The People of 1381
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| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 27/485 rex m. 30d |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Kent |
| Text in Original Language | Midd: Juratores diversorum hundredorum comitatus predicti alias scilicet termino sancti Michaelis anno regni regis nunc Anglie quinto coram domino Rege apud Westmonasterium presentaverunt quod Johannes Ferrour de Rouchestre in comitatu Kanc' venit cum magna sossietate malefactorum insurgentium de Kent tanquam principales factores et ductores in festo corporis Christi anno quarto Regis nunc apud Savoye in comitatu Middlesex' et dictum manerium combusterunt ut inimici Regis et quondam cistam in qua erant mille libre sterlingorum Johannis Ducis Lancastr' et plus ibidem ceperunt et dictam cistam in quadam navicula super Thamis' posuerunt et asportaverunt et usque Suthwerk duxerunt et ibidem dictum aurum inter se diviserunt - Et in crastino dictus Johannes et alij venerunt ad domum sancti Johannis Jerusalem in Anglia et ignem ibidem posuerunt et dictam domum plenarie combusterunt et duos equos ibidem cum lan' prec' vj marcarum oneraverunt et asportaverunt - Et quod idem Johannes et alij venerunt apud Turrim London' tanquam principales ductores et manus primo violentas in Simonem nuper Archiepiscopum Cantuariensis et fratrem Robertum Hales nuper Priorem sancti Johannis Jerusalem in Anglia inicerunt et eos extra Turrim London' traxerunt et decapitari preceperunt videlicet die Veneris proximi post festum corporis Christi anno supradicto et insurrecciones combustiones et felonias predictas fecerunt felonice et proditorie die et anno predictis et cetera - Per quod preceptum fuit vicecomiti quod caperet eum si et cetera - Et modo scilicet die Jovis proximi post quindenam sancti Johannis Baptiste isto eodem termino coram domino Rege apud Westmonasterium venit predictus per vicecomitem London' per breve domini Regis ductus qui comittitur marescallo Et statim per marescallum ductus venit et allocutus est qualiter de feloniis et prodicionibus predictis in dicto comitatu Middlesex' ut dicitur factis se velit acquietare dic' quod ipse in nullo est inde culpabilis et inde de bono et malo ponit se super patriam - Ideo venerunt inde Juratores coram domino Rege in Octab' sancti Michaelis ubicumque et cetera Et qui et cetera - Ad recognoscendum et cetera Et predictus Johannes Ferrour interim comittitur marescallo - Postea continuato inde processu coram domino Rege versus prefatum Johannem Ferour usque in crastino Animarum Anno regni regis nunc Anglie septimo - Ad quem diem coram domino Rege Apud Westmonasterium venit predictus Johannes Ferour in custodia marescalli Et similiter juratores venerunt qui ad hoc electi triati et iurati dicunt super sacramentum suum quod predictus Johannes Ferour in nullo est culpabilis de feloniis et prodicionibus predictis unde in dicto comitatu Middlesex' indicatus est nec hiis occasionibus se retraxit Ideo idem Johannes Ferour quoad felonias predictas unde sic in dicto comitatu Middlesex' indicatus est eat inde quietus Et super hoc quia curia vult certiorari utrum predictus Johannes Ferour de aliquibus feloniis seu prodicionibus in dicta civitate London' indicatus fuerit nec ne mandatum est Willelmo de Walleworth nuper maiori civitatis London' et sociis suis nuper justiciariis domini Regis et diversas felonias et prodiciones per quosdam rebelles qui nuper contra fidem et ligienciam suam domino Regi debitam ac contra pacem ipsius Regis in civitate predicta contra ipsum Regem et ligeos suos insurrexerunt perpetratas Audiend' et terminand' assignatis quod omnia indictamenta coram eis habita ipsum Johannem Ferour qualitercumque concernencia si que fuerint sub sigillis suis distincte et aperte mitterent coram domino Rege indilate et cetera ut ulterius et cetera Et predictus Johannes Ferour pro eo quod ipse est unus eorum nominum qui in paraliamento domini Regis nuper tento Apud Westmonasterium in octab' sancti Michaelis Anno regni sui quinto tamquam unus principalium insurrectorum et ductorum ab omni gratia exceptus fuit committitur marescallo - Postea scilicet die Mercurii in festo sancti Martini Anno septimo regis nunc supradicto predictus Willelmus Walworth retornavit coram domino Rege hic prout insequitur Ego Willelmus Walleworth vobis significo quod non est aliquod indicamentum coram me habitum Johannem Ferrour aliqualiter cons' nec fuit idem Johannes coram me et sociis meis justiciariis domini Regis prout interius supponitur aliqualiter indictatus Ideo aliquod huiusmodi indictamentum coram vobis mittere non possum. |
