The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 145/3/5/1 (q) |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Middlesex |
| Text in Original Language | Jurati presentant quod Ricardus ... minister Willelm' Pecche clerk et Simon Tylere manens in parochia sancti Egidii [?Cripple]gate London' fuerunt insurrectores simul cum aliis felonibus et traditoribus domini Regis et insurrexerunt contra ... dominum Regem et fideles ligeos suos die Veneris proxima post festum corporis Christi anno regni regis Ricardi secundi post conquestum quarto et dom' Johannis Boterwyll apud Knyghtbrigge Eye et Tothill in comitatu Midd' felonice et traditorie combusserunt. Item presentant quod Simon Tylere manens in parochia sancti Egidii extra Crepulgate et alii cum aliis felonibus et proditoribus domini Regis insurrexerunt contra dictum dominum Regem et fideles ligeos suos predictos die Veneris et anno et Abbathiam sancti Petri Westmonaster' felonice et traditiorie intraverunt et Ricardum de Imworth Mar' domini Regis coram ipso Rege apud Tumbam sancti Edwardi Westmonaster' iacent' in oracionibus suis felonice et proditorie ceperunt et extra ecclesiam predictam duxerunt et ipsum felonice et proditorie interfecerunt. Item presentant quod Johannes Placydacy de We... carpent' fuit principalis insurrector simul cum aliis felonibus et proditoribus domini Regis insurrexit contra ipsum dominum Regem et fideles ligeos suos die Veneris proxima post festum corporis Christi anno predicto et domos Thome Braunesby apud Cherryngecros in villa Westmonaster' felonice et proditorie prostravit et libros suos et alia bona et catalla ad valenciam viginti librarum ibidem inventa felonice cepit et asportavit. Item presentant quod Nicholaus Croydon Fysshmongere de Lynne et Willelmus filius eius manentes infra sanctuarium Abbathie sancti Petri Westmonaster' et Johannes Leveryngton taillor de Westmonaster' insurrexerunt simul cum aliis insurrectoribus et iverunt in comitiva predictorum insurrectorum prefatis die anno et locis. Item presentant quod Johannes Payntor draper de London' die Veneris proxima post festum corporis Christi anno regni regis Ricardi quarto vi et armis cum insurrectoribus hominibus comitat' Essex et Kanc' et cum vexilla aperta intravit Abbathiam de Grace in comitatu Midd' et ibidem compellavit Abbatem et Conventum dicte Abbathie seisire unum hominem extraneum in camera Abbatis ibidem contra pacem et cetera. Item presentant quod Nicholaus Wyttele de London' et Robertus Hull shipman de London' prefatis die et anno vi et armis cum insurrectoribus predictis intraverunt Abbatiam predictam et cogerunt dictum Abbatem mittere unum monachum cum eis ad London' ad seisinam dand' in diversis tenementis dictorum Abbatis et Conventus et cetera. [Sewn on] Item presentant quod Ricardus de Ultokcestre parsona ecclesie de Lynyng... die Veneris proxima post festum corporis Christi et cetera felonice et proditorie premunire fecit Ricardum Mugge de Westmonaster' et alios diversos felones et traditores domini Regis insurrectores contra dictum dominum Regem et fideles ligeos suos ad capiendum Ricardum de Imworthe marescallum domini Regis iacentere in oracionibus suis apud Westmonasterium ad tombam sancti Edwardi infra ecclesiam Abbathie sancti Petri Westmonaster' qui quidem Ricardus Mugge et alii per procuramentum abbetamentum et auxilium predicti Ricardi de Utokcestre predict' Ricard' Imworthe prefato die et anno et loco felonice et traditorie ceperunt et extra ecclesiam predictam duxerunt et ipsum felonice et traditorie interfecerunt et dic' presise quod predictus Ricardus de Ultokcestre fuit causa mortis predicti Ricardi de Imworthe et unus principalium insurrectorum predictorum |
| Text (English translation) | The jurors present that Richard ..., minister, William Pecche, clerk, and Simon Tylere, living in the parish of Giles Cripplegate, London, were insurrectors, together with the other felons and traitors of the lord king, and they made an insurrection against the lord king and his loyal subjects on Friday next after the feast of Corpus Christi in the fourth year of the reign of King Richard II after the conquest, and they feloniously and traitorously burnt down the house of John Boterwyk at Knightsbridge, Ebury and Tothill in the county of Middlesex. Item, they present that Simon Tylere, living in the parish of St Giles without Cripplegate, and others made an insurrection with other felons and traitors of the lord king against the said lord king and his aforesaid loyal subjects on the [said] Friday and year, and feloniously and traitorously entered the abbey of St Peter, Westminster, and feloniously and traitorously took Richard de Imworth, marshal of the lord king, before the same king at the tomb of St Edward, Westminster, lying in his prayers, and brought him out of the aforesaid church and feloniously and traitorously killed him. Item, they present that John Placydacy of We..., carpenter, was the principal insurrector, [who], together with the other felons and traitors of the lord king, made an insurrection against the same lord king