The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Petition |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA SC 8/116/5754 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Cambridgeshire |
| Published source (may be more than one) | English summary available in 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) |
| Text in Original Language | A nostre tresexcellent seigneur le Roy supplie Anne iadys femme de Johan Hauchach que come le dit Johan estoit compellez par les rebelx que se leverent ore tard contre vostre pees daler ovesque eux par un temps de quele compaignie il se retraist sitoft come il poaist eschaper et quant il fut revenez a sa meson esteant illeoques en vostre dit pees si venoient a la certeins ses enemys et par aunciens envye que fust entre eux feront decoup le teste du dit Johan sanz ceo qil fust convict ou ... de la dite surrection ly surmettant qil fust de la volunte un de ditz rebelx. Par quoi plese a vostre roiale maieste de commander que la dite Anne puisse avoir son douair des terres que furent a son dit baron ... que sont seisez en voz mains considerantz trespuissant seigneur qil ne fust unqes ovesque le ditz ribaldz par sa volunte en sa vie et que ladite Anne ait null altre riens par soy mesmes sustenir et ses quatres enfantz fors de son dit douair et que ele ne fist unqes ascuns chose ne trespas par quoy ele deveroit prendre son dit douair et sustenance. |
| Text (English translation) | Anne lately wife of John Hauchach beseeches our most excellent Lord the King that whereas the said John was forced by the rebels who lately rose against your peace to go with them for a time from which company he escaped as soon as he was able and when he had returned to his house and was there in your peace there came some of his enemies who from ancient hatred between them cut off John's head even though he had not been convicted of voluntarily joining the said rebels, may it please your royal majesty to command that the said Anne should have her dower lands which were held by her husband and which were taken into your hands, considering most powerful Lord, that her husband did not willingly join the said ribalds during his life and that the said Anne has no other means to support herself and her four children besides her dower and that she has no other means or trespass action by which she can secure her dower and sustenance. |
| General Information | [1381-1385] John Hanchach of Shudy Camps in Cambridgeshire was involved in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. The petition probably dates from the time of his posthumous conviction, when the Commons complained that the relatives of executed rebels were trying to recover their lands. Rot. Parl. vol. III, p. 175a, no. 1 assigns a petition concerning his rebellion to 7 Richard II (22 June 1383- 21 June 1384), but PROME, Parliament of October 1385, Appendix no. 10 assigns it to 1385. Given the uncertainty, a date range of 1381-5 is suggested. |
People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18335 | Anne | Hanchach | Female | 3748 | Go to participant page | |||
| 18336 | John | Hanchach | Male | 3748 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3748 | Petition from Anne Hanchach, widow of John, requesting the restoration of her dower lands | Anne requests that her dower lands be restored to her. These lands had been taken into the king's hands after her husband's rebellion. | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Hanchach ( 18335 ) | Petition from Anne Hanchach, widow of John, requesting the restoration of her dower lands (3748) | Petitioner | |
| John Hanchach ( 18336 ) | Petition from Anne Hanchach, widow of John, requesting the restoration of her dower lands (3748) | Mentioned |
