The People of 1381
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| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 27/489 rex m. 18 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Middlesex |
| Text (English translation) | Middlesex. Juries from various hundreds in the aforesaid county previously, that is in Trinity term in the fifth year of the present king's reign, presented before the lord king at Westminster that Richard Neville of Southwark, on the Thursday on the feast of Corpus Christi and the Friday immediately following, in the fourth year of the present king's reign, came to the manor of Savoy, and to the manor of Clerkenwell, and to John Butrewyk's manor of Knightsbridge at Knightsbridge, with a crowd of traitors against the lord king and his people, and feloniously and traitorously burnt and cast down the aforesaid houses within the aforesaid manors, against the peace etc. For which reason the sheriff was ordered not to fail to etc. but to seize him if etc. and saving etc. so that he might have his body before the lord king at the octave of Michaelmas then following, wherever etc to answer etc. On which day the aforesaid Richard did not appear. And the sheriff returned that the aforesaid Richard is not found etc. Therefore the sheriff was ordered to put him in exigent from county court to county court until etc. outlawed if he is not etc. and if etc. then he should seize him. And saving etc. so that he might have his body before the lord king at the octaves of Holy Trinity then following, wherever etc. On which day the sheriff returned that at the county court held at Stone Cross (Ossulstone?) on the Thursday on the feast of the Lord's circumcision, in the sixth year of the present king's reign, the aforesaid Richard was first put in exigent, and did not appear. And so he was put in exigent from county court to county court until the county court held at Brentford on the Thursday on the feast of St George in the aforesaid year, on which day the aforesaid Richard was put in exigent for the fifth time. And because the aforesaid Richard did not appear to answer concerning the aforesaid treasons and felonies, he was therefore outlawed; because of which there is to be an enquiry into his lands and chattels etc. And now, that is fifteen days after Holy Trinity, in this same term, the aforesaid Richard appeared before the lord king at Westminster and surrendered himself to the prison of the lord king's marshal for the aforesaid reasons. He is handed over to the marshal. And immediately, brought by the marshal, he appeared and was asked by him if he has or can say anything for himself, as to why he should not proceed to judgment on him concerning the aforesaid outlawry. He says that the aforesaid outlawry, proclaimed against him for treasons and felonies committed at the aforesaid time, ought not to hurt him. He says that the present lord king, in his parliament lately held at Westminster, namely in the Michaelmas term in the sixth year of the reign of the present king, of his special grace pardoned all his lieges and the inhabitants of his kingdom, excepting all those whose names had previously been delivered into the same king's parliament to be excepted from all grace, the suit of his peace which belonged to him for all manner of felonies and treasons committed at the time of the insurrection, namely from the first day of May in the fourth year of the reign of the present king until the feast of St John the Baptist next following, and even outlawry if any etc. as fully and completely as if they had the same king's charter for it. Therefore he does not understand that the lord king wishes him to be impeached by reason of the outlawry proclaimed against him for treasons and felonies committed at that time, contrary to the same king's aforesaid pardon and grant; and he produces here in court a certain writ close of the lord king, addressed to the justices here, in these words: Richard by the grace of God King of England and France and Lord of Ireland, to his beloved and faithful Robert Tresilian and his companions, his justices appointed to hold pleas before us, greetings. It has been shown to us, on behalf of Richard Neville of Southwark, that whereas through certain enemies of his he has been indicted before us in our court for certain treasons perpetrated in the late insurrection, and although we in our last parliament pardoned by statute to all and each of our lieges and the inhabitants of our realm, excepting the persons excepted in our parliament held at Westminster at the octave of Michaelmas last, the suit of our peace which belongs to us for all manner of treasons perpetrated in any way by them from the first day of May in the fourth year of our reign until the feast of St John the Baptist then following, precisely in such a way as if each of them had obtained his individual charter for the aforesaid, as is more fully contained in the aforesaid statute. However, because the same Richard did not appear before us to answer concerning the aforesaid indictment, according to the law and custom of our realm of England, he was put in exigent to be outlawed in the county of Middlesex, and outlawed for that reason after our aforesaid pardon, against the form of the aforesaid statute, as can appear more fully from the record and process of the aforesaid outlawry, returned before us as is said, and the same Richard has asked us that we might be pleased to provide him with an opportune remedy in this matter; we, wishing that what is just should be done in this matter, order you that, when you have seen the aforesaid record and process and statute, if you can be certain that the same Richard has been outlawed for the aforesaid treasons after our aforesaid pardon, then you are further to have done what is to be done rightly, and according to the law and custom of our realm of England, for