The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Private prosecution |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA CP 40/483 m. 283d |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Somerset |
| Text in Original Language | Somers'. Magister Hospitalis Sancti Iohannis Baptiste de Briggewater per Thomam Cammelle attornatum suum optulit se quarto die versus Iohannem Blake seryveyn Iohannem Smythe capellam et Ricardum Flecchere de placito quare vi et armis clausum ipsius magistri apud Briggewater fregerunt et viginti vitulos et quadraginta agnos suos precii centum solidorum ibidem inuentos ceperunt et abduxerunt necnon ducentos cuniculos precii viginti solidorum ac alia bona et catalla sua ad valenciam quinquaginta marcarum ibidem inuenta ceperunt et asportauerunt et alia enormia etc. Et ipsi non venerunt. Et sicut prius preceptum fuit vicecomiti quod non omitteret propter libertatem ville de Briggeswater quin caperet eos. Ita quod haberet corpora suorum hic in octabis Sancte Trinitatis proxime preterito de quo die omnia placita adiornata fuerunt hic in octabis Sancti Michaelis. Et vicecomes modo mandat quod non sunt inuenti. Ideo sicut pluries preceptum est vicecomiti quod non omittat propter libertatem predictam quod capiat eos si etc Ita quod habeat corpora suorum hic in octabis Sancti Hillarii etc. |
| Text (English translation) | Somerset. The master of the Hospital of Saint John the Baptist of Bridgwater appeared through Thomas Cammelle his attorney against John Blake, servant, John Smythe, chaplain, and Richard Flecchere on a plea that with force and arms they broke the close of the said master at Bridgwater, and took and led away twenty bull calves and forty lambs of his found there, price 100s, and likewise took and carried away two hundred rabbits, price 20s, and also other goods and chattels of his found there to the value of 50m, and other enormities etc. And they did not come. And, as before, the sheriff was ordered that he not omit, on account of the liberty of the town of Bridgewater, to arrest them and produce them here in the octave of Trinity, regarding which day all pleas were furnished here in the octave of Michaelmas 1381. And the sheriff reports that they cannot be found. Therefore, as many times the sheriff is ordered that he not omit, on account of the liberty aforesaid, to arrest them and produce them here in the octave of Hilary 1382. |
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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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| 22993 | John | Blake | Male | Servant | 4100 | Go to participant page | ||
| 22991 | William | Camel | Male | Master of the Hospital of St John | Bridgwater,Somerset | 4100 | Go to participant page | |
| 22992 | Thomas | Cammelle | Male | Attorney | 4100 | Go to participant page | ||
| 22995 | Richard | Flecchere | Male | 4100 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22994 | John | Smythe | Male | Chaplain | 4100 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4100 | Master of the Hospital of St John the Baptist of Bridgwater v. John Blake, John Smythe and Richard Flecchere | The Master of the Hospital of St John the Baptist of Bridgwater complains that John Blake, John Smythe and Richard Flecchere broke his close and houses and stole livestock and other goods and chattels. They do not appear. | Larceny: theft of livestock,Larceny: theft of goods,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Blake ( 22993 ) | Master of the Hospital of St John the Baptist of Bridgwater v. John Blake, John Smythe and Richard Flecchere (4100) | Accused | |
| William Camel ( 22991 ) | Master of the Hospital of St John the Baptist of Bridgwater v. John Blake, John Smythe and Richard Flecchere (4100) | Victim | |
| Thomas Cammelle ( 22992 ) | Master of the Hospital of St John the Baptist of Bridgwater v. John Blake, John Smythe and Richard Flecchere (4100) | Attorney | |
| Richard Flecchere ( 22995 ) | Master of the Hospital of St John the Baptist of Bridgwater v. John Blake, John Smythe and Richard Flecchere (4100) | Accused | |
| John Smythe ( 22994 ) | Master of the Hospital of St John the Baptist of Bridgwater v. John Blake, John Smythe and Richard Flecchere (4100) | Accused |