| Text (English translation) | Middlesex: The jurors of diverse hundreds of the aforesaid county at another time, namely in the term of St Michael in the fifth year of the reign of the now king of England, before the lord king at Westminster, presented that John Ferrour of Rochester in the county of Kent came with a great company of insurgent wrongdoers of Kent, as if the principal actors and leaders, on the feast of Corpus Christi in the fourth year of the now king at the Savoy in the county of Middlesex, and burnt down the said manor as enemies of the king, and took a certain chest, in which there were £1,000 of sterling of John, duke of Lancaster, and more there, and placed and took away the said chest in a certain small ship upon the Thames, and brought it to Southwark and there divided the said gold among themselves. And on the morrow the said John and the others came to the house of St John of Jerusalem in England and placed a fire there, and fully burnt down the said house, and they loaded and carried away two horses there with wool, worth six marks. And that the same John and the others came to the Tower of London, as if the principal leaders, and first of all thrust violent hands upon Simon, late archbishop of Canterbury, and brother Robert Hales, late prior of St John of Jerusalem in England, and dragged them out of the Tower of London and ordered them to be beheaded, viz on Friday next after the feast of Corpus Christi in the abovesaid year, and made the aforesaid insurrections, burnings and felonies feloniously and traitorously on the said aforesaid day and year, etc. By which the sheriff was ordered that he should take him, if, etc. And now, namely on Thursday next after the quindene of St John the Baptist in this same term before the lord king at Westminster there came the aforesaid [John], having been brought by the sheriff of London by writ of the lord king, to be committed to the marshal. And immediately, having been brought by the marshal, he came and spoke as to how he wished to acquit himself of the aforesaid felonies and treasons, made in the said county of Middlesex, as it is said, saying that he is in no way guilty thereof, and he thereupon put himself upon the country for good and for bad. Therefore, the jurors thereupon came before the lord king in the octave of St Michael, wheresoever, etc, and who, etc, to give judgement, etc. And the aforesaid John Ferrour in the meantime is committed to the marshal. Afterwards the process was thereupon continued before the lord king against the aforesaid John Ferour until the morrow of All Souls in the seventh year of the reign of the now king of England. At which day before the lord king at Westminster there came the aforesaid John Ferour in the custody of the marshal. And similarly, the jurors came. Who, having been elected, tried and sworn, say upon their oath that the aforesaid John Ferour is in no way guilty of the aforesaid felonies and treasons, whereof he is indicted in the said county of Middlesex, nor has he withdrawn himself by these occasions. Therefore, the same John Ferour, as regards the aforesaid felonies, whereof he is so indicted in the said county of Middlesex, is to go thereupon quit. And upon this, because the court wishes to be made more certain as to whether or not the aforesaid John Ferour is indicted of any felonies or treasons in the said city of London, an order is made to William de Walleworth, late mayor of the city of London, and his fellows, late justices of the lord king, assigned to hear and determine diverse felonies and treasons, perpetrated by certain rebels, who lately made an insurrection against the same king and his subjects contrary to their faith and allegiance due to the lord king and against the peace of the same king in the aforesaid city, that they should send all indictments, had before them howsoever concerning the same John Ferour, if there will be any, under their seals, clearly and openly, before the lord king without delay, etc, so that further, etc. And the aforesaid John Ferour, on account that he is one of those names, who was excepted from all grace in the Parliament of the lord king, lately held at Westminster in the octave of St Michael in the fifth year of his reign, as if one of the principal insurrectors and leaders, is committed to the marshal. Afterwards, namely on Wednesday on the feast of St Martin in the seventh year of the now king, abovesaid, the aforesaid William Walworth returned before the lord king here, as follows: I, William Walleworth, make known to you that there is not any indictment, had before me, in any way concerning John Ferrour, nor was the same John in any way indicted before me and my fellow justices of the lord king, as is supposed within. Therefore, I cannot send any indictment of this kind before you. |
