The People of 1381
Search All View Names A-Z View Locations A-Z
Source
| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 27/485 rex m. 18 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Middlesex |
| Published source (may be more than one) | Reville pp. 210-11 |
| Text in Original Language | Midd': Juratores diversorum hundredorum comitatus predicti alias scilicet termino Pasche ultimo preterito coram domino Rege apud Westmonasterium presentaverunt quod Teobaldus Elys de comitatu Kanc' fuit capital' malefactorum tempore insurrectionis et venit felonice ad domum Johannis Botirwyk et conbussit apud Kynthtebrigge die veneris proximo post festum corporis Christi anno regni regis Ricardi secundi post conquestum quarto - Per quod preceptum fuit vicecomiti quod caperet eum si et cetera - