The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Petition |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA SC 8/266/13262 |
| 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. V (full edition) |
| Text in Original Language | [Taken from Flower, 1905] Pleise a nostre tresexcellent et tresredoute seigneur le roi et a son sage conseille granter et ordeigner en ceste present parlement qe Adam Coppendale, Thomas de Beverley, Johan Gervais, William Dedhill, Johan de Erghum et autres bones gentz de Beverley queux sont exilez de la ville de Beverley par barettours et rebellours nostre dit sieur le roi en mesme la ville, acrochantz a eux roial poair par quei ils noeseient approcher la dite ville bien pars ceste an, ne unquore noesent par doute de mort: qils puissent saluement v[enir?] a Beverley demurer et retourner come les lieges nostre dit seigneur le roi, sur peyne de forisfaiture de lour franchise: et qe toutz les obligacions [faitz] par les ditz rebellours en charge de la dite ville soient adnullez. Et qils puissent avoir lour aunciene bone governaille, usee par ces l. ans, grantez et confermez par nostre dit seigneur le roi et ses progenitours; et vienz toutz les enditementz faitz en temps de rumour par les ditz rebellours de les dites bones gentz maliciousement devant monsieur Johan de Bigot et ses compaignons, les queux enditementz sont faitz venir en banke le roi devant monsieur Robert Tresulyan, et considerez les perdones de les ditz endites, et sils soient adnullables soient adnullez, et qe due pronuncement soit fait de les ditz trespassours, en salvacion de tout le royalme, par dieu et en oevre de charite. |
| Text (English translation) | The petitioners, who have been forced out of Beverley by various rioters and rebels against the king, request that they be allowed to return, and that all obligations made by the rebels be annulled. They also request that their ancient privileges be restored, and that all indictments brought during the time when the rebels controlled the town before Bigot and his companions be brought before Tresulyan in the king's bench and be annulled. Response: [None]. |
| General Information | [1381] This petition clearly forms one of the numerous petitions relating to the events in Beverley in 1381. |
People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18002 | Thomas | de Beverley | Male | 3721 | Go to participant page | |||
| 18006 | John | de Bigot | Male | 3721 | Go to participant page | |||
| 18001 | Adam | Coppendale | Male | 3721 | Go to participant page | |||
| 18004 | William | Dudhill | Male | 3721 | Go to participant page | |||
| 18005 | John | de Erghum | Male | 3721 | Go to participant page | |||
| 18003 | John | Gervais | Male | 3721 | Go to participant page | |||
| 18007 | Robert | Tresulyan | Male | 3721 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3721 | Petition from Adam Coppendale and other good men of Beverley in exile | The petitioners, who have been forced out of Beverley by various rioters and rebels against the king, request that they be allowed to return, and that all obligations made by the rebels be annulled. They also request that their ancient privileges be restored, and that all indictments brought during the time when the rebels controlled the town before Bigot and his companions be brought before Tresulyan in the king's bench and be annulled. Response: [None]. | Abuse of legal procedure: false accusation | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas de Beverley ( 18002 ) | Petition from Adam Coppendale and other good men of Beverley in exile (3721) | Petitioner | |
| John de Bigot ( 18006 ) | Petition from Adam Coppendale and other good men of Beverley in exile (3721) | Accused | |
| Adam Coppendale ( 18001 ) | Petition from Adam Coppendale and other good men of Beverley in exile (3721) | Petitioner | |
| William Dudhill ( 18004 ) | Petition from Adam Coppendale and other good men of Beverley in exile (3721) | Petitioner | |
| John de Erghum ( 18005 ) | Petition from Adam Coppendale and other good men of Beverley in exile (3721) | Petitioner | |
| John Gervais ( 18003 ) | Petition from Adam Coppendale and other good men of Beverley in exile (3721) | Petitioner | |
| Robert Tresulyan ( 18007 ) | Petition from Adam Coppendale and other good men of Beverley in exile (3721) | Mentioned |