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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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| 24301 | John | Ferrour | Male | Rochester,Kent | 4215,4235,4236 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24302 | William | Walleworth | Male | Mayor | London | 4215,4236,4235 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4235 | John Ferrour and others burn the Hospital of Clerkenwell and steal a horse | On Friday 14 June 1381 John Ferrour and others came to the house of St John of Jerusalem in England and placed a fire there, and fully burnt down the said house, and they loaded and carried away two horses there with wool, worth six marks. John appears and pleads not guilty; the jury acquit him. Order to William Walleworth to determine whether John is indicted of any crimes in the City of London, as he is one of those exempted from the general pardon; Walleworth returns that there are no indictments. | Arson: burning of houses,Larceny: theft of livestock,Larceny: theft of goods,Trespass to chattels: removal of goods | Go to incidents page |
| 4236 | John Ferrour and others order the beheading of Sudbury and Hales | On Friday 14 June 1381 John Ferrour and others came to the Tower of London, as if the principal leaders, and first of all thrust violent hands upon Simon, late archbishop of Canterbury, and brother Robert Hales, late prior of St John of Jerusalem in England, and dragged them out of the Tower of London and ordered them to be beheaded. John appears and pleads not guilty; the jury acquit him. Order to William Walleworth to determine whether John is indicted of any crimes in the City of London, as he is one of those exempted from the general pardon; Walleworth returns that there are no indictments. | Trespass to person: abduction,Homicide: accomplice | Go to incidents page |
| 4215 | John Ferrour burns the Savoy and steals £1000 | John Ferrour of Rochester came with a great company of insurgent wrongdoers of Kent, as the principal actors and leaders, on Friday 14 June 1381 at the Savoy in the county of Middlesex, and burnt down the said manor as enemies of the king, and took a certain chest, in which there were £1,000 of sterling of John, duke of Lancaster, and more there, and placed and took away the said chest in a certain small ship upon the Thames, and brought it to Southwark and there divided the said gold among themselves. John appears and pleads not guilty; the jury acquit him. Order to William Walleworth to determine whether John is indicted of any crimes in the City of London, as he is one of those exempted from the general pardon; Walleworth returns that there are no indictments. | Arson: burning of houses,Larceny: theft of money | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Ferrour ( 24301 ) | John Ferrour and others burn the Hospital of Clerkenwell and steal a horse (4235) | Accused | |
| Robert Hales ( 6778 ) | John Ferrour and others burn the Hospital of Clerkenwell and steal a horse (4235) | Victim | |
| William Walleworth ( 24302 ) | John Ferrour and others burn the Hospital of Clerkenwell and steal a horse (4235) | Mentioned | |
| John Ferrour ( 24301 ) | John Ferrour and others order the beheading of Sudbury and Hales (4236) | Accused | |
| Robert Hales ( 6778 ) | John Ferrour and others order the beheading of Sudbury and Hales (4236) | Victim | |
| Simon Sudbury ( 6098 ) | John Ferrour and others order the beheading of Sudbury and Hales (4236) | Victim | |
| William Walleworth ( 24302 ) | John Ferrour and others order the beheading of Sudbury and Hales (4236) | Mentioned | |
| John Ferrour ( 24301 ) | John Ferrour burns the Savoy and steals £1000 (4215) | Accused | |
| John of Gaunt ( 5695 ) | John Ferrour burns the Savoy and steals £1000 (4215) | Victim | |
| William Walleworth ( 24302 ) | John Ferrour burns the Savoy and steals £1000 (4215) | Mentioned |
