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| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 27/486 rex m. 30 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Northamptonshire |
| Text in Original Language | Norhampt': Dominus Rex mandavit dilecto et fideli suo Willelmo la Zouche de Haryngworth breve suum clausum in hec verba - Ricardus dei gratia Rex Anglie et Francie et Dominus Hibernie dilecto et fideli suo Willelmo la Zouche de Haryngworth salutem volentes certis de causis certiorari super tenore indictamenti facti coram vobis et sociis vestris ad quoscumque rebelles qui nuper contra pacem nostram et in turbacionem populi nostri insurexerunt et in posterum insurgere voluerint castigand' et puniend' assignatis de quibusdam prodicionibus et felonijs unde Willelmus Napton indictatus est ut dicitur vobis mandamus quod tenorem indictamenti predicti nobis in cancellariam nostram sub sigillo vestro distincte et aperte sine dilacione mittatis et hoc breve Teste me ipso apud Westmonasterium xij die Julij anno regni nostri sexto - Tenor de quo in brevi predicto fit mencio sequitur in hec verba - Inquisicio capta apud Norhampt' die Martis proximo post festum Translacionis sancti Thome Martiris anno regni regis Ricardi secundi post conquestum sexto coram Willelmo de la Zouche de Haryngworth et sociis suis justiciariis domini Regis ad diversos malefactores et pacis domini Regis perturbatores in comitatu Norhampt' tam infra libertates quam extra insurgentes et imposterum insurgere volentes castigand' et puniend' assignatis per sacramentum xij jurator' ville Norhampt' qui dicunt super sacramentum suum quod Willelmus Napton de Norhampt' durante toto tempore detestabilis perturbacionis nuper fact' per diversos homines insurgentes contra pacem domini Regis et contra ligeanciam suam infra regnum Anglie fuit comunis procurator et excitator plurium hominum de communitate ville Norhampt' verbo arte et ingenio ad faciend' ipsos hostiliter insurgere contra maiorem ville Norhampt' qui tunc fuit et alios probos et legales homines dicte ville Norhampt' et contra pacem domini Regis ac postea fuit et ad huc est huiusmodi iniqus excitator in quantum potest unde magnum periculum posset evenire et pacis domini Regis perturbacio - Et quia curia vult certiorari de indictamento predicto adeo plene et integre sicut coram prefato Willelmo et sociis suis et cetera certiorari volentes antequam ulterius inde procedatur mandatum est eidem Willelmo quod indictamentum predictum cum omnibus illud tangentibus sub sigillo suo distincte et aperte mitt' coram domino Rege a die sancti Martini in xv dies ubicumque et cetera ut ulterius et cetera - Et super hoc testatum est hic in curia quod predictus Willelmus Napton captus est et gaole ville Norhampt' detentus preceptum est ballivis domini Regis ville predicte quod corpus prefati Willelmi Napton sub salvo et securo conductu una cum causa capcionis et detencionis eiusdem habeant coram domino Rege ad prefatum terminum et cetera - Ad quam quindenam sancti Martini ijdem ballivi scilicet Reginaldus Barkere et Willelmus Shefford retornaverunt prout insequitur corpus Willelmi de Napton in brevi nominati per nos capt' et in gaola domini Regis ville Norhampt' sub custodia nostra detent' coram vobis habebimus ad diem et locum in dicto brevi content' ad faciend' quod breve requirit una cum causa capcionis et detencionis eiusdem Willelmi de Napton eo quod captus fuit per nos virtute cuiusdam precepti nobis per Willelmum la Zouche de Haryngworth et socios suos justiciarios domini Regis ad diversos malefactores et pacis domini Regis perturbatores in comitatu Norhampt' tam infra libertates quam extra assignatos inde direct' quod quidem preceptum vobis mittimus huic brevi consut' - Preceptum predictum sequitur in hec verba - Willelmus la Zouch de Haryngworth et socii sui justiciarii domini Regis ad diversos malefactores et pacis domini Regis perturbatores in comitatu Norhampt' tam infra libertat' quam extra assignati ballivis libertatis ville Norhampt' salutem Ex parte domini Regis vobis mandamus quod capiatis Willelmum Napton de Norhampton ubicumque inventus fuerit in balliva vestra Et eum in prisona domini Regis salvo custodiri faciatis quousque secundum legem et consuetudinem regni Anglie deliberetur de diversis articulis unde coram nobis indictatus est Et hoc non omitt' - Et ulterius vobis significamus quod nullam causam aliam super capcionem corporis dicti Willelmi de Napton habemus quam superius specificatur prout breve istud supponitur qui quidem Willelmus de Napton committitur marescall' - Et ad eandem quindenam sancti Martini predictus Willelmus le Zouche misit coram domino Rege indictamentum predictum coram eo habitum in hec verba - Inquisitio capta apud Norhampt' die Martis proximo post festum Translationis sancti Thome Martiris anno regni regis Ricardi secundi post conquestum sexto coram Willelmo la Zouch de Haryngworth et sociis suis justiciariis domini Regis ad diversos malefactores et pacis domini Regis perturbatores in comitatu Norhampt' tam infra libertates quam extra insurgentes et imposterum insurgere volent' castigand' et puniend' assignatis per sacramentum Thome Peyntour Willelmi Grigge Johannis Geydyngton Johannis Prentys Willelmi Shifford Willelmi Crudworth Nicholai Bande Roberti Bertram Willelmi Nunecourt Johannis Martyn Johannis Uttokeshator et Ricardi Raulyn qui dicunt super sacramentum suum quod Willelmus Napton de Norhampt' durante toto tempore detestabil' perturbacionis nuper fact' per diversos homines insurgentes contra pacem domini Regis et contra ligeanciam suam infra regnum Anglie fuit communis procurator et excitator plurium hominum de communitate ville Norhampt' verbo arte et ingenio ad faciend' ipsos hostiliter insurgere contra maiorem ville Norhampt' qui tunc fuit et alios probos et legales homines dicte ville Norhampt' et contra pacem domini Regis ac postea fuit et adhuc est huiusmodi iniquis excitator in quantum potest unde magnum periculum posset evenire et pacis domini Regis perturbacio - Per Recorda de anno sexto |
