The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Trespass action |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA CP 40/490 m. 529d |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Middlesex |
| Text in Original Language | Iohannes de Butterwyk in propria persona sua optulit se quarto die versus Iohannem Burgeys seniorem Nicholum Rous Willelmum Taillour de Chelchehiche Thomam Copshethe Adam Pollard glover Willelmum Cairon de Holborne Iohannem Carpenter de Magna Greneford Iohannem Cornhull de Parva Greneford Iohannem Senier sadeler Iohannem Creyk taillour Iohannem Walssh de Hundeslowe et Robertum Paryse de Hundeslowe de placito quare simul cum Willelmo Chepenham de Chelmersford Thoma Mate et Roberto West de Hundeslowe vi et armis domos ipsius Iohannis de Butterwyk apud Eye Knyghtbrig et villa de Westminster combusserunt et bona et catalla sua ad valenciam quadranginta librarum ibidem inventa ceperunt et asportaverunt et alia enormia et co. ad grave dampnum et co. et contra pacem et co. Et ipsi non veniunt. Et sicut prius preceptum fuit vicecomiti quod caperet eos et co. Et vicecomes modo mandat quod non sunt inventi et co. Ideo sicut plures preceptum est vicecomiti quod caperet eos si et co. Et salvo et co. Ita quod habeat corpora eorum hic a die Sancti Michaelis in xv dies per Iustic'. Et de predictis Willelmo Chepenham Thoma Mate et Roberto West mandat vic' quod mortui sunt. Ideo de ipsis Willelmo Chepenham Thoma Mate et Roberto West ulterius nichil actum est et co. |
| Text (English translation) | John Butterwyk in his own person appears against John Burgeys senior, Nicholas Rous, William Taillour of Chelsea, Thomas Copshethe, Adam Pollard, glover, William Cairon of Holborn, John Carpenter of Great Greenford, John Cornhull of Little Greenford, John Senier, saddler, John Creyk, tailor, John Walssh of Hounslow and Robert Paryse of Hounslow on a plea that they together with William Chepenham of Chelmsford, Thomas Mate and Robert West of Hounslow with force and arms burnt the houses of the said John de Butterwyk at Ebury, Knightsbridge and Westminster and took and carried away goods and chattels found there worth £40, and other enormities etc. and at grave damage and against the peace etc. They do not come. As before the sheriff is ordered to arrest them etc. And the sheriff now sends words that they cannot be found. Therefore, as before the sheriff is ordered to arrest them etc... And to have their bodies in court here on the day of Michaelmas in the quindene ... And of the said William Chepenham of Chelmsford, Thomas Mate and Robert West of Hounslow the sheriff reports that they are dead. Therefore about the said William Chepenham of Chelmsford, Thomas Mate and Robert West nothing needs to be done for the future etc. |
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People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
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| 20891 | John | Burgeys | Male | 3922 | Go to participant page | |||
| 20890 | John | de Butterwyk | Male | Under-sheriff | 3922 | Go to participant page | ||
| 20896 | William | Cairon | Male | Holborn,Middlesex | 3922 | Go to participant page | ||
| 20897 | John | Carpenter | Male | Greenford,Middlesex | 3922 | Go to participant page | ||
| 20903 | William | Chepenham | Male | Chelmsford,Essex | 3922 | Go to participant page | ||
| 20894 | Thomas | Copshethe | Male | 3922 | Go to participant page | |||
| 20898 | John | Cornhull | Male | Greenford,Middlesex | 3922 | Go to participant page | ||
| 20900 | John | Creyk | Male | Tailor | 3922 | Go to participant page | ||
| 20904 | Thomas | Mate | Male | 3922 | Go to participant page | |||
| 20902 | Robert | Parys | Male | Hounslow,Middlesex | 3922 | Go to participant page | ||
| 20895 | Adam | Pollard | Male | Glover | 3922 | Go to participant page | ||
| 20892 | Nicholas | Rous | Male | 3922 | Go to participant page | |||
| 20899 | John | Semer | Male | Saddler | 3922 | Go to participant page | ||
| 20893 | William | Taillour | Male | Chelsea,Middlesex | 3922 | Go to participant page | ||
| 20901 | John | Walssh | Male | Hounslow,Middlesex | 3922 | Go to participant page | ||
| 20905 | Robert | West | Male | Hounslow,Middlesex | 3922 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3922 | John de Butterwyk v William Chepenham and other on a plea of trespass. | John de Butterwyk v William Chepenham and other on a plea of trespass; burning down his houses in Ebury, Knightsbridge and Westminster and stealing goods and chattels worth £40. | Trespass to land: throwing down of house,Arson: burning of houses,Larceny: theft of goods,Warlike array and insurrection,Trespass to chattels: removal of goods | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Burgeys ( 20891 ) | John de Butterwyk v William Chepenham and other on a plea of trespass. (3922) | Accused | |
| John de Butterwyk ( 20890 ) | John de Butterwyk v William Chepenham and other on a plea of trespass. (3922) | Victim | |
| William Cairon ( 20896 ) | John de Butterwyk v William Chepenham and other on a plea of trespass. (3922) | Accused | |
| John Carpenter ( 20897 ) | John de Butterwyk v William Chepenham and other on a plea of trespass. (3922) | Accused | |
| William Chepenham ( 20903 ) | John de Butterwyk v William Chepenham and other on a plea of trespass. (3922) | Accused | Chepenham is reported dead by Trinity term 1383. |
| Thomas Copshethe ( 20894 ) | John de Butterwyk v William Chepenham and other on a plea of trespass. (3922) | Accused | |
| John Cornhull ( 20898 ) | John de Butterwyk v William Chepenham and other on a plea of trespass. (3922) | Accused | |
| John Creyk ( 20900 ) | John de Butterwyk v William Chepenham and other on a plea of trespass. (3922) | Accused | |
| Thomas Mate ( 20904 ) | John de Butterwyk v William Chepenham and other on a plea of trespass. (3922) | Accused | Mate is reported dead by Trinity term 1383. |
| Robert Parys ( 20902 ) | John de Butterwyk v William Chepenham and other on a plea of trespass. (3922) | Accused | |
| Adam Pollard ( 20895 ) | John de Butterwyk v William Chepenham and other on a plea of trespass. (3922) | Accused | |
| Nicholas Rous ( 20892 ) | John de Butterwyk v William Chepenham and other on a plea of trespass. (3922) | Accused | |
| John Semer ( 20899 ) | John de Butterwyk v William Chepenham and other on a plea of trespass. (3922) | Accused | |
| William Taillour ( 20893 ) | John de Butterwyk v William Chepenham and other on a plea of trespass. (3922) | Accused | |
| John Walssh ( 20901 ) | John de Butterwyk v William Chepenham and other on a plea of trespass. (3922) | Accused | |
| Robert West ( 20905 ) | John de Butterwyk v William Chepenham and other on a plea of trespass. (3922) | Accused | West is reported dead by Trinity term 1383. |
