The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Petition |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA SC 8/103/5111 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| Published source (may be more than one) | An English summary is given in 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) |
| Text in Original Language | A nostre ... tresgracious seigneur Roi de Castill' et de Leon duc' de Lancastr' supplie Margerie que feuste la femme monsieur Thomas Tany nadgairs chivaler del College de Wyndesore que come le ieosdy devant le fest Corporis Christi darrein proclamacion overte feust faite que tous maners gens qavoient grevances a pursuer deussent venir devant le Roi nostre seigneur esteant en le Tour de Loundres et monstret lours evidences et droit et iustice soient ministree al partie. Et vendridy prochein ensuant la dite Margerie et Johan de Thorp son filtz sur la dite proclamacion faite viendront al Tour de Loundres ove une bille del monstrer a nostre seigneur le Roi et avoir le recoveries des certeinz dettez due au dite Margerie par vertue del testament son dit baron et ne pareit la dite Margerie avoir leisir de monstrer adonque son dite bille. Et lendemayn la dite Margerie dona sa dite bille au Roi nostre seigneur en son Garderobe a Loundres les queuz dettes furent adiuggez au dite Margerie par due processe fait et terminee devant trois Chancellers nostre seigneur le Roi et par eux en trois iugementz donnez. Et la nostre piere en dieux larcevesque de Cauntebire adonque Chanceller dengleterre sequestra touz les biens que furent de seigneur Will' Mugge a lors Dean del College de Wyndesore esteantz en la main seigneur Walter Almaly ore Dean de mesme le College comandement que nulle liveree eut sereit fait avant que la dite Margerie eusse la restitution et paiement des dettez duez au dite Margerie par vertue del testament susdit. Et purceo que Johan Thorp filtz au dite Margerie puisne porta mandement du dit Chanceller de somoundre le dit seigneur Walter Almaly et seigneur Richard Metford du comparer devant luy et respondre as certeinz points contenuz en le dit mandement les ditz seigneurs Walter et Ric' firent arrestent le dit Johan eyand sur lui mesme le manadement et lui emprisonerent pour iij jours en contempt de roi et en destourber le droite du dite Margerie. Et autres ors le dit seigneur Walt' de graunt malice fist suggestion fauxement sur les ditz Margerie et Johan Thorp son eisne filz que ills furent al Tour de Londres fesantz quy sur le dit Chanceller par lui mettre al mort dont les ditz Margerie et Johan unqes ne furent de rienz coupabilez come ils soit prets daverrer par touz bons gentz de Suthwerk et autres sachant eut la pleine verite par force de quele faux suggestion le dit seigneur Walter fist arrest' le dit Johan Thorp eisne fitz au dite Margerie en Suthwerk par Johann Chirch sergeant de Loundres et surceo le dit seigneur Walter le mesme temps que le dit Johan enfys feust souz tiel arrest batist le dit Johan Thorp en son test et par aillours en divers parties de son corps [illegible] et lui verreit avoir tuee sinon que le dit Johan Chirch lui eusse socouree et rescour et sur ceo luy fist amesuer al prison de Neugate et luy detenent tanque le dit Johan Thorp pur meschief et peyne feust mort et ne vorrent que le dit seigneur Walter Almady desser le dit Johan Thorp a nulle manuprisee quele feust souvent offri par bons gentz de Loundres et sufficeantz que lour offrerent de lour oblig' corps pour corps. Et ore le dit seigneur Walter ad la dite Margerie et onagait pour elle destruire comme il ad destruit son filtz et ad procuree voie enqueste dacquiter le dit seigneur Walter dicelles fausumes et torts que plese a vostre tresgracieus seigneure faire venir le dit Johan Chirch devant le conseil nostre seigneur le roi et ... confesser la verite. Et sur cestes treshorribles fausmes et torts ordeigne remede pour dieu et service charite. |
| Text (English translation) | To our gracious Lord the King of Castile and Leon and Duke of Lancaster, Margery who was the wife of Thomas Tany lately knight of the college of Windsor shows that whereas on Thursday before [sic] the feast of Corpus Christi last [13 June 1381, but this was actually the feast of Corpus Christi] a public proclamation [proclamacion overte] was made that all manner of people who had grievances to pursue should come before the King our Lord staying in the Tower of London and show their evidences and right and justice would be administered to the parties. And on Friday following [14 June 1381] the said Margery and John de Thorp his son in response to the said proclamation came to the Tower of London with a bill to show to our Lord the King and to have the recovery of certain debts due to the said Margery by virtue of the will of our husband and it was not possible for Margery to have an opportunity to present her bill. And on the next day [15 June 1381] the said Margery gave her said bill to the King our Lord in his wardrobe at London which debts were adjudged to Margery by due process made and determined before three Chancellors of our Lord the King and given by them in three judgements. And that our father in God the Archbishop of Canterbury lately Chancellor of England sequestrated all the goods which were of Lord William Mugge then dean of the college of Windsor remaining in the hands of Lord Walter Almaly presently dean of the same college, commanding that no disbursement should be made