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Source
| Type | Trespass action |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 27/488 m. 14 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Norfolk |
| Text in Original Language | Norfolk. Abbas Sancti Benedicti de Hulmo per attornatum suum op se quarto dies versus Willelmum de Swynebrook personam ecclesie de Belhaugh iuxta Couteshale et Thomam Crane de Ludham de placito quare vi et armis claus ipsius Abbatis apud Horning and Ludham fregerunt et sex equos octo boves et tres vaccas pretii decem librarum apud predictam villam de Ludham inventos ceperunt et abduxerunt et bona et catalla sua ad valenciam viginti librarum apud predictam villam de Hornyng inventa ceperunt et asportaverunt et cartas scripta rotulos memoranda et alia munimenta sua ibidem inventa conbusserunt [sic] et alia enormia et co. ad grave dampnum et co. contra pacem dom' Regis nunc et co. Et ipse non veniunt. Et preceptum fuit vicecomiti sicut plurim' quod caperet eos. Et vicecomes retornat quod ipsi non sunt inventi nec aliquid habent et co. per quod et co. tunc eos capiat. Et salvo et co. Ita quod habeat corpora eorum coram domino Rege in octabis Sancti Michaelis ubicumque et co. ... |
| Text (English translation) | Norfolk. The abbot of St Benedict of Hulme by his attorney appears against William Swynebrook parson of the church of Belaugh next Coltishall and Thomas Crane of Ludham on a plea that with force and arms they brook into the closes of the same abbot at Horning and Ludham and took and lead away six horses, eight bulls and three cows took worth £10 found at the village of Ludham, and carried away his goods and chattels, worth £20, found at the aforesaid village of Horning, and burnt his deeds, rolls, notes and other muniments found there, and other enormities etc. to the grave damage etc. and against the peace of the lord king etc. And they do not come. And the sheriff had been ordered as befotre to arrest them. [paraphrase:] The sheriff returns that they cannot be found and that they nothing by which they can be distrained; order to arrest them to to have theitr bodies before the king's bench in the octave of Michaelmas ... |
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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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| 22043 | Thomas | Crane | Male | Ludham,Norfolk | 3976 | Go to participant page | ||
| 22042 | William | de Methewold | Male | Abbot | St Benet's Abbey,Thurne,West Flegg Hundred,Norfolk | 3976 | Go to participant page | |
| 22041 | William | de Swynebrook | Male | Parson | Belaugh,Norfolk | 3976 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3976 | William de Methwolde, abbot of St Benet's, trespass action. | King's bench suit brought by William de Methwolde, abbot of St Benet's, against William de Swynebrook, parson of Belaugh and Thomas Crane of Ludham for theft of cattle in Ludham and the burning of deeds and court rolls in Horning. | Larceny: theft of livestock,Arson: burning of documents,Trespass to chattels: destruction of documents,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Crane ( 22043 ) | William de Methwolde, abbot of St Benet's, trespass action. (3976) | Accused | |
| William de Methewold ( 22042 ) | William de Methwolde, abbot of St Benet's, trespass action. (3976) | Victim | |
| William de Swynebrook ( 22041 ) | William de Methwolde, abbot of St Benet's, trespass action. (3976) | Accused |
