The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Petition |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA SC 8/225/11237 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Yorkshire |
| Published source (may be more than one) | C.T. Flower, The Beverley Town Riots, 1381-2 (Transactions of the Royal Historical Soc, 1905), Appendix no. IX (full edition) |
| Text in Original Language | [Taken from Flower, 1905]: A notre tresexcellent et tresredoute seigneur le roi: Monstrent humblement ses lieges prodeshommes de Beverley compleignantz par tout ceste an, que come le lundy en la semaigne de Pentecost darrein proclamacion fuist faite parmy toute la dite ville par Piers de Santon et autres par une saigne sonant, que toutz maners burgeis et autres communers serroient a la grante Sale de Beverley devant monsieur Johan Bigot et Sire Johan de Middelton clerc al houre de Prime sur peyne de forsfaiteur de toutz lour biens et enprisonement de lour corps: les queux viendroient et illoeques ensealeront un Ragman blank ove grant numbre, et sur ceo feurent chargez de venir cy a Loundres pur mainteignir lour malveistes encontre les ditz bones gentz: des queux sont venuz cy a Totenham a numbre de lx, ascuns ove lour volentee, et ascuns encountre lour volentee; les queux malefesours ont pris diverses chivaux hors de commune pasture encontre la volentee de ceux as queux les chivaux sont: manaceantz de jour en autre les ditz prodeshomes de les encountrer devers lostell en maliciouse manere: ascuns alantz ove polax et espeyes en la cite de Loundres; par quei les ditz bones gentz sont en grant paour de lour vies: qe pleise a son tresgracious roial mageste en qei tout remede gist en ceo cas de mander pour les ditz malfesours et les faire charger par quei coment et en quele manere ils sont faitz venir cy: et qe madame dame Isabelle aunte a notre dit tresredoute seigneur le roi, monsieur Robert Rous, Richard Hembreg, Nichol Prake, James Lyons et Johan Noselay, sergeantz darmes et messagers portours et conveiours des briefs et mandementz notre dit sieur le roi a Beverley, soient examinez et chargez de dire la verite des rebellions des ditz malfesours, et ordeigner que les ditz compleignantz puissent saluement venir a Beverley demurer et retournir come ses lieges sanz empechement: pour Dieu et en oevre de charite. |
| Text (English translation) | The loyal people of Beverley complain that throughout this year, from the Monday in the week of Pentecost last, a proclamation was made throughout the said town by Piers de Santon and others by ringing a bell, that all manner of burghers and other commoners should be in the great hall of Beverley before Sir John Bigot and Sir John de Middelton, clerk, at the hour of prime, on pain of forfeiture of all their goods and imprisonment; and when they came they sealed a blank ragman in great number, and on this they were charged to come there to London to maintain their evils against the said good men; the which have come to Tottenham to the number of 60, some according to their will and some against their will; the which malefactors have taken various horses out of the common pasture against the will of those to whom the horses belonged; threatening from one day to another the said good men outside the king's court in a malicious manner; they go about with poleaxes and swords in the city of London, for which the said good men were in great fear of their lives; they request his most gracious royal majesty to make remedy in this case and to command that the said malefactors and ... in what manner they came there; and that Lady Isabel, aunt of the king, Sir Robert Rous, Richard Hembreg, Nicholas Prake, James Lyons and John Noselay, sergeants at arms and carriers of the king's writs and commandments to Beverley, be examined and charged to speak as to the truth of the rebellions of the said malefactors, and ordain that the complainants are able to safely return to Beverley as his lieges and reside without impeachment. |
| General Information | [1382] The petition is dated to 1382 as it appears to be of the period towards the end of the troubles in Beverley. |
People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17909 | John | Bigot | Male | 3718 | Go to participant page | |||
| 17911 | Isabel | de Courcy | Female | 3718 | Go to participant page | |||
| 17913 | Richard | Hembreg | Male | 3718 | Go to participant page | |||
| 17915 | James | Lyons | Male | 3718 | Go to participant page | |||
| 17910 | John | de Middelton | Male | Clerk | 3718 | Go to participant page | ||
| 17916 | John | Noselay | Male | 3718 | Go to participant page | |||
| 17914 | Nicholas | Prake | Male | 3718 | Go to participant page | |||
| 17912 | Robert | Rous | Male | 3718 | Go to participant page | |||
| 17908 | Piers | de Santon | Male | 3718 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3718 | Petition from the good people of Beverley complaining of crimes committed by rebels | The good people request remedy and that the malefactors who have come to London and who threaten the good people's lives be charged to answer why they have come thus, and that Courcy and others be charged to say the truth of the rebellions made by the malefactors and that the good people are able to return and reside without impeachment. It was proclaimed that all burgesses and other commoners be at the great hall of Beverley before Bigot and Middleton under pain of forfeiture and imprisonment, and when they came they sealed a blank ragman and were charged to go to London to maintain the evils against the good people. Many went against their will and many horses were stolen from the common pasture. Response: [None]. | Larceny: theft of livestock,Raising the commons: forcing others to join company,Raising the commons: proclamations | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Bigot ( 17909 ) | Petition from the good people of Beverley complaining of crimes committed by rebels (3718) | Accused | |
| Isabel de Courcy ( 17911 ) | Petition from the good people of Beverley complaining of crimes committed by rebels (3718) | Mentioned | |
| Richard Hembreg ( 17913 ) | Petition from the good people of Beverley complaining of crimes committed by rebels (3718) | Mentioned | |
| James Lyons ( 17915 ) | Petition from the good people of Beverley complaining of crimes committed by rebels (3718) | Mentioned | |
| John de Middelton ( 17910 ) | Petition from the good people of Beverley complaining of crimes committed by rebels (3718) | Accused | |
| John Noselay ( 17916 ) | Petition from the good people of Beverley complaining of crimes committed by rebels (3718) | Mentioned | |
| Nicholas Prake ( 17914 ) | Petition from the good people of Beverley complaining of crimes committed by rebels (3718) | Mentioned | |
| Robert Rous ( 17912 ) | Petition from the good people of Beverley complaining of crimes committed by rebels (3718) | Mentioned | |
| Piers de Santon ( 17908 ) | Petition from the good people of Beverley complaining of crimes committed by rebels (3718) | Accused |
