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Type	Peace Roll
Unique Identifying Text	TNA JUST 1/107 m. 2d
Archive name	The National Archives (London)
County	Cambridgeshire
Published source (may be more than one)	M. M. Taylor (ed), Some Sessions of the Peace in Cambridgeshire in the Fourteenth Century. 1340, 1380-83 (Cambridge 1942), pp. 49-50 [transcription only].
Text in Original Language	Cantebrigia. Inquisitio capta ibidem coram Rogero de Scales et sociis suis Iusticiariis domini Regis ad diversas felonias et transgressiones in comitatu Cantebrigie audiendas et terminandas assignatis die martis in secunda septimana quadragesime anno regni Ricardi secundi post conquestum quinto per sacramentum Iacobi Sodelomb Thome Tryppelowe Nicholi Mabely Iohannis Dany Iohannis Vycory Rogeri Lawe Hugonis Warde Iohannis Boydon Rogeri Clerk Roberti Bunte Iohannis atte Ook et Iohannis Taillour qui dicunt quod Iohannes Deye de Wyvelyngham principalis insurrector in comitatu Cantebrigie felonice et prodiciose in tempore rumoris die lune proxima post festum Corporis Christi anno regni secundi post conquestum quarto Edmundum Walsyngham apud Ely interfecit. Et super hoc preceptum vicecomiti quod caperet eum si et co. Cantebrigia. Inquisitio capta ibidem coram Rogero de Scales et sociis suis Iusticiariis domini Regis ad diversas felonias et transgressiones in comitatu Cantebrigie audiendas et terminandas assignatis die martis proxima post festum Concepcionis Beate Marie virginis anno regni Ricardi secundi post conquestum sexto per sacramentum Willelmi Kyrkeby Thome Swafham Iohannis Shymplyng Thome Dilly Iohannis Skreych Walteri Colman Iohannis Rande Simonis Andrew Ricardi Smyth de Wrattyng Walteri Courthose Willelmi Chapman de Abyton et Iohannis Baille de Wrattyng qui dicunt quod die Sabati in festo Exaltacionis Sancte Crucis anno regni Ricardi secundi post conquestum quinto apud Westwrattyng in regia via Willelmus Gore taillour felonice depredavit Iohannem Tommesson de Estwrattyng et de eo cepit unam virgam panni lanei precii xv d' i par sotularium precii vi d' xiiii d' argenti et i spartham precii vi d. Item dicunt quod predictus Willelmus Gore die Iovis proxima post festum Concepcionis Beate Marie virginis anno supradicto apud Westwrattyng Rectoriam ibidem noctanter intravit et unam sellam cum freno precii iiii s' i gladium preciis xx d' i arcum precii xii d. de Iohanne Passelewe ballivio ibidem felonice furatus fuit. Item dicunt quod predicti [sic] Willelmus Gore die veneris proxima ante festum Purificacionis Beate Marie virginis anno supradicto apud Westwrattyng Basiliam filiam Ricardi Kebbel noctanter cum cultello tracto cepit et de ea quinque solidos argenti felonice furatus fuit. Item dicunt quod predictus Willelmus Gore die martis citra festum Omnium Sanctorum anno supradicto Rectoriam de Westwrattyng felonice intravit et unum novum saccum preciix d' cum duobus busellis frumenti in eodem sacco precii xvi d' de Iohanne Passelewe felonice furatus fuit. Item dicunt quod predictus Willelmus Gore die martis citra festum Exaltacionis Sancte Crucis anno regni Ricardi secundi post conquestum sexto apud Westwrattyng cum quodam alio ignoto duos equos precii xxx s' de Iohanne Walter de Westwrattyng felonice furatus fuit. Item dicunt quod predictus Willelmus Gore diu ante insurreccionem solebat vivere per artificium cissoris et a tempore insurreccionis predicte usque in diem dominicam proxima post festum Sancti Michaelis anno sexto que die captus fuit noluit uti illo artificio set equitare in patria aliquando in partibus de Royston' Buntyngford Claveryng Walden et in Bruer' per duas septimanas et amplius et quod rediit dominui sue apud Westwrattyng fecit iactanciam quod habuit novem socios ignotos quod ipse erat capitalis eorum et per illos cominatus fuit Iohannem Passelewe Adam Bakere Thomam atte Boure Thomam Leverer et alios vicinos de vita eorum nisi facere vellent cum eo et socios suis imponendis illis quod fuerunt indictatores sui et tam per diem quam per noctem erat vagans in Westwrattyng Wykham et Weston cum arcu extenso et sagitta in arcu gladio bokeler et dagger invadiandos predictos vicions et alios per quod predicti vicini Iurati et quamplures alii petunt quod vicecomes oneretur ne ponatur ad manucapcionem. Item dicunt quod predictus Willelmus Gore proditorie de novo insurrexit in Wykeham Stretele et Westwrattyng congregando sibi novem socios ignotos ad insurgendum contra legienciam suam videlicet die lune citra festum Nativitatis Beate Marie anno sexto supradicto. Et eciam dicunt quod predictus Willelmus Gore cum predictis insurrectoribus vi armata equitavit in dies in partibus predictis informando quam plures de nova insurreccione in comitatu Nortfolchie et excitando populum ad insurreccionem predicta faciendam. Et super hoc die et anno supradictis proditorie vi et armis cepit Thome atte Boure sub quodam Bosco vocato Bourewode et ipsum in tantum cominatus fuit de vita et membris suis nisi sibi concentiret ad diversa mala facienda in forma predicta quod vix de potentia sua de vita evasit et ibidem de eodem Thoma i equum precii i marce et i tablard precii dimidia marce proditorie et felonice cepit. Et ulterius dicunt quod predictus Willelmus in tempus [sic] capcionis sue fuit principalis et comunis insurrector et eciam notarius [sic] latro. Et super hoc preceptum est vicecomiti quod caperet eum.
Text (English translation)	Cambridge. Inquisition before Roger de Scales and his fellow justices of the lord king assigned to hear and to determine divers felonies and trespasses the county of Cambridgeshire held there on the 4 March 1381 upon the oath of Jacob Sodelomb, Thomas Tryppelowe, Nicholas Mabely, John Dany, John Vycory, Roger Lawe, Hugo Warde, John Boydon, Roger Clerk, Robert Bunte, John atte Ook and John Taillour who say that John Deye of Willingham, principal insurgent in the county of Cambridgeshire, during the rumour on Monday after Corpus Christi 4 Richard II (17 June 1381) feloniously and treasonously killed Edmund Walsyngham at Ely. And upon this the sheriff has been ordered to arrest him etc. Cambridge. Inquisition before Roger de Scales and his fellow justices of the lord king assigned to hear and to determine divers felonies and trespasses the county of Cambridgeshire held there on the 9 December 1382 upon the oath of William Kyrkeby, Thomas Swaffham, John Shymplyng, Thomas Dilly, John Skreych, Walter Colman, John Rande, Simon Andrew, Richard Smyth of Wratting, Walter Courthose, William Chapman of Abington and John Baille of Wratting who say that [paraphrase] on 14 September 1381 William Gore, tailor feloniously stole from John Tommesson in East Wratting [Gt Wratting, Suffolk] cloths, two shoe soles and a battleaxe. On 12 December 1381 he entered the rectory of West Wratting at night and stole a saddle and bridles, a sword and a bow from the bailiff William Passelewe. On 31 January 1382 at night he took Basilia, the daughter of William Kebbel at West Wratting, with a knife drawn and stole 5 shilling from her. On 29 October 1381 he entered the rectory of West Wratting and stole a new sack containing 2 bushel of corn belonging to William Passelewe. On 15 September 1382 he stole from John Walter of West Wratting 2 horses. They also say that the aforesaid William Gore long before the insurrection lived of the art of tailor and from the insurrection until the 5 October 1382, the day he was captured, did no longer want to apply his trade but ride through the country in parts of Royston, Buntingford, Clavering, Walden and once at ''Bruer'(?) for two weeks and more and when he came back to West Wratting and boasted that he had new fellows and that he was their leader. And he with them he threatened the lives of John Passelewe, Adam Bakere, Thomas atte Boure, Thomas Leverer and other neighbours if they did not want to do what he and his fellows imposed on them ... and that by day and night he wandered about in West Wratting, Wickham and Weston with a strung bow and arrow in it, a sword, a shield and a dagger pleding(?) his neighbour and others so that the aforesaid neighbours, jurors and others pleaded that the sheriff might not burden them with mainprize. They also say that the aforesaid William Gore treasonously arose anew in Wickham Street and West Wratting gathering new unknow associates to rise up against his allegiance namely on 1 September 1382. And also they say that the aforesaid William Gore together with the aforesaid insurgents rode armed from day to day in the aforesaid parts and told many people about the new insurrection in the county of Norfolk and urging the people rise up in the aforesaid insurrection. And on this aforesaid day and year (1 September 1382?) he treasonously seized with force and arms Thomas atte Boure towards a certain wood called Bourewode and threatened him greatly to life and limbs if he does not agree to do divers evil things in the aforesaid form so that he hardly got away with his life; and there he [William] treasonously and feloniously too k from the same Thomas 1 horse, worth 1 mark, and 1 writing tablet(?) worth half a mark. And furthermore they say that the aforesaid William was at the time of his capture a principal and common insurgent and also a notorious thief. And upon this the sheriff has been ordered to arrest him.
General Information	cf. TNA CP 40/486 m. 279d for a trespass action by Walsingham's widow against the attackers on their property in Great Eversden. For William Gore see TNA KB 27/490 rex mm. 1d, 3, 27d; KB 27/504 rex m. 10; KB 27/505 rex m. 3d; KB 27/509 rex m. 11; KB 27/510 rex m. 5.
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People

