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| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 27/484 rex m. 22 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Cambridgeshire |
| Text (English translation) | Cambridgeshire William Potton, chaplain, previously, namely in the Hilary term in the firth year of the present king's reign, accused before the lord king of an insurrection committed by him in the aforesaid county, as is said, was handed over to the marshal. And because it was attested here in court that the aforesaid William was indicted for the aforesaid insurrection before Roger de Scales and his companions, the lord king's justices appointed to hear and determine various felonies and treasons in the aforesaid county, the aforesaid Roger and his companions etc. were ordered to send the aforesaid indictment with everything concerning it etc. under their seals or that of one of them, clearly and openly, before the lord king fifteen days after Easter day last wherever etc. so that further etc. On which day the aforesaid justices sent no indictment etc. And concerning this the aforesaid William says that the present lord king has of his special grace pardoned to him the suit of his peace which belongs to him for all manner of treasons and felonies except etc. by his letters patent, which he produces here in court in these words: Richard by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, to all his bailiffs and all his faithful to whom the present letters come, greetings. Know that out of reverence for God and at the special request of Anne, queen of England, our most dear consort, and from consideration of the good and faithful conduct of our subjects towards our progenitors and us, which we have experienced before the insurrections of certain rebels of ours, which have lately taken place against us and our peace, and so that our individual subjects might have happier hearts to remain faithfully in faith and love towards us, we have, of our special grace, pardoned to William de Potton of Hildersham, chaplain, in the county of Cambridge, otherwise called William Megelon of Potton, chaplain, the suit of our peace which belongs to us from him, for all manner of treasons and felonies done or perpetrated in any way by him in the aforesaid insurrections, from the first day of May last until the feast of All Saints following, for which he has been indicted, accused or charged, and also outlawries, if any have been pronounced against him for these reasons, and we grant him our permanent peace on this, provided however that he did not kill the venerable father Simon of good memory, archbishop of Canterbury, lately our chancellor, or brother Robert Hales, prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England, then our treasurer, or John de Cavendissh, then our chief justice; and that he is not an approver or appealed of such treasons or felonies, where there is a surviving approver or appellant, nor did he escape from or leave prison and not surrender himself to the same prison. Provided always that the parties harmed in the aforesaid insurrections should have and be able to pursue any action by which it is not possible to proceed to a judgment of life, for recovery of their damages and losses in this matter against the aforesaid William, as might seem beneficial to them. In testimony of which thing we have had these our letters patent made. Witness myself at Westminster, the twenty-eighth day of February, in the fifth year of our reign. He also produces a certain writ close of the lord king, addressed to the justices here, not to molest the aforesaid William de Potton contrary to the tenor of the lord king's aforesaid letters, whose date is at Westminster on the twelfth day of April in the fifth year of the reign of the present king. By reason of which letters the same William Potton requests that he might be delivered from the lord king's prison etc. And because the court has not yet been informed concerning the aforesaid indictments, the aforesaid William Potton is released on the mainprise of Peter de Barowe of the county of Lincoln, John Lylleston of the county of Middlesex, John de Castre of the county of Lincoln and Henry de Lymbergh of the county of Lincoln. And they stand bail for the aforesaid William Potton to have his body before the lord king from day to day until etc. Afterwards, namely on the Wednesday following the morrow of the Lord's Ascension following, the aforesaid William Potton appeared before the lord king at Westminster by the aforesaid mainprise. And the aforesaid keepers of the peace did not send any indictment etc. For which reason, when the aforesaid letters had been examined, it was decided that the aforesaid William Potton should go from here without day etc. |
| General Information | Printed in Mary Margaret Taylor, Some Sessions of the Peace in Cambridgeshire in the Fourteenth Century 1340, 1380-3, Cambridge Antiquarian Society Octavo Serires 55 (1942), p. 65. |
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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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| 24479 | Peter | de Barowe | Male | Lincoln,Lincolnshire | 4259 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24481 | John | de Castre | Male | Lincoln,Lincolnshire | 4259 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24480 | John | Lylleston | Male | Middlesex | 4259 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24482 | Henry | de Lymbergh | Male | Lincoln,Lincolnshire | 4259 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24478 | William | Potton | Male | Chaplain | 4259 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4259 | William Potton pardoned for various felonies and treasons | William Potton, chaplain, pardoned for various felonies and treasons committed during the rising. | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter de Barowe ( 24479 ) | William Potton pardoned for various felonies and treasons (4259) | Mainpernor | |
| John de Castre ( 24481 ) | William Potton pardoned for various felonies and treasons (4259) | Mainpernor | |
| John Lylleston ( 24480 ) | William Potton pardoned for various felonies and treasons (4259) | Mainpernor | |
| Henry de Lymbergh ( 24482 ) | William Potton pardoned for various felonies and treasons (4259) | Mainpernor | |
| William Potton ( 24478 ) | William Potton pardoned for various felonies and treasons (4259) | Accused |
