The People of 1381
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| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 27/490 rex m. 21d |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Cambridgeshire |
| Text (English translation) | Cambridgeshire A jury of various hundreds in the aforesaid county previously, namely in the Trinity term in the sixth year of the present king's reign, presented before the lord king at Cambridge that Simon Dominik, vicar of the church of Mildenhall, came, together with others, to Newmarket on the Friday following the feast of Corpus Christi in the fourth year of the present king's reign, to the house of Ralph atte Wyke, and spoke to the same Ralph, accusing him of the abduction, harbouring and detention of a certain daughter of Ralph de Walsham. And he threatened him that unless he had the aforesaid daughter come and delivered her to them, he would decapitate him; whereas the same Ralph atte Wyke had not seen the said daughter or ever harboured her. For which reason the sheriff was ordered not to fail etc. but to have the aforesaid Simon appear etc. to answer etc. Afterwards, namely three weeks after Michaelmas day in this same term, the aforesaid Simon appears before the lord king at Westminster through Simon Wennok, his attorney, and is asked how he wishes to acquit himself of the aforesaid charges made against him. He says that the present lord king, at his parliament held at Westminster on the Monday on the octave of Michaelmas in the sixth year of the present king's reign, has of his special grace pardoned, and furthermore remitted, to the community of his realm of England and to each individual person of the same realm, whatever belongs to him for all manner of trespasses perpetrated in the same realm before the twenty-fourth day of October in the aforesaid sixth year etc. And he says that it is supposed by the same indictment that the same Simon perpetrated the aforesaid trespass before the aforesaid sixth year etc.: for which reason he requests the benefit of the aforesaid pardon and remission etc. And when the aforesaid pardon and remission, sent here to the aforesaid court, had been seen by the court, because it is supposed by the aforesaid indictment that the aforesaid Simon perpetrated the aforesaid trespass, it was decided that the same Simon, by virtue of the aforesaid pardon and remission, should go from here without day etc. Cambridgeshire A jury of various hundreds from the aforesaid county previously, namely in Trinity term in the sixth year of the present king's reign, presented before the lord king at Cambridge that William Hilgere of Dalham, on the Friday following the feast of Corpus Christi in the fourth year of the reign of King Richard the second after the conquest, feloniously and treacherously rose up against the lord king and his lieges, and feloniously and treacherously broke into the close and houses of the prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England at Chippenham, and seized three hundred quarters of malt found there, worth sixty pounds, and sold it to various men of the country, and carried off the money arising from this. Item, they presented that the aforesaid William, on the Friday following the feast of Corpus Christi in the fourth year of the present king's reign, with force and arms broke into the close and houses of the prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England at Chippenham, and seized and carried off his goods and chattels found there, namely malt to the value of sixty pounds, against the peace etc. For which reason the sheriff was ordered to seize him if etc. And now, namely on the Wednesday on the octave of St Martin, in this same term, the aforesaid William Hilger appeared before the lord king at Westminster, and surrendered himself to the prison of the lord king's marshal for the aforesaid reasons; and he is handed over to the marshal. And immediately, led by the marshal, he appears and is asked how he wishes to acquit himself of the aforesaid treasons, felonies and trespasses etc. Which William Hilger produced a certain writ close of the lord king, addressed to the justices here, in these words: Richard by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, to his beloved and faithful Robert Tresilian and his companions, justices appointed to hold pleas before us, greetings. Whereas of our special grace, at the request of the community of our realm of England, and with the assent of the prelates, dukes, earls and barons of the same realm, in our parliament assembled at Westminster on the Monday on the octave of Michaelmas in the sixth year of our reign, we pardoned and remised to all and each of our lieges and the inhabitants of our realm, of whatever status, degree or condition they are - except all those whose names were previously delivered into our parliaments in the fifth and sixth years of our reign, to be excepted from all grace granted by us then, namely as the principal initiators, abetters and inciters of the insurrection that has lately treacherously arisen in our aforesaid realm, of which they are accused, and also another three persons, citizens of London, who in our said last parliament were also specially accused of certain articles of treason perpetrated in the said insurrection, and all others who are fully in the same case as the said three citizens, or any of them, and all and each of the people of the town of Bury St Edmunds likewise excepted - the suit of our peace and whatever belongs to us or can belong to us for all manner of treasons and felonies done or perpetrated in any way in the said insurrection, namely between the first day of May in the fifth year of our reign and the feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist then following, for which they are indicted, accused or appealed, and also outlawries, if any have been pronounced against them, or any of them, for these reasons, and we have granted them, and each of them, our permanent peace on this, provided however that they stand to right in our court if any person or persons wishes or wish to speak against them, or any of them, about the aforesaid or any of the aforesaid, as is more fully contained in the statute made on this; we order you not to harm or annoy in any way William Hilgere, of Dalham in the county of Suffolk, contrary to the tenor of the grace and form of the same remission and pardon, if he is not one of the persons excepted from our grace as has been said above. Witness myself at Westminster, the sixteenth day of November, in the seventh year of our reign. By reason of which writ, when the roll of the names which were excepted in this way in the said parliament had been delivered into court here and examined, because the said William Hilgere is not included among the names thus excepted in the said roll, it was decided that, with regard to the aforesaid felonies, treasons and trespasses, the aforesaid William Hilgere should go from here without day etc., by virtue of the aforesaid grace and remission. |
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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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| 25695 | Simon | Dominik | Male | Vicar | Mildenhall,Suffolk | 4375 | Go to participant page | |
| 25717 | William | Hilgere | Male | Dalham,Suffolk | 4387 | Go to participant page | ||
| 25698 | ??? | de Walsham | Female | 4375 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25697 | Ralph | de Walsham | Male | 4375 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25699 | Simon | Wennok | Male | Attorney | 4375 | Go to participant page | ||
| 25696 | Ralph | atte Wyke | Male | 4375 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4375 | Simon Dominik threatens Ralph atte Wyke | Simon Dominik, vicar of the church of Mildenhall, came, together with others, to Newmarket on Friday 14 June 1381, to the house of Ralph atte Wyke, and spoke to the same Ralph, accusing him of the abduction, harbouring and detention of a certain daughter of Ralph de Walsham. And he threatened him that unless he had the aforesaid daughter come and delivered her to them, he would decapitate him; whereas the same Ralph atte Wyke had not seen the said daughter or ever harboured her. He produces a pardon and goes free. | Trespass to person: abduction,Trespass to person: threats | Go to incidents page |
| 4387 | William Hilgere plunders the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England at Chippenham | William Hilgere of Dalham, on Friday 14 June 1381, feloniously and treacherously rose up against the lord king and his lieges, and feloniously and treacherously broke into the close and houses of the prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England at Chippenham, and seized three hundred quarters of malt found there, worth sixty pounds, and sold it to various men of the country, and carried off the money arising from this. He produces a pardon and goes free. | Larceny: theft of goods,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses,Trespass to chattels: removal of goods | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Dominik ( 25695 ) | Simon Dominik threatens Ralph atte Wyke (4375) | Accused | |
| ??? de Walsham ( 25698 ) | Simon Dominik threatens Ralph atte Wyke (4375) | Victim | |
| Ralph de Walsham ( 25697 ) | Simon Dominik threatens Ralph atte Wyke (4375) | Victim | |
| Simon Wennok ( 25699 ) | Simon Dominik threatens Ralph atte Wyke (4375) | Attorney | |
| Ralph atte Wyke ( 25696 ) | Simon Dominik threatens Ralph atte Wyke (4375) | Victim | |
| William Hilgere ( 25717 ) | William Hilgere plunders the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England at Chippenham (4387) | Accused |
