The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Trespass action |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA CP 40/484 m. 291 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Cambridgeshire |
| Text (English translation) | Cambridgeshire John Oresere, Thomas Frost, Thomas Porter of Ickleton, Thomas Smyth of Ickleton, John Mercer of Ickleton, John Roger, Thomas Roger, and Henry Songer of Ickleton were attached to answer to William Kyrkeby of Ashley in a plea of why they assaulted the same William at Ickleton with force and arms, and beat, wounded, imprisoned and ill-treated him, and kept him there in prison until the same William had made fine in 100 shillings with the aforesaid John, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, John, John, Thomas and Henry to have his deliverance, and other outrages etc., and against the king's peace etc. And on this the same William in his own person makes complaint that the aforesaid John, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, John, John, Thomas and Henry, on the Sunday immediately following the feast of Corpus Christi, in the fourth year of the reign of the present lord king, with force and arms, that is, with swords, bows and arrows, assaulted the same William at Ickleton, and beat, wounded, and imprisoned him - namely from the aforesaid Sunday for the three days then immediately following - and ill-treated him, and held him there in prison until the same William had made fine in 100 shillings with the aforesaid John, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, John, Johan and Henry to have his deliverance etc. and other outrages etc. to his great harm etc. and against the king's peace etc.; concerning which he says that he has been injured and has damages to the value of 20 pounds. And on this he brings suit etc. And the aforesaid John, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, John, John, Thomas and Henry appear through Robert Essex, their attorney, and defend the force and injury when etc. And on this they say that they are in no way guilty of the aforesaid trespass, as the same William makes complaint against them above. And on this they put themselves on the country, and the aforesaid William likewise. Therefore the sheriff is ordered to have appear here, three weeks after Easter day, twelve etc. by whom etc. and who do not etc. to investigate etc., because as much etc. |
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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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| 24189 | Robert | Essex | Male | Attorney | 4202 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24181 | Thomas | Frost | Male | 4202 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24188 | William | Kyrkeby | Male | Ashley,Cambridgeshire | 4202 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24184 | John | Mercer | Male | Ickleton,Cambridgeshire | 4202 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24180 | John | Oresere | Male | 4202 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24182 | Thomas | Porter | Male | Ickleton,Cambridgeshire | 4202 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24185 | John | Roger | Male | 4202 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24186 | Thomas | Roger | Male | 4202 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24183 | Thomas | Smyth | Male | Ickleton,Cambridgeshire | 4202 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24187 | Henry | Songer | Male | Ickleton,Cambridgeshire | 4202 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4202 | John Oresere et al v. William Kyrkeby | John Oresere and others attached to answer William Kyrkeby on a plea that on Sunday 16th June 1381 with force and arms they beat, wounded and imprisoned the said William at Ickleton, and kept him there until he made a fine with them for 100 shillings. John Oresere and the others appear through their attorney and plead not guilty. | Trespass to person: battery,Trespass to person: wounding,Trespass to person: false imprisonment,Trespass to chattels: extortion and forcible fine ,Trespass to person: extortion | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Essex ( 24189 ) | John Oresere et al v. William Kyrkeby (4202) | Attorney | |
| Thomas Frost ( 24181 ) | John Oresere et al v. William Kyrkeby (4202) | Accused | |
| William Kyrkeby ( 24188 ) | John Oresere et al v. William Kyrkeby (4202) | Victim | |
| John Mercer ( 24184 ) | John Oresere et al v. William Kyrkeby (4202) | Accused | |
| John Oresere ( 24180 ) | John Oresere et al v. William Kyrkeby (4202) | Accused | |
| Thomas Porter ( 24182 ) | John Oresere et al v. William Kyrkeby (4202) | Accused | |
| John Roger ( 24185 ) | John Oresere et al v. William Kyrkeby (4202) | Accused | |
| Thomas Roger ( 24186 ) | John Oresere et al v. William Kyrkeby (4202) | Accused | |
| Thomas Smyth ( 24183 ) | John Oresere et al v. William Kyrkeby (4202) | Accused | |
| Henry Songer ( 24187 ) | John Oresere et al v. William Kyrkeby (4202) | Accused |
