The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 145/3/5/1 (k) |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Norfolk |
| Text in Original Language | Norf': Inquisitio capta apud Lucheyn in hundredo de Laundich die martis proxima post festum Assumpcionis Beate Virginis Marie anno regni regis Ricardi secundi quinto coram Hugone de Hastynges et sociis suis justiciariis ad quosdam rebelles qui nuper contra pacem domini Regis et in turbacionem populi in conventiculis et congregationibus insurrexerunt et cetera castigand' et puniend' assignatis per sacramentum Thome Deye Rogeri Spryngald Ade Dyllyngford Johannis Cole Edmundi Clercus Radulphi Bakere Roberti Kette Stephani Hepten Roberti Michel Nicholai Edmundi Bulwere de Higham et Thome Sonsyng ad hoc jurati Qui dicunt super sacramentum suum quod Ad' Soutere wryght die dominica in festo Pentecoste anno regni regis Ricardi secundi quarto contra coronam domini Regis levar' et apud Dounhamhith domos Johannis de Bokyngham fregit felonice et Sarram uxorem dicti Johannis de Bokyngham felonice rapuit et bona et catalla ipsius Johannis ad valenciam C solidorum ibidem inventa cepit et asportavit. Item quod Willelmus Uncle de Hordham fuit unus capital' levator' in septimania proxima post festum corporis Christi anno regni regis Ricardi secundi quarto et dictos domos dicti Johannis de Bockyngham cum predicto Ada fregit felonice et bona et catalla ibidem inventa de predicto Johanne ad valenciam ix solidorum cepit et asportavit. Et interim vobis significo quod per mandatum mei predicti Hugonis virtute indictamenti predicti predictus Adam Soutere wryghte captus fuit et ad gaolam episcopi Norwici ville Lenn' traditur ibidem in prisona domini Regis moretur quousque dominus Rex ordinavit de eo sicut sibi placeret et per mandatum meum custod' gaole ibidem directum firmiter iniungebat ne per ne per manucapcionem nec alio aliquo modo foret deliberatur ob grav... pena et cetera. |
| Text (English translation) | Writ of terminari to Hugh de Hastynges for indictments made in the court of Le and his fellows, assigned to chastise and punish certain rebels who lately against the king's peace and in disturbance of the people arose in conventicles and congregations in Norfolk of Adam Soutere, wright, and William Unkele of Herdham. Norfolk: Inquisition taken at Litcham in the hundred of Launditch on Tuesday next after the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the fifth year of the reign of King Richard II before Hugh de Hastynges and his fellow justices, assigned to chastise and punish certain rebels, who made an insurrection against the peace of the lord king and to the disturbance of the people in conventicles and assemblies, etc, by the oath of Thomas Deye, Roger Spryngald, Adam Dyllyngford, John Cole, Edmund Clerk, Ralph Bakere, Robert Kette, Stephen Hepten, Robert Michel, Nicholas, Edmund Bulwere of Heigham and Thomas Sonsyng, sworn to this. Who say upon their oath that Adam Soutere, wright, on Sunday in the feast of Pentecost in the fourth year of the reign of King Richard II, rose up against the crown of the lord king and feloniously broke into the houses of John de Bokyngham at Downham Hythe, and feloniously raped/abducted Sarah, wife of the said John de Bokyngham, and took and carried away goods and chattels of the same John to the value of 100s, found there. Item that William Uncle of Hardingham was one of the chief uprisers in the week next after the feast of Corpus Christi in the fourth year of the reign of King Richard II, and feloniously broke into the said houses of the said John de Bockyngham with the aforesaid Adam, and took and carried away goods and chattels found there from the aforesaid John to the value of nine shillings. And in the meantime I make known to you that by the mandate of me, the aforesaid Hugh, by virtue of the aforesaid indictment, the aforesaid Adam Soutere, wright, was taken and handed over to the gaol of the bishop of Norwich in the town of King's Lynn, to stay there in the prison of the lord king until the lord king ordered anything about him, just as would be pleasing to him, and by my mandate, directed to the keeper of the gaol there, he firmly enjoined that he should not be delivered by mainprise or by any other way on account of a heavy pain, etc. |
People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24567 | Ralph | Bakere | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 24558 | John | de Bokyngham | Male | Downham,Cambridgeshire | 4284,4283 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24559 | Sarah | de Bokyngham | Female | Downham,Cambridgeshire | 4283 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24571 | Edmund | Bulwere | Male | Potter Heigham,Norfolk | Juror | Go to participant page | ||
| 24566 | Edmund | Clerk | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 24564 | John | Cole | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 24565 | John | Cole | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 24561 | Thomas | Deye | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 24563 | Adam | Dyllyngford | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 24569 | Stephen | Hepten | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 24568 | Robert | Kette | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 24570 | Robert | Michel | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 24572 | Thomas | Sousyng | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 24557 | Adam | Soutere | Male | Wright | 4284,4283 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24562 | Roger | Spryngald | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 24560 | William | Uncle | Male | Hardingham,Norfolk | 4284 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4283 | Adam Soutere breaks into the house of John de Bokyngham and rapes Sarah his wife | Adam Soutere, wright, on Sunday 2 June 1381, rose up against the crown of the lord king and feloniously broke into the houses of John de Bokyngham at Downham Hythe, and feloniously raped Sarah, wife of the said John de Bokyngham, and took and carried away goods and chattels of the same John to the value of 100s, found there. | Trespass to person: assault,Larceny: theft of goods,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses,Trespass to chattels: removal of goods | Go to incidents page |
| 4284 | William Uncle breaks into the house of John de Bockyngham | William Uncle of Hardingham was one of the chief uprisers in the week next after the feast of Corpus Christi in the fourth year of the reign of King Richard II, and feloniously broke into the said houses of the said John de Bockyngham with the aforesaid Adam [Soutere], and took and carried away goods and chattels found there from the aforesaid John to the value of nine shillings. | Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses,Trespass to chattels: removal of goods,Larceny: theft of goods | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| John de Bokyngham ( 24558 ) | Adam Soutere breaks into the house of John de Bokyngham and rapes Sarah his wife (4283) | Accused | |
| Sarah de Bokyngham ( 24559 ) | Adam Soutere breaks into the house of John de Bokyngham and rapes Sarah his wife (4283) | Victim | |
| Adam Soutere ( 24557 ) | Adam Soutere breaks into the house of John de Bokyngham and rapes Sarah his wife (4283) | Accused | |
| John de Bokyngham ( 24558 ) | William Uncle breaks into the house of John de Bockyngham (4284) | Victim | |
| Adam Soutere ( 24557 ) | William Uncle breaks into the house of John de Bockyngham (4284) | Accused | |
| William Uncle ( 24560 ) | William Uncle breaks into the house of John de Bockyngham (4284) | Accused |
