The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Bill |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 146/3/5/1 (a) |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Yorkshire |
| Text in Original Language | [Panella - Mich 5 Ric. II]. Johan Wellyng de Beverle que cy est pour nostre seignour le Roi appelle Richard de Beston Thomas de Preston skynner et Loos de Frampton haberdasher que illoeques sont devant monseignour Robert Tresulyane chief justice nostre seignour le Roi come traitours a nostre seignour le roi que eux felonousement et tratorousement leveront les menes comuners de la ville de Beverle encontre les grantz bons lieges a nostre dit seignour le Roi et eux ensembleront en diverses routes al noumbr' de ccc ascun foitz plus et ascun foitz meinz le marsdy proschein devauntz le feste del Ascension lan nostre seignour le Roi quore est quarte cestassavoir encontre Adam Coppendall Thomas de Beverle William Dudhill et autres memz denez de mesme le ville et un meison de le dit Adam traieront et debruseront a terre: le merisne la covertur et les mures emperteront et ousteront Thomas Gervays sa feme od tout sa meigne de sa meison et ensealeront les luys de la dite meison acrochantz soi eux roial poair en preiudice de la corone et destruction de les bons lieges nostre dit seignour le Roy ensaumple par tout Engleterre et par forte maine firont Adam Coppendall faire une obligacion de cc libr' Thomas de Beverlee une autre obligacion de cccc lib' et plusours autres en diverses sommes encontre lour volentees. Et si les ditz Richard Thomas de Preston et Joos traitours a nostre dit seignour le Roi qui illoesques sont le voudront dedire mesme cesty Johan de Wellyng que cy est que nostre seigneur le Roy le voit proeur seloun ceo que cest court voet agarder. Pleg' de pros' - Ricardus Tirwhyt Ricardus Beverley de Beverlee |
| Text (English translation) | John Wellyng of Beverley, who appears for our lord king, appeals Richard de Beston, Thomas de Preston, skinner, and ?Loos de Frampton, haberdasher, who come before Lord Robert Tresulyane, chief justice of our lord king as traitors to our lord the king, as they feloniously and traitorously rose up the poor commoners of the town of Beverley against the great subjects of our said lord king, and they assembled on diverse routes to the number of 300 sometime on the morning of Tuesday 21 May, viz against Adam Coppendall, Thomas de Beverle, William Dudhill and others of the same town, and pulled and knocked down to the ground one house of the said Adam, and pulled down and carried off the timber, the roof, the walls from the house of Thomas Gervays and his wife, and trapped them within their house, encroaching to themselves royal power, to the prejudice of the crown and the destruction of the good subjects of our said lord king, as an example throughout the whole of England, and by mainforce forced Adam Coppendall to make an obligation of £100, and Thomas de Beverlee another obligation of £400, and many others for diverse sums against their wills. And if the said Richard, Thomas de Preston and Joos are traitors to our said lord king, or if they wish to deny the same, John de Wellyng, who appears for the king [...] according to the judgement of the court. Pledges to prosecute: Richard Tirwhyt and Richard Beverley of Beverley. |
People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25078 | Richard | de Beston | Male | 4321 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25082 | Thomas | de Beverle | Male | 4321 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25087 | Richard | Beverley | Male | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 4321 | Go to participant page | ||
| 25081 | Adam | Coppandall | Male | 4321 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25083 | William | Dudhill | Male | 4321 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25080 | Lewis | de Frampton | Male | Haberdasher | 4321 | Go to participant page | ||
| 25085 | ??? | Gervays | Female | 4321 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25084 | Thomas | Gervays | Male | 4321 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25079 | Thomas | de Preston | Male | Skinner | 4321 | Go to participant page | ||
| 25086 | Richard | Tirwhyt | Male | 4321 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25077 | John | Wellyng | Male | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 4321 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4321 | Richard de Beston and others rise up at Beverley | John Wellyng of Beverley appeals Richard de Beston and others for raising the commons of Beverley against the great men of that town, and gathering on 31 May 1381 to pull down the houses of Adam Coppandall and Thomas Gervays, and they also forced the same Adam and Thomas de Beverlee to make debt obligations with them. | Trespass to land: throwing down of house,Larceny: theft of goods,Trespass to person: false imprisonment,Trespass to chattels: extortion and forcible fine ,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses,Trespass to chattels: removal of goods,Trespass to chattels: destruction of goods,Raising the commons: other | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard de Beston ( 25078 ) | Richard de Beston and others rise up at Beverley (4321) | Accused | |
| Thomas de Beverle ( 25082 ) | Richard de Beston and others rise up at Beverley (4321) | Victim | |
| Richard Beverley ( 25087 ) | Richard de Beston and others rise up at Beverley (4321) | Pledge | |
| Adam Coppandall ( 25081 ) | Richard de Beston and others rise up at Beverley (4321) | Victim | |
| William Dudhill ( 25083 ) | Richard de Beston and others rise up at Beverley (4321) | Victim | |
| Lewis de Frampton ( 25080 ) | Richard de Beston and others rise up at Beverley (4321) | Accused | |
| ??? Gervays ( 25085 ) | Richard de Beston and others rise up at Beverley (4321) | Victim | |
| Thomas Gervays ( 25084 ) | Richard de Beston and others rise up at Beverley (4321) | Victim | |
| Thomas de Preston ( 25079 ) | Richard de Beston and others rise up at Beverley (4321) | Accused | |
| Richard Tirwhyt ( 25086 ) | Richard de Beston and others rise up at Beverley (4321) | Pledge | |
| John Wellyng ( 25077 ) | Richard de Beston and others rise up at Beverley (4321) | Witness |
