The People of 1381
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| Type | Name list |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA SC 8/225/11242 |
| 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. XII |
| Text in Original Language | Nos Alexander permissione divina Eboracensis archiepiscopus Anglie primas et apostolice sedis legatus personaliter existens apud Beverlacum xxvij die mensis Junii anno domini millesimo cccm°. lxxxt° secundo, in presencia domini de Neryll fratris nostri, Willelmi de Erghom militis vicecomitis Eboraci, Roberti de Nevyll militis de Horneby, et aliorum plurimorum militum comitatus Eboraci, cepimus securitatem de Willelmo Raynald de Beverlaco et omnibus aliis infrascriptis tenentibus nostris ejusdem ville usque ad numerum ccclij personarum; videlicet, quod predictus Willelmus et quilibet predictorum manuceperunt pro se et suis ad gerendum pacem cuilibet subsidito et populo domini regis, quilibet eorum sub pena c marcarum levandarum de bonis et catallis ejus: et de Ada de Coppandale et de aliis post ipsum nominatis cepimus securitatem de pace gerenda in forma supradicta; videlicet, quilibet eorum manucepit pro se et suis sub pena c librarum levandarum de terris bonis et catallis suis ad opus domini regis. Willelmus Raynald Johannes Webster Petrus Whyte Willelmus Taillor Petrus Lenge Johannes Whyte Adam Leche Johannes Raynar [and about 400 other names, the majority of which are grouped under local divisions]. |
| Text (English translation) | Notice that the archbishop in the presence of Lord Neville and others has taken security from all the tenants of the archbishop named in the document to keep the peace to the king's people; and he has also similarly taken security from Coppendale and the others. |
| General Information | [1382] The list of those mainprised by the archbishop appears to be the conclusion to the troubles in Beverley and dates to 1382. Flower: 'The last membrane, containing about 50 names, appears to be a subsequent addition; this would reconcile the actual number of names with the number given in the preamble. |