ID	First name	Last name	Gender	Occupation	Domicile	Role in source	Incidents	Go to participant page
22384	Simon	Andrew	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
22394	Adam	Bakere	Male				4034	Go to participant page
22388	John	Balle	Male		West Wratting,Cambridgeshire	Juror		Go to participant page
22395	Thomas	atte Boure	Male				4034	Go to participant page
22186	John	Boydon	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
22188	Robert	Bunte	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
22387	William	Chapman	Male		Abington,Cambridgeshire	Juror		Go to participant page
22187	Roger	Clerk	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
22382	Walter	Coleman	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
22386	Walter	Courthose	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
22182	John	Dany	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
22191	John	Deye	Male		Willingham,Cambridgeshire		3983	Go to participant page
22380	Thomas	Dilly	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
22376	William	Gore	Male	Tailor	West Wratting,Cambridgeshire		4034	Go to participant page
22391	Basilia	Kebbel	Female		West Wratting,Cambridgeshire		4034	Go to participant page
22392	Richard	Kebbel	Male			Mentioned		Go to participant page
22377	William	Kyrkeby	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
22184	Robert	Lawe	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
22396	Thomas	Leverer	Male				4034	Go to participant page
22181	Nicholas	Mabely	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
22189	John	atte Oak	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
22390	John	Passelewe	Male	Bailiff	West Wratting,Cambridgeshire		4034	Go to participant page
22383	John	Rande	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
22178	Roger	de Scales	Male			Justice		Go to participant page
22379	John	Shymplyng	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
22381	John	Skreyth	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
22385	Richard	Smyth	Male		West Wratting,Cambridgeshire	Juror		Go to participant page
22179	Jacob	Sodelomb	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
22378	Thomas	Swafham	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
22190	John	Taillour	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
22180	Thomas	Thryppelowe	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
22389	John	Tommesson	Male		Great Wratting,Suffolk		4034	Go to participant page
22183	John	Vycory	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
22192	Edmund	Walsingham	Male				3983	Go to participant page
22393	John	Walter	Male		West Wratting,Cambridgeshire		4034	Go to participant page
22185	Hugo	Warde	Male			Juror		Go to participant page