| Text (English translation) | Northamptonshire The lord king sent his beloved and faithful William la Zouche of Harringworth his writ close in these words: Richard by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, to his beloved and faithful William la Zouche of Harringworth, greetings. Wishing for certain reasons to be informed concerning the tenor of an indictment made before you and your companions, appointed to chastise and punish certain rebels who recently rose up against our peace and to the distress of our people, and who have wished to rise up in the future, concerning certain treasons and felonies of which William Napton is allegedly indicted, we order you to send the tenor of the aforesaid indictment to us in our Chancery under your seal, clearly and openly without delay; and this writ. Witness myself at Westminster on the twelfth day of July in the sixth year of our reign. The tenor mentioned in the aforesaid writ follows in these words: The inquisition held at Northampton on the Tuesday following the Translation of St Thomas the Martyr, in the sixth year of the reign of King Richard the second after the conquest, before William de la Zouche of Harringworth and his companions, the lord king's justices appointed to chastise and punish various malefactors and disturbers of the lord king's peace in the county of Northampton, both within liberties and outside them, rising up and wishing to rise up in future, on the oath of twelve sworn men of the town of Northampton, who say on their oath that William Napton of Northampton, during the whole time of the loathsome disturbance lately brought about by various men rising up against the lord king's peace and against their allegiance within the realm of England, was a common rouser and inciter of many men of the community of the town of Northampton, with word, art, and contrivance, to make them rise up in a hostile fashion against the then mayor of the town of Northampton and other upright and law-worthy men of the said town of Northampton, and against the lord king's peace; and he afterwards was and still is an inciter of such injustices insofar as he can be: from which great danger and disturbance of the lord king's peace could arise. And because the court wishes to be informed concerning the aforesaid indictment as fully and wholly as before the aforesaid William and his companions etc., who wished to be informed, before proceeding further in the matter, the same William is ordered to send the aforesaid indictment, with everything touching on it, under his seal, clearly and openly before the lord king fifteen days after St Martin's day wherever etc. so that further etc. And concerning this it is attested here in court that the aforesaid William Napton is arrested and held in the gaol of the town of Northampton. The lord king's bailiffs of the aforesaid town are ordered to have the body of the aforesaid William Napton, under safe and secure conduct, together with the reason for his arrest and detention before the lord king at the aforesaid term etc. On this quinzaine of St Martin the same bailiffs, namely Reginald Barkere and William Shefford return as follows: we will have the body of William de Napton, named in the writ, seized by us and held in our keeping in the lord king's gaol of the town of Northampton, before you at the day and place contained in the said writ, to do what the writ requires, together the reason for the arrest and detention of the same William de Napton; because he was arrested by us by virtue of a certain order addressed to us on the matter by William la Zouche of Harringworth and his companions, the lord king's justices appointed for various malefactors and disturbers of the lord king's peace in the county of Northampton, both within liberties and outside. Which order we send to you, sewn to this writ. The aforesaid order follows in these words: William la Zouch of Harringworth [and] his companions, the lord king's justices appointed for various malefactors and disturbers of the lord king's peace in the county of Northampton, both within liberties and outside, to the baillifs of the liberty of the town of Northampton, greetings. On behalf of the lord king we order you to seize William Napton of Northampton wherever he might be found in your bailiwick, and to have him safely guarded in the lord king's prison until he is delivered according to the law and custom of the realm of England concerning various articles for which he has been indicted before us. And do not fail to do this. And we further inform you that we have no other