before the said Margery had the restitution and payment of the debts due to the said Margery by virtue of the said will. And because John Thorp the younger son of the said Margery [filtz au dite Margerie puisne] bore the order of the said Chancellor to summon the said Lord Walter Almaly et Lord Richard Metford to appear before him and respond to certain points contained in the said order, the said Lords Walter and Richard arrested the said John carrying the order with him and imprisoned him for three days in contempt of the King and disturbance of the right of the said Margery. And moreover the said Lord Walter with great malice falsely suggested against the said Margery and John Thorp her elder son that they were at the Tower of London among those who put the said Chancellor to death, although Margery and John were guilty of nothing as they are prepared to show by all the good people of Southwark and others knowing the full truth. By force of this false suggestion the said Lord Walter had the said John Thorp the elder son of the said Margery arrested in Southwark by John Church sergeant of London and moreover the said Lord Walter at the same time that the said John was placed under arrest hit the said John Thorp on his head and struck him in other parts of his body and would have killed him if the said John Church had not aided and rescued him and upon this he was taken to the prison of Newgate and detained there until the said John Thorp by mischief and physical suffering was dead and the said Lord Walter Almady would not permit the said John Thorp to any mainprise as was often offered to the sufficient and respectable people of London body for body. And since the said Lord Walter has engaged to destroy the said Margery as he has destroyed her son and has procured an inquest to acquit the said Walter of these falsehoods and injuries, may it please your most gracious Lordship that the said John Church should come before the council of our Lord the King and confess the truth and ordain a remedy for these horrible falsehoods and injuries for God and the service of charity. |
| General Information | Notes on the guard and internal evidence date this petition to c. 1382. |
People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18992 | Walter | Almaly | Male | Dean | St George's Chapel,Windsor,Berkshire | 3822 | Go to participant page | |
| 18994 | John | Church | Male | Sergeant | London | 3822 | Go to participant page | |
| 18993 | Richard | Metford | Male | 3822 | Go to participant page | |||
| 18991 | William | Mugg | Male | Dean | St George's Chapel,Windsor,Berkshire | 3822 | Go to participant page | |
| 18988 | Margery | Tany | Female | 3822 | Go to participant page | |||
| 18989 | Thomas | Tany | Male | Master | St George's Chapel,Windsor,Berkshire | 3822 | Go to participant page | |
| 18990 | John | de Thorp | Male | 3822 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3822 | Petition from Margery Tany concerning the death of her son | The petitioner asks the king to bring John Church before his council to confess to the truth of her accusations, and to order remedy for the same. She states that on Thursday before Corpus Christi in the last parliament a declaration was made that all grievances be brought to the king, then established in the Tower of London, to show their indentures and obtain justice. On Wednesday following the petitioner and Thorp (upon the said proclamation) went to the tower with a bill to show the king and to recover debts due to her by virtue of the testament of her husband, but she was unable to do so and on the morrow she gave her bill to the king's master of the wardrobe in London. The said debts were awarded to the petitioner by due process and the archbishop of Canterbury sequestered all the goods once of William Mugg and now of Walter Almaly, until she recovered her debts. For this Thorp sought an order from the chancellor summoning Almaly and Metford to answer to the points contained in the order. Almaly and Metford were arrested and held for three days in contempt of the king and for obstructing the petitioner's rights. From his great malice, Almaly falsely accused her and her son of being at the tower when the chancellor was killed, which they were not as can be averred by the good people of Southwark and others, by which false suggestion Thorp was arrested in Southwark by John Church, and Almaly then beat Thorp on his head and in other parts of his body and John Church took him to Newgate where he died of his injuries. Now Almaly has procured an inquest to acquit him of these wrongs. | Homicide: beating,Abuse of legal procedure: false accusation | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Almaly ( 18992 ) | Petition from Margery Tany concerning the death of her son (3822) | Mentioned | |
| John Church ( 18994 ) | Petition from Margery Tany concerning the death of her son (3822) | Mentioned | |
| Richard Metford ( 18993 ) | Petition from Margery Tany concerning the death of her son (3822) | Mentioned | |
| William Mugg ( 18991 ) | Petition from Margery Tany concerning the death of her son (3822) | Mentioned | |
| Margery Tany ( 18988 ) | Petition from Margery Tany concerning the death of her son (3822) | Petitioner | |
| Thomas Tany ( 18989 ) | Petition from Margery Tany concerning the death of her son (3822) | Mentioned | |
| John de Thorp ( 18990 ) | Petition from Margery Tany concerning the death of her son (3822) | Mentioned |
