The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Exchequer Memoranda Rolls - Communia |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA E 159/161 Communia unnumbered (Easter 1385) #3 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Worcestershire |
| Text (English translation) | Worcestershire. Regarding John Hambury, a justice of the lord King, appointed to examine the uprising against his allegiance, the aforesaid justice to deliver his estreats of sessions. It was ascertained in the originalia of 5 Rich. II [1381‒2] etc., that the same lord King, because a great many criminals, in diverse associations and covenants, in diverse parts of our kingdom of England, against the loyalty and allegiance owed by the traitors to their said King, inimically made and perpetrated diverse treasons, murders, arsons, and other intolerable and unprecedented wrongs in the recent uprising, etc., the same lord King, from the advice and agreement of the peers and magnates aiding the lord King in the then last parliament, wishing the peace of his people be stabilized and strengthened etc, appointed, through his letters patent under his great seal dated 8 March 5 Rich. II [1382], his beloved Henry, bishop of Worcester, Thomas de Beauchamp, earl of Warwick, John Bottetourt, knight, Walter Cokesey, knight, Henry Arden, knight, John Sapy, knight, Richard Fiton, knight, John atte Wode, knight, John Russell, knight, John Beauchamp of Holt, Alexander de Befford, Roger Corbet, John Hambury, Robert Burgylon, John Catesby, John Cassy, Richard Ruyhale junior, Henry Bruyn, Richard Tendebury, jointly and severally, of whom some of the aforesaid, Robert Burgylon, John Catesby, and John Cassy was a justice, for the peace of the said King in the county of Worcestershire etc. [an extensive description of their commission follows]. The aforesaid John Hambury was required to be here at the quindene of Easter this term [17‒23 April 1385], to deliver along with the other aforesaid justices all extents of their sessions. At the aforesaid quindene the aforesaid John did not come but later, that is to say after default, the aforesaid John came through Henry Webbe, his attorney, and he says that the aforesaid letters patent never arrived in the hand of the aforesaid John Hambury nor were any sessions carried out under the pretext of the letters aforesaid, nor did he have any knowledge of the aforesaid letter etc., nor did any estreats arriving in the hand of the aforesaid John Hambury. This is put forward to prove in any court etc., and the same John Hambury begs to be discharged regarding the aforesaid estreats. For the King it is said that the letters patent aforesaid arrived in the hand of the aforesaid John Hambury, and that he himself conducted diverse sessions on the pretext of the letters patent aforesaid, etc., and that diverse estreats of his sessions arrived in the hand of the aforesaid John Hambury. And it is asked for the lord King this be examined by a jury, and the aforesaid John Hambury says that which he said before and begs similarly. Therefore, let inquiry be made, and it is ordered that the sheriff of Worcestershire carry this out at the quindene of Trinity [12‒18 June 1385] etc., and the same day is given to the aforesaid John Hambury. |
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People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22633 | Henry | Arden | Male | Knight | 4067 | Go to participant page | ||
| 22638 | John | Beauchamp | Male | Holt,Worcestershire | 4067 | Go to participant page | ||
| 22630 | Thomas | de Beauchamp | Male | Earl of Warwick | 4067 | Go to participant page | ||
| 22639 | Alexander | de Befford | Male | 4067 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22631 | Thomas | de Bottetourt | Male | Knight | 4067 | Go to participant page | ||
| 22647 | Henry | Bruyn | Male | 4067 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22643 | Robert | Burglyon | Male | 4067 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22645 | John | Cassy | Male | 4067 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22644 | John | Catesby | Male | 4067 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22632 | Walter | Cokesey | Male | Knight | 4067 | Go to participant page | ||
| 22640 | Roger | Corbet | Male | 4067 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22635 | Richard | Fiton | Male | Knight | 4067 | Go to participant page | ||
| 22642 | John | Hambury | Male | 4067 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22637 | John | Russell | Male | Knight | 4067 | Go to participant page | ||
| 22646 | Richard | Ruyhale | Male | 4067 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22634 | John | Sapy | Male | Knight | 4067 | Go to participant page | ||
| 22648 | Richard | Tendebury | Male | 4067 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22629 | Henry | Wakefield | Male | 4067 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22649 | Henry | Webbe | Male | Attorney | 4067 | Go to participant page | ||
| 22636 | John | atte Wode | Male | Knight | 4067 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4067 | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire | Worcestershire. Regarding John Hambury, a justice of the lord King, appointed to examine the uprising against his allegiance, the aforesaid justice to deliver his estreats of sessions. | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Arden ( 22633 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire (4067) | Commissioner | |
| John Beauchamp ( 22638 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire (4067) | Commissioner | |
| Thomas de Beauchamp ( 22630 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire (4067) | Commissioner | |
| Alexander de Befford ( 22639 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire (4067) | Commissioner | |
| Thomas de Bottetourt ( 22631 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire (4067) | Commissioner | |
| Henry Bruyn ( 22647 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire (4067) | Commissioner | |
| Robert Burglyon ( 22643 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire (4067) | Commissioner | |
| John Cassy ( 22645 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire (4067) | Commissioner | |
| John Catesby ( 22644 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire (4067) | Commissioner | |
| Walter Cokesey ( 22632 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire (4067) | Commissioner | |
| Roger Corbet ( 22640 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire (4067) | Commissioner | |
| Richard Fiton ( 22635 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire (4067) | Commissioner | |
| John Hambury ( 22642 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire (4067) | Commissioner | |
| John Russell ( 22637 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire (4067) | Commissioner | |
| Richard Ruyhale ( 22646 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire (4067) | Commissioner | |
| John Sapy ( 22634 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire (4067) | Commissioner | |
| Richard Tendebury ( 22648 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire (4067) | Commissioner | |
| Henry Wakefield ( 22629 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire (4067) | Commissioner | |
| Henry Webbe ( 22649 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire (4067) | Attorney | |
| John atte Wode ( 22636 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission to inquire into the revolt in Worcestershire (4067) | Commissioner |
