The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Manorial Records |
| Unique Identifying Text | ERO D/DP M1191 |
| Archive name | Essex Record Office (Chelmsford) |
| County | Essex |
| Text in Original Language | Curia Walteri cum visu tenta apud Bacones die Sabati in festo Sancti Petri in cathedra anno regni regis Ricardi secundi post conquestum quinto. Ad hanc curia preceptum est balle' manerii seisire in manus domini omnia illa terras et tenementa que teneatur de domino ut de hoc manerio native ad voluntatem domini et respondere domino de exitibus pro eo quod tenentes tenenemta predicta combusti fecerunt rotuli curie manerii predicti et pro aliis transgressionibus factis per dictis tenentes dno' tempore rumoris et insurrectionis mensibus Aprilis Maiis Junii et Julii anno predicti Regis quarto. ... Ad hanc curia dominus per senrescallum suum concessit Edithe que fuit uxor' Ricardi Wattekyn septem acras terre native ... |
| Text (English translation) | Court of Walter [Bygod/Bygood] and view held at Bacons [manor of Bacons in Dengie] on Saturday at the feast of St Peter in Cathedra 5 Richard II [22 Feb 1382] At this court the bailiff of the manor was ordered to seize into the hands of the lord all lands and tenements which were held of the lord and of this manor as bond land at the ill of the lord and answer about the profits because the tenants of the aforesaid tenements have burnt the court rolls of the aforesaid manor, and for all other trespasses committed by the aforesaid tenants of the lord during the time of the rumour and insurrection in the months of April, May, June and July in the fourth year of the aforesaid king. [Seven tenants fined between 1d and 2d for minor trespasses with animals] At this court the lord by his steward grants Edith, who was the wife of Richard Wattekyn 7 acres of bond land ... John Pourtepet, 2 messuages and 15 acres of bond land ... John Hook, 1 messuage and 3 acres of bond land ... plus a further two acres of bond land ... John Bette and his wife Agnes, 7 bond acres ... William Shypwryght and his wife Johanna, 1 messuage and 3 acres of bond land ... Richard Kyrkeby, 4 and a half acres of bond land ... Alice, who was the wife of Roger atte Felde, 15 acres of bond land ... Felicie, who was the wife of John Kelyng, 1 messuage and 7 acres of bond land ... Walter Aleyn and his wife Florence ...? a messuage(?) and ...? acres of bond land ... John Hook 2 acres of bond land ... Thomas Waynflet and his wife Johanna, 6 acres of bond land ... John Aleyn ...? bond land ... John Smythyot, 1 messuage and 6 acres of bond land ... ??? ... Richard ... ? Inquisition [jurors names; some legible] John Aleyn, Walter Aleyn, John Ponstepet, John Smythys, William Shypwryght ...? [At least two more re-grants of bond land] [In the following court a year later, 22 Feb 1383, Margaret Bouges comes and receives 5 acres and another 2 acres of bond land] |
| General Information | The wording implies that the burning of the court rolls was carried out collectively by the unfree tenants of the manor. The document is badly faded at the end and several re-grants of bond tenements are illegible. Walter Bygood and his wife Isabel held the manor from 1378 until Walter's death in 1398. |
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People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23925 | Florence | Aleyn | Female | Manorial Tenant | Dengie,Essex | 4160 | Go to participant page | |
| 23928 | John | Aleyn | Male | Manorial Tenant | Dengie,Essex | 4160 | Go to participant page | |
| 23924 | Walter | Aleyn | Male | Manorial Tenant | Dengie,Essex | 4160 | Go to participant page | |
| 23916 | Agnes | Bette | Female | Manorial Tenant | Dengie,Essex | 4160 | Go to participant page | |
| 23915 | John | Bette | Male | Manorial Tenant | Dengie,Essex | 4160 | Go to participant page | |
| 23930 | Margaret | Bouges | Female | Manorial Tenant | Dengie,Essex | 4160 | Go to participant page | |
| 23910 | Walter | Bygood | Male | 4160 | Go to participant page | |||