the annulment of the aforesaid outlawry. Witness myself at Westminster, the seventh day of June in the sixth year of our reign. And he asks that the aforesaid outlawry, thus erroneously pronounced against him, might be revoked and annulled, and that he might be restored to the common law and to his previous status etc. And, when the lord king's aforesaid letters had been examined, because such an outlawry, pronounced for treasons, cannot be revoked and annulled without consulting the king, and because the lands and tenements of such traitors are owed to the king as forfeit, the same Richard is told to sue to the lord king if he thinks that it will benefit him, etc. And he is given a day to sue at the octaves of Michaelmas wherever etc. Whereupon Thomas Wylford, Robert Martell, Geoffrey atte Halle and Richard Lambe appeared and stood bail for the aforesaid Richard Neville to have his body before the lord king at the aforesaid term etc. Afterwards, that is in the Hilary term in the seventh year of the present king's reign, the aforesaid Richard appeared before the lord king at Westminster by the aforesaid mainprise. And on this the lord king sent a certain other writ, addressed to the justices, in these words: Richard by the grace of God King of England and France and Lord of Ireland, to his beloved and faithful Robert Tresilian and his companions, his justices appointed to hold pleas before us, greetings. It has been shown to us, on behalf of Richard Neveill of Southwark, that whereas through certain enemies of his he has been indicted before us in our court for certain treasons perpetrated in the insurrection that lately took place against us and our peace, and although we in our parliament lately held at Westminster have pardoned and remised, to all and each of our lieges and the inhabitants of our realm, excepting certain persons contained in the said pardon and remission, the suit of our peace and whatever belongs to us or can belong to us for all manner of treasons and felonies done or perpetrated in any way in the said insurrection, namely between the first day of May in the fourth year of our reign and the feast of St John the Baptist then following, precisely in such a way as if each of them had obtained his individual charter for the aforesaid, as is more fully contained in the statute made for this in the said parliament. However, because the same Richard did not appear before us to answer concerning the indictment, made against him before us on this matter, according to the law and custom of our realm of England, he was put in exigent to be outlawed in the county of Middlesex, and outlawed for that reason after our aforesaid pardon and remission, as can appear more fully from the record and process of the aforesaid outlawry, held before us as is said, to the great harm of the same Richard and contrary to the form of the aforesaid statute, and he has asked us to provide him with a remedy in this matter; we, wishing what is just to be done in this matter . . . |
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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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| 24289 | John | Butrewyk | Male | 4212 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24292 | Geoffrey | atte Halle | Male | 4212 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24293 | Richard | Lambe | Male | 4212 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24291 | Robert | Martell | Male | 4212 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24288 | Richard | Neville | Male | Southwark,Surrey | 4212 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24290 | Thomas | Wylford | Male | 4212 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4212 | Richard Neville burns the Savoy, the Hospital of St John at Clerkenwell, and the manor of John Buterwyk at Knightsbridge | Richard Neville of Southwark, on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 June 1381, came to the manor of the Savoy, and to the [Hospital of St John] Clerkenwell, and to John Butrewyk's manor at Knightsbridge, with a crowd of traitors against the lord king and his people, and feloniously and traitorously burnt and cast down the aforesaid houses within the aforesaid manors, against the peace etc. He does not appear and is outlawed; he appears and produces a king's writ annulling the outlawry; he is mainprised. | Trespass to land: throwing down of house,Arson: burning of houses | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Butrewyk ( 24289 ) | Richard Neville burns the Savoy, the Hospital of St John at Clerkenwell, and the manor of John Buterwyk at Knightsbridge (4212) | Victim | |
| John of Gaunt ( 5695 ) | Richard Neville burns the Savoy, the Hospital of St John at Clerkenwell, and the manor of John Buterwyk at Knightsbridge (4212) | Victim | |
| Robert Hales ( 6778 ) | Richard Neville burns the Savoy, the Hospital of St John at Clerkenwell, and the manor of John Buterwyk at Knightsbridge (4212) | Victim | |
| Geoffrey atte Halle ( 24292 ) | Richard Neville burns the Savoy, the Hospital of St John at Clerkenwell, and the manor of John Buterwyk at Knightsbridge (4212) | Mainpernor | |
| Richard Lambe ( 24293 ) | Richard Neville burns the Savoy, the Hospital of St John at Clerkenwell, and the manor of John Buterwyk at Knightsbridge (4212) | Mainpernor | |
| Robert Martell ( 24291 ) | Richard Neville burns the Savoy, the Hospital of St John at Clerkenwell, and the manor of John Buterwyk at Knightsbridge (4212) | Mainpernor | |
| Richard Neville ( 24288 ) | Richard Neville burns the Savoy, the Hospital of St John at Clerkenwell, and the manor of John Buterwyk at Knightsbridge (4212) | Accused | |
| Thomas Wylford ( 24290 ) | Richard Neville burns the Savoy, the Hospital of St John at Clerkenwell, and the manor of John Buterwyk at Knightsbridge (4212) | Mainpernor |
