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| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 27/482 rex m. 46d |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Surrey |
| Text in Original Language | Surr': Dominus Rex mandavit vicecomiti London' breve suum clausum in hec verba - Ricardus dei gratia Rex Anglie et Francie et Dominus Hibernie vicecomitibus London' salutem. Precipimus vobis quod Johannem Bonefaunt captum et detentum in gaola nostra de Neugate sub custodia vestra ut dicitur venire faciatis cum causa capcionis sue coram nobis hac instanti die Lune proximo futuro ubicumque tunc fuerimus in Anglia ad respondend' ibidem super quibusdam que sibi tunc exponentur ex parte nostra et ad faciend' ulterius et recipiend' quod de eo tunc contigerit ordinari ibidem Et habeatis ibi hoc breve Teste me ipso apud Westmonasterium xvij die Novembris anno regni nostri quinto - Indorsament' eiusdem brevis tale est - Nos Johannes Heude et Johannes Rote vicecomites London' vobis significamus quod ante adventum istius brevis videlicet in vigilia sancti Michaelis Archangeli ultima preterita Johannes Bonefaunt infrascriptus nobis liberatus fuit per Walterum Doget et Willelmum Knyghtcote nuper vicecomites dicte civitatis predecessores nostros ad ipsum salvo custodiend' in prisona domini Regis de Neugate pro certis prodicionibus et ceteris felonijs unde coram Willelmo Walleworth et sociis suis justiciariis domini Regis indictatus est que quidem indictamenta penes prefatos justiciarios resident attamen corpus ipsius Johannis Bonefaunt coram vobis prompter habemus prout interius precipitur - Qui quidem Johannes Bonefaunt committitur marescall' et quia curia vult certiorari de indictamentis predictis et cetera Mandatum est eidem Willelmo Walleworth quod omnia indictamenta prefatum Johannem Bonefaunt tangentia et coram eo habit' cum omnibus ea tangentibus sub sigillo suo distincte et aperte mittat coram domino Rege indilate ut ulterius et cetera Et super hoc venerunt Johannes Bakere de Hampton Johannes Parkere de eadem Johannes Ingram de eadem et Johannes Iwayn de eadem et manuceperunt pro predicto Johanne Hampton Habend' corpus eius coram domino Rege in Octab' sancti Hillarii ubicumque et cetera - Postea isto eodem termino prefatus Willelmus Walleworth misit coram domino Rege indictamenta predicta in hec verba - Inquisitio capta apud domum Reginaldi Cobeham iuxta ecclesiam sancte Marie Overee de Suthwerk in comitatu Surr' x die Augusti anno regni regis Ricardi secundi post conquestum quinto coram Willelmo Walleworth maiore civitatis London' et sociis suis justiciariis domini Regis ad quascumque prodiciones et ceteras felonias in comitatu Surr' et alibi audiend' et terminand' assignatis per sacramentum Roberti Northrugge Ricardi atte Ryvere Johannis Ferour Jacobi Taillour Johannis Lonekyn Johannis Miggele Johannis Byghton Roberti Taverner Ricardi Stakeford Willelmi Ware Johannis Pope et Johannis Symond qui dicunt quod Johannes Bonefaunt Willelmus Osebarn Robertus Sutton Johannes Surpyton Walterus Selcok Willelmus Crispe Johannes Taillour de Kyngeston Johannes Coleman Thomas Dyere de Kyngeston Thomas Taillour de Kyngeston et Petrus Carpenter de Kyngeston fuerunt illi qui primo hoc turbacionis tempore insurrexerunt cum aliis diversis malefactoribus quorum nomina ignorant proditorie contra dominum Regem et populum suum in villa de Kyngeston super Thamisiam predict' et locis adjacentibus in comitatu Surr' predicto et fuerunt ductores aliorum sic cum eis insurgencium Dicunt eciam quod predictus Johannes Bonefaunt simul cum alijs malefactoribus predictis venit ad domum Johannis Hunt in Kyngeston predict' videlicet die Sabbati proximo post festum corporis Christi anno regni regis nunc quarto et domos predictas cum igne quem secum portavit comburend' in proposito fuit et ulterius ibidem minabatur dictum Johannem Hunte ad eum decolland' nisi ipse finem cum eo facere voluisset pro libito dicti Johannis Bonefaunt qui quidem Johannes Hunte pre timore mortis fecit finem cum eo pro octo solidis et quatuor denariis quos idem Johannes Bonefaunt ab eodem Johanne Hunte in forma predicta felonice recepit Et insuper tunc ibidem artabat et constringebat ipsum Johannem Hunte ad faciend' ei unam relaxacionem de omnibus accionibus vel aliter eum tunc decollasse voluit et cetera |
| Text (English translation) | Surrey: The lord king reported to the sheriff of London his writ of close in these words: Richard, by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, to the sheriffs of London, greetings. We order you that you cause to come John Bonefaunt, taken and detained in our goal of Newgate under your custody, as it is said, with the cause of his taking, before us on this instant Monday next to come, wheresoever we will then be in England, to answer there upon certain things, which are to be explained then to him on our part, and to do further and receive what will then happen to be ordered about him there. And you are to have there this writ. Witnessed by me, myself, at Westminster on the 17th day of November in the fifth year of our reign. The endorsement of the same writ is such: We, John Heude and John Rote, sheriffs of London, make known to you that before the arrival of this writ, viz on the eve of St Michael the archangel last past, John Bonefaunt, within written, was delivered to us by Walter Doget and William Knyghtcote, late sheriffs of the said city, our predecessors, to keep him safely in the prison of the lord king of Newgate for certain treasons and other felonies, whereof he is indicted before William Walleworth and his fellow justices of the lord king. Which same indictments remain in the hands of the aforesaid justices, but nevertheless, we have the body of the same John Bonefaunt before you promptly, just as is ordered within. Which same John Bonefaunt is committed to the marshal. And because the court wishes to be informed about the aforesaid indictments, etc, the same William Walleworth is commanded that he sends all the indictments touching the aforesaid John Bonefaunt and had before him with all things concerning them, under his seal clearly and openly, before the lord king without delay, so that further, etc. And upon this there came John Bakere of Hampton, John Parkere of the same, John Ingram of the same, and John Iwayn of the same, and they mainprised for the aforesaid John Hampton, to have his body before the lord king in the octave of St Hilary, wheresoever, etc. Afterwards in this same term the aforesaid William Walleworth sent before the lord king the aforesaid indictments in these words: Inquisition, taken at the house of Reginald Cobeham next to the church of St Mary Overy of Southwark in the county of Surrey on the 10th day of August in the fifth year of the reign of King Richard II after the conquest before William Walleworth, mayor of the city of London, and his fellow justices of the lord king, assigned to hear and determine any treasons and other felonies in the county of Surrey and elsewhere, by the oath of Robert Northrugge, Richard atte Ryvere, John Ferour, James Taillour, John Lonekyn, John Miggele, John Byghton, Robert Taverner, Richard Stakeford, William Ware, John Pope and John Symond, who say that John Bonefaunt, William Osebarn, Robert Sutton, John Surpyton, Walter Selcok, William Crispe, John Taillour of Kingston, John Coleman, Thomas Dyere of Kingston, Thomas Taillour of Kingston, and Peter Carpenter of Kingston were those, who made an insurrection at this first time of the disturbance, with diverse other wrongdoers, whose names they do not know, traitorously against the lord king and his people in the vill of Kingston upon Thames, aforesaid, and the adjacent places in the county of Surrey, aforesaid, and were the leaders of others, so insurging with them. They also say that the aforesaid John Bonefaunt, together with the other wrongdoers, came to the house of John Hunt in Kingston, aforesaid, viz on Saturday next after the feast of Corpus Christi in the fourth year of the reign of the now king, and proposed to burn the aforesaid houses with fire, which he carried with him, and further threatened there to behead the said John Hunte, if he did not want to make a fine with him according to the will of the said John Bonefaunt. Which same John Hunte, on account of fear of death, made a fine with him for 8s 4d, which the same John Bonefaunt received from the same John Hunte in the aforesaid form. And in addition, he then forced and constrained the same John Hunte to make to him one release concerning all actions or otherwise he wished to then behead him, etc. |
| General Information | See KB 27/484 rex mm. 14-14d |
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People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24400 | John | Bakere | Male | Hampton Wick,Middlesex | 4246 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24418 | John | Bonefaunt | Male | 4246 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24410 | John | Byghton | Male | 4246 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24428 | Peter | Carpenter | Male | Kingston Upon Thames,Surrey | 4246 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24417 | Reginald | Cobeham | Male | Southwark,Surrey | 4246 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24425 | John | Coleman | Male | 4246 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24423 | William | Crispe | Male | 4246 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24398 | Walter | Doget | Male | Sheriff of London | 4246 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24426 | Thomas | Dyere | Male | Kingston Upon Thames,Surrey | 4246 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24406 | John | Ferour | Male | 4246 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24396 | John | Hende | Male | Sheriff of London | 4246 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24416 | John | Hunt | Male | Kingston Upon Thames,Surrey | 4246 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24402 | John | Ingram | Male | Hampton Wick,Middlesex | 4246 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24403 | John | Iwayn | Male | Hampton Wick,Middlesex | 4246 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24399 | William | Knyghtcote | Male | Sheriff of London | 4246 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24408 | John | Lovekyn | Male | 4246 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24409 | John | Miggele | Male | 4246 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24404 | Robert | Northrugge | Male | 4246 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24419 | William | Osebarn | Male | 4246 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24401 | John | Parkere | Male | Hampton Wick,Middlesex | 4246 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24414 | John | Pope | Male | 4246 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24397 | John | Rote | Male | Sheriff of London | 4246 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24405 | Richard | atte Ryvere | Male | 4246 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24422 | Walter | Selcok | Male | 4246 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24412 | Richard | Stakeford | Male | 4246 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24421 | John | Surpyton | Male | 4246 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24420 | Robert | Sutton | Male | 4246 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24415 | John | Symond | Male | 4246 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24407 | James | Taillour | Male | 4246 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24424 | John | Taillour | Male | Kingston Upon Thames,Surrey | 4246 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24427 | Thomas | Taillour | Male | Kingston Upon Thames,Surrey | 4246 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24411 | Robert | Taverner | Male | 4246 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24395 | William | Walleworth | Male | Mayor | 4246 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24413 | William | Ware | Male | 4246 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4246 | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt | John Bonefaunt and others made insurrection at the time of the first disturbance at Kingston and other places in Surrey, and came to the house of John Hunt at Kingston on Saturday 15 June 1381 and threatened to burn it and behead the same John Hunt if he did not make a fine with him for 8s. 4d. | Arson: burning of houses,Trespass to chattels: extortion and forcible fine ,Trespass to person: threats,Trespass to person: extortion | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Bakere ( 24400 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Mainpernor | |
| John Bonefaunt ( 24418 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Accused | |
| John Byghton ( 24410 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Juror | |
| Peter Carpenter ( 24428 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Accused | |
| Reginald Cobeham ( 24417 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Mentioned | |
| John Coleman ( 24425 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Accused | |
| William Crispe ( 24423 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Accused | |
| Walter Doget ( 24398 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Sheriff | |
| Thomas Dyere ( 24426 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Accused | |
| John Ferour ( 24406 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Juror | |
| John Hende ( 24396 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Sheriff | |
| John Hunt ( 24416 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Victim | |
| John Ingram ( 24402 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Mainpernor | |
| John Iwayn ( 24403 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Mainpernor | |
| William Knyghtcote ( 24399 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Sheriff | |
| John Lovekyn ( 24408 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Juror | |
| John Miggele ( 24409 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Juror | |
| Robert Northrugge ( 24404 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Juror | |
| William Osebarn ( 24419 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Accused | |
| John Parkere ( 24401 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Mainpernor | |
| John Pope ( 24414 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Juror | |
| John Rote ( 24397 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Sheriff | |
| Richard atte Ryvere ( 24405 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Juror | |
| Walter Selcok ( 24422 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Accused | |
| Richard Stakeford ( 24412 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Juror | |
| John Surpyton ( 24421 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Accused | |
| Robert Sutton ( 24420 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Accused | |
| John Symond ( 24415 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Juror | |
| James Taillour ( 24407 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Juror | |
| John Taillour ( 24424 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Accused | |
| Thomas Taillour ( 24427 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Accused | |
| Robert Taverner ( 24411 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Juror | |
| William Walleworth ( 24395 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Mentioned | |
| William Ware ( 24413 ) | John Bonefaunt and others rise up at Kingston and threaten John Hunt (4246) | Juror |