| 23919 | Alice | atte Felde | Female | Manorial Tenant | Dengie,Essex | 4160 | Go to participant page | |
| 23920 | Roger | atte Felde | Male | Dengie,Essex | 4160 | Go to participant page | ||
| 23914 | John | Hook | Male | Manorial Tenant | Dengie,Essex | 4160 | Go to participant page | |
| 23922 | Felicia | Kelyng | Female | Manorial Tenant | Dengie,Essex | 4160 | Go to participant page | |
| 23923 | John | Kelyng | Male | Dengie,Essex | Mentioned | Go to participant page | ||
| 23918 | Richard | Kyrkeby | Male | Manorial Tenant | Dengie,Essex | 4160 | Go to participant page | |
| 23912 | John | Pourtepet | Male | Manorial Tenant | Dengie,Essex | 4160 | Go to participant page | |
| 23921 | Johanna | Shypwryght | Female | Manorial Tenant | Dengie,Essex | 4160 | Go to participant page | |
| 23917 | William | Shypwryght | Male | Manorial Tenant | Dengie,Essex | 4160 | Go to participant page | |
| 23929 | John | Smythyot | Male | Manorial Tenant | Dengie,Essex | 4160 | Go to participant page | |
| 23911 | Edith | Wattekyn | Female | Manorial Tenant | Dengie,Essex | 4160 | Go to participant page | |
| 23913 | Richard | Wattekyn | Male | Dengie,Essex | Mentioned | Go to participant page | ||
| 23927 | Johanna | Waynflet | Female | Manorial Tenant | Dengie,Essex | 4160 | Go to participant page | |
| 23926 | Thomas | Waynflet | Male | Manorial Tenant | Dengie,Essex | 4160 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4160 | Burning of the court rolls of Walter Bygood at Dengie (Essex) | After the burning of the records by the tenants of the manor of Bacons in Dengie and other unspecified trespasses during the insurrection the bailiff is ordered to confiscate all bond land; it is then granted again for an entry fine. | Arson: burning of documents,Unspecified,Warlike array and insurrection | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Aleyn ( 23925 ) | Burning of the court rolls of Walter Bygood at Dengie (Essex) (4160) | Mentioned | |
| John Aleyn ( 23928 ) | Burning of the court rolls of Walter Bygood at Dengie (Essex) (4160) | Mentioned | |
| Walter Aleyn ( 23924 ) | Burning of the court rolls of Walter Bygood at Dengie (Essex) (4160) | Mentioned | |
| Agnes Bette ( 23916 ) | Burning of the court rolls of Walter Bygood at Dengie (Essex) (4160) | Mentioned | |
| John Bette ( 23915 ) | Burning of the court rolls of Walter Bygood at Dengie (Essex) (4160) | Mentioned | |
| Margaret Bouges ( 23930 ) | Burning of the court rolls of Walter Bygood at Dengie (Essex) (4160) | Mentioned | |
| Walter Bygood ( 23910 ) | Burning of the court rolls of Walter Bygood at Dengie (Essex) (4160) | Victim | |
| Alice atte Felde ( 23919 ) | Burning of the court rolls of Walter Bygood at Dengie (Essex) (4160) | Mentioned | |
| Roger atte Felde ( 23920 ) | Burning of the court rolls of Walter Bygood at Dengie (Essex) (4160) | Mentioned | |
| John Hook ( 23914 ) | Burning of the court rolls of Walter Bygood at Dengie (Essex) (4160) | Mentioned | |
| Felicia Kelyng ( 23922 ) | Burning of the court rolls of Walter Bygood at Dengie (Essex) (4160) | Mentioned | |
| Richard Kyrkeby ( 23918 ) | Burning of the court rolls of Walter Bygood at Dengie (Essex) (4160) | Mentioned | |
| John Pourtepet ( 23912 ) | Burning of the court rolls of Walter Bygood at Dengie (Essex) (4160) | Mentioned | |
| Johanna Shypwryght ( 23921 ) | Burning of the court rolls of Walter Bygood at Dengie (Essex) (4160) | Mentioned | |
| William Shypwryght ( 23917 ) | Burning of the court rolls of Walter Bygood at Dengie (Essex) (4160) | Mentioned | |
| John Smythyot ( 23929 ) | Burning of the court rolls of Walter Bygood at Dengie (Essex) (4160) | Mentioned | |
| Edith Wattekyn ( 23911 ) | Burning of the court rolls of Walter Bygood at Dengie (Essex) (4160) | Mentioned | |
| Johanna Waynflet ( 23927 ) | Burning of the court rolls of Walter Bygood at Dengie (Essex) (4160) | Mentioned | |
| Thomas Waynflet ( 23926 ) | Burning of the court rolls of Walter Bygood at Dengie (Essex) (4160) | Mentioned |