and his loyal subjects on Friday next after the feast of Corpus Christi in the aforesaid year, and feloniously and traitorously knocked down the houses of Thomas Braunesby at Charing Cross in the vill of Westminster, and feloniously took and carried away his books and other goods and chattels to the value of £20, found there. Item, they present that Nicholas Croydon, fishmonger of King's Lynn, and William his son, living within the sanctuary of the abbey of St Peter, Westminster, and John Leveryngton, tailor of Westminster, made an insurrection together with other insurrectors, and went in the company of the aforesaid insurrectors on the aforesaid day and places. Item, they present that John Payntor, draper of London, on Friday next after the feast of Corpus Christi in the fourth year of the reign of King Richard II, by force and arms, with insurrectors, men of the counties of Essex and Kent, and with an open standard, entered the abbey of [St Mary] Graces in the county of Middlesex, and there compelled the abbot and convent of the said abbey to seize one foreign man in the chamber of the abbey there against the peace, etc. Item, they present that Nicholas Wyttele of London and Robert Hull, shipman of London, on the aforesaid day and year, by force and arms, with the aforesaid insurrectors entered the aforesaid abbey and forced the said abbot to send one monk with them to London to give seisin in diverse tenements of the said abbot and convent, etc. Item, they present that Richard de Uttokcestre, parson of the church of Lynyng..., on Friday next after the feast of Corpus Christi, etc, feloniously and traitorously caused to forewarn Richard Mugge of Westminster and diverse other felons and traitors of the lord king, insurrectors against the said lord king and his loyal subjects, to take Richard de Imworthe, marshal of the lord king, lying in his prayers at Westminster at the tomb of St Edward within the church of the abbey of St Peter, Westminster. Which same Richard Mugge and the others, by the procurement, abetment and aid of the aforesaid Richard de Uttokcestre, feloniously and traitorously took the aforesaid Richard Imworthe on the aforesaid day and year and place, and brought him out of the aforesaid church, and feloniously and traitorously killed the same man, and they say precisely that the aforesaid Richard de Uttokcestre was the cause of the death of the aforesaid Richard de Imworthe and one of the aforesaid principal insurrectors. |
People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24643 | Richard | [...] | Male | 4301 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24646 | John | Boterwyk | Male | 4301 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24649 | Thomas | Braunesby | Male | 4303 | Go to participant page | |||
| 24650 | Nicholas | Croydon | Male | Fishmonger | King's Lynn,Norfolk | 4304 | Go to participant page | |
| 24651 | William | Croydon | Male | King's Lynn,Norfolk | 4304 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24655 | Robert | Hull | Male | Shipman | London | 4306 | Go to participant page | |
| 24647 | Richard | de Imworth | Male | Marshal | 4302 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24652 | John | Leveryngton | Male | Tailor | Westminster,Middlesex | 4304 | Go to participant page | |
| 24657 | Richard | Mugge | Male | Westminster,Middlesex | 4307 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24653 | John | Payntour | Male | Draper | London | 4305 | Go to participant page | |
| 24644 | William | Pecche | Male | Clerk | 4301 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24648 | John | Placydacy | Male | Carpenter | 4303 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24645 | Simon | Tylere | Male | Cripplegate,London | 4301 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24656 | Richard | de Uttokcestre | Male | Parson | 4307 | Go to participant page | ||
| 24654 | Nicholas | Wyttele | Male | London | 4306 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4304 | Insurrection of Nicholas Croydon and others in sanctuary in Wesminster Abbey | Nicholas Croydon, fishmonger of King's Lynn, and William his son, living within the sanctuary of the abbey of St Peter, Westminster, and John Leveryngton, tailor of Westminster, made an insurrection together with other insurrectors, and went in the company of the aforesaid insurrectors on the aforesaid day and places. | Go to incidents page | |
| 4305 | John Payntour causes the abduction of a foreign man | John Payntor, draper of London, on Friday 14 June 1381, by force and arms, with insurrectors, men of the counties of Essex and Kent, and with an open standard, entered the abbey of [St Mary] Graces in the county of Middlesex, and there compelled the abbot and convent of the said abbey to seize one foreign man in the chamber of the abbey there against the peace, etc. | Trespass to person: abduction,Raising the commons: forcing others to join company | Go to incidents page |
