | Accused | |
| Richard de Middelton ( 17891 ) | Petition from the people of Beverley (3716) | Accused | |
| Henry de Newark ( 17893 ) | Petition from the people of Beverley (3716) | Accused | |
| Thomas Whiter ( 17894 ) | Petition from the people of Beverley (3716) | Accused | |
| John Williamson ( 17895 ) | Petition from the people of Beverley (3716) | Accused |