Incidents

ID	Summary	Description	Type	Go to incidents page
3983	John Deye killed Edmund Walsingham at Ely.	John Deye of Willingham (Cambs) killed the judge Edmund Walsingham at Ely.	Homicide: unspecified	Go to incidents page
4034	William Gore committed several robberies and extortions during and since the insurrection.	William Gore committed several robberies and extortions during and since the insurrection over the course of two years in Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. He also tried to restart the rising and told his neighbours about the new insurrection in Norfolk.	Larceny: theft of money,Raising the commons: forcing others to join company,Treason: plotting against the King and his subjects,Trespass to person: threats,Larceny: theft of goods,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses,Raising the commons: riding ,Raising the commons: proclamations,Trespass to person: extortion	Go to incidents page

Incidents and People

Person	Incident	Role
John Deye ( 22191 )	John Deye killed Edmund Walsingham at Ely. (3983)	Accused
Edmund Walsingham ( 22192 )	John Deye killed Edmund Walsingham at Ely. (3983)	Victim
Adam Bakere ( 22394 )	William Gore committed several robberies and extortions during and since the insurrection. (4034)	Victim
Thomas atte Boure ( 22395 )	William Gore committed several robberies and extortions during and since the insurrection. (4034)	Victim
William Gore ( 22376 )	William Gore committed several robberies and extortions during and since the insurrection. (4034)	Accused
Basilia Kebbel ( 22391 )	William Gore committed several robberies and extortions during and since the insurrection. (4034)	Victim
Thomas Leverer ( 22396 )	William Gore committed several robberies and extortions during and since the insurrection. (4034)	Victim
John Passelewe ( 22390 )	William Gore committed several robberies and extortions during and since the insurrection. (4034)	Victim
John Tommesson ( 22389 )	William Gore committed several robberies and extortions during and since the insurrection. (4034)	Victim
John Walter ( 22393 )	William Gore committed several robberies and extortions during and since the insurrection. (4034)	Victim