reason for the sezing of the said William de Napton's body than is specified above, as this writ supposes. And this William de Napton is handed over to the marshal. And on the same quinzaine of St Martin the aforesaid William le Zouche sent before the lord king the aforesaid indictment held before him, in these words: The inquisition held at Northampton on the Tuesday following the feast of the Translation of St Thomas the Martyr, in the sixth year of the reign of King Richard, the second after the conquest, before William la Zouch of Harringworth and his companions, the lord king's justices appointed to chastise and punish various malefactors and disturbers of the lord king's peace in the county of Northampton, both within liberties and outside, rising up, and wishing to rise up in future, on the oath of Thomas Peyntour, Williem Grigge, John Gedyngton, John Prentys, William Shifford, William Crudworth, Nicholas Baude, Robert Bertram, William Nunecourt, John Martyn, John Uttokeshatur and Richard Raulyn, who say on their oath that William Napton of Northampton, during the whole time of the loathsome disturbance lately brought about by various men rising up against the lord king's peace and against their allegiance within the realm of England, was a common rouser and inciter of many men of the community of the town of Northampton, with word, art, and contrivance, to make them rise up in a hostile fashion against the then mayor of the town of Northampton and other upright and law-worthy men of the said town of Northampton, and against the lord king's peace; and he afterwards was and still is an inciter of such injustices insofar as he can be: from which great danger and disturbance of the lord king's peace could arise. From the records of the sixth year. |
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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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| 25146 | Reginald | Barkere | Male | Bailiff | 4328 | Go to participant page | ||
| 25154 | Nicholas | Baude | Male | 4328 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25155 | Robert | Bertram | Male | 4328 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25153 | William | Crudworth | Male | 4328 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25150 | John | Gedyngton | Male | 4328 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25149 | William | Grigge | Male | 4328 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25145 | Laurence | Haddon | Male | Mayor | Northampton,Northamptonshire | 4328 | Go to participant page | |
| 25157 | John | Martyn | Male | 4328 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25144 | William | Napton | Male | 4328 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25156 | William | Nunecourt | Male | 4328 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25148 | Thomas | Peyntour | Male | 4328 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25151 | John | Prentys | Male | 4328 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25159 | Richard | Raulyn | Male | 4328 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25147 | William | Shefford | Male | Bailiff | 4328 | Go to participant page | ||
| 25158 | John | Uttokeshatur | Male | 4328 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
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| 4328 | Uprising of William Napton | William Napton of Northampton, during the whole time of the loathsome disturbance lately brought about by various men rising up against the lord king's peace and against their allegiance within the realm of England, was a common rouser and inciter of many men of the community of the town of Northampton, with word, art, and contrivance, to make them rise up in a hostile fashion against the then mayor of the town of Northampton and other upright and law-worthy men of the said town of Northampton, and against the lord king's peace; and he afterwards was and still is an inciter of such injustices insofar as he can be: from which great danger and disturbance of the lord king's peace could arise. | Raising the commons: other | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reginald Barkere ( 25146 ) | Uprising of William Napton (4328) | Bailiff | |
| Nicholas Baude ( 25154 ) | Uprising of William Napton (4328) | Juror | |
| Robert Bertram ( 25155 ) | Uprising of William Napton (4328) | Juror | |
| William Crudworth ( 25153 ) | Uprising of William Napton (4328) | Juror | |
| John Gedyngton ( 25150 ) | Uprising of William Napton (4328) | Juror | |
| William Grigge ( 25149 ) | Uprising of William Napton (4328) | Juror | |
| Laurence Haddon ( 25145 ) | Uprising of William Napton (4328) | Victim | |
| John Martyn ( 25157 ) | Uprising of William Napton (4328) | Juror | |
| William Napton ( 25144 ) | Uprising of William Napton (4328) | Accused | |
| William Nunecourt ( 25156 ) | Uprising of William Napton (4328) | Juror | |
| Thomas Peyntour ( 25148 ) | Uprising of William Napton (4328) | Juror | |
| John Prentys ( 25151 ) | Uprising of William Napton (4328) | Juror | |
| Richard Raulyn ( 25159 ) | Uprising of William Napton (4328) | Juror | |
| William Shefford ( 25147 ) | Uprising of William Napton (4328) | Bailiff | |
| John Uttokeshatur ( 25158 ) | Uprising of William Napton (4328) | Juror |
