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| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 27/483 rex m. 27d |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | London |
| Text (English translation) | London, Kent: John son of William Clerk, chaplain, who was captured and detained in the king's prison of the Tower of London, and now, that is to say the Monday after the feast of St Peter in Cathedra in this term he is brought by the constable of Tower of London before the King´s Bench by virtue of a royal writ, and he is committed to the Marshalsea. And at once led from the Marshalsea he comes and he says that the king by his special grace by his letters patent presented in court had pardoned him of the felonies and treasons he had committed, in these words: [paraphrased] Richard by the grace of God king of England and France and Lord of Ireland to all his bailiffs and faithful men to whom this letter comes, greetings, lately in the months of May, June and July many excesses and insurrections were committed in various parts of the kingdom by very many [quamplures] of our people, incited by the devil, etc... by special grace pardons John son of William Clerk, chaplain of felonies or treasons during the insurrection, provided he is not a principal (rebel) in the said insurrection nor (involved) in the death of the venerable Father Simon, archbishop of Canterbury, or Brother Robert Hales, late prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England, then our treasurer, or John de Cavendish late our chief justice, or in the burning of the manor of Savoy, or of the house of Clerkenwell, or the death of the prior of Bury (St Edmunds). So that he shall conduct himself good and peaceful against us and our people...; witnessed by me 30 November year 5 [1381] For this reason, he seeks to be released from the king's prison; and because there are no other indictments against him he goes without day by mainprise of William Preone, Alexander del Boterye, Alexander Dominyk, and Nicholas Seynt Germeyn. |
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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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| 23907 | Alexander | del Boterye | Male | 4158 | Go to participant page | |||
| 23903 | John | Clerk | Male | Chaplain | 4158 | Go to participant page | ||
| 23904 | William | Clerk | Male | 4158 | Go to participant page | |||
| 23908 | Alexander | Dominyk | Male | 4158 | Go to participant page | |||
| 23906 | William | Preone | Male | 4158 | Go to participant page | |||
| 23909 | Nicholas | Seynt Germeyn | Male | 4158 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4158 | John son of William Clerk, chaplain - no crimes specified | John son of William Clerk, chaplain, captured and detained in the Tower of London - no crimes specified. He is committed to the Marshalsea; he appears and produces a pardon under the general amnesty; he is mainprised and released. | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander del Boterye ( 23907 ) | John son of William Clerk, chaplain - no crimes specified (4158) | Mainpernor | |
| John de Cambridge ( 19937 ) | John son of William Clerk, chaplain - no crimes specified (4158) | Mentioned | |
| John de Cavendish ( 10740 ) | John son of William Clerk, chaplain - no crimes specified (4158) | Mentioned | |
| John Clerk ( 23903 ) | John son of William Clerk, chaplain - no crimes specified (4158) | Accused | |
| William Clerk ( 23904 ) | John son of William Clerk, chaplain - no crimes specified (4158) | Mentioned | |
| Alexander Dominyk ( 23908 ) | John son of William Clerk, chaplain - no crimes specified (4158) | Mainpernor | |
| Robert Hales ( 6778 ) | John son of William Clerk, chaplain - no crimes specified (4158) | Mentioned | |
| William Preone ( 23906 ) | John son of William Clerk, chaplain - no crimes specified (4158) | Mainpernor | |
| Nicholas Seynt Germeyn ( 23909 ) | John son of William Clerk, chaplain - no crimes specified (4158) | Mainpernor | |
| Simon Sudbury ( 6098 ) | John son of William Clerk, chaplain - no crimes specified (4158) | Mentioned |