| 4303 | John Placydacy knocks down the houses of Thomas Braunesby | John Placydacy of We..., carpenter, was the principal insurrector, [who], together with the other felons and traitors of the lord king, made an insurrection against the same lord king and his loyal subjects on Friday 14 June 1381, and feloniously and traitorously knocked down the houses of Thomas Braunesby at Charing Cross in the vill of Westminster, and feloniously took and carried away his books and other goods and chattels to the value of £20, found there. | Trespass to chattels: removal of goods,Larceny: theft of goods,Trespass to land: throwing down of house | Go to incidents page |
| 4306 | Nicholas Wyttele and Robert Hull abduct a monk from St Mary Graces | Nicholas Wyttele of London and Robert Hull, shipman of London, on Friday 14 June 1381, by force and arms, with the aforesaid insurrectors entered the aforesaid abbey and forced the said abbot to send one monk with them to London to give seisin in diverse tenements of the said abbot and convent, etc. | Trespass to person: abduction,Raising the commons: forcing others to join company | Go to incidents page |
| 4307 | Richard de Uttokcestre abets Richard Mugge in the murder of Richard de Imworth | Richard de Uttokcestre, parson of the church of Lynyng..., on Friday 14 June 1381, feloniously and traitorously caused to forewarn Richard Mugge of Westminster and diverse other felons and traitors of the lord king, insurrectors against the said lord king and his loyal subjects, to take Richard de Imworthe, marshal of the lord king, lying in his prayers at Westminster at the tomb of St Edward within the church of the abbey of St Peter, Westminster. Which same Richard Mugge and the others, by the procurement, abetment and aid of the aforesaid Richard de Uttokcestre, feloniously and traitorously took the aforesaid Richard Imworthe on the aforesaid day and year and place, and brought him out of the aforesaid church, and feloniously and traitorously killed the same man, and they say precisely that the aforesaid Richard de Uttokcestre was the cause of the death of the aforesaid Richard de Imworthe and one of the aforesaid principal insurrectors. | Homicide: accomplice | Go to incidents page |
| 4302 | Simon Tylere kills Richard de Imworth | Simon Tylere, living in the parish of St Giles without Cripplegate, and others made an insurrection with other felons and traitors of the lord king against the said lord king and his aforesaid loyal subjects on Friday 14 June 1381, and feloniously and traitorously entered the abbey of St Peter, Westminster, and feloniously and traitorously took Richard de Imworth, marshal of the lord king, before the same king at the tomb of St Edward, Westminster, lying in his prayers, and brought him out of the aforesaid church and feloniously and traitorously killed him. | Homicide: unspecified | Go to incidents page |
| 4301 | William Pecche and others burn the houses of John Boterwyk | Richard ..., minister, William Pecche, clerk, and Simon Tylere, living in the parish of Giles Cripplegate, London, were insurrectors, together with the other felons and traitors of the lord king, and they made an insurrection against the lord king and his loyal subjects on Friday 14 June 1381, and they feloniously and traitorously burnt down the houses of John Boterwyk at Knightsbridge, Ebury and Tothill in the county of Middlesex. | Arson: burning of houses | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Croydon ( 24650 ) | Insurrection of Nicholas Croydon and others in sanctuary in Wesminster Abbey (4304) | Accused | |
| William Croydon ( 24651 ) | Insurrection of Nicholas Croydon and others in sanctuary in Wesminster Abbey (4304) | Accused | |
| John Leveryngton ( 24652 ) | Insurrection of Nicholas Croydon and others in sanctuary in Wesminster Abbey (4304) | Accused | |
| John Payntour ( 24653 ) | John Payntour causes the abduction of a foreign man (4305) | Accused | |
| Thomas Braunesby ( 24649 ) | John Placydacy knocks down the houses of Thomas Braunesby (4303) | Victim | |
| John Placydacy ( 24648 ) | John Placydacy knocks down the houses of Thomas Braunesby (4303) | Accused | |
| Robert Hull ( 24655 ) | Nicholas Wyttele and Robert Hull abduct a monk from St Mary Graces (4306) | Accused | |
| Nicholas Wyttele ( 24654 ) | Nicholas Wyttele and Robert Hull abduct a monk from St Mary Graces (4306) | Accused | |
| Richard Mugge ( 24657 ) | Richard de Uttokcestre abets Richard Mugge in the murder of Richard de Imworth (4307) | Accused | |
| Richard de Uttokcestre ( 24656 ) | Richard de Uttokcestre abets Richard Mugge in the murder of Richard de Imworth (4307) | Accused | |
| Richard de Imworth ( 24647 ) | Simon Tylere kills Richard de Imworth (4302) | Victim | |
| Richard [...] ( 24643 ) | William Pecche and others burn the houses of John Boterwyk (4301) | Accused | |
| John Boterwyk ( 24646 ) | William Pecche and others burn the houses of John Boterwyk (4301) | Victim | |
| William Pecche ( 24644 ) | William Pecche and others burn the houses of John Boterwyk (4301) | Accused | |
| Simon Tylere ( 24645 ) | William Pecche and others burn the houses of John Boterwyk (4301) | Accused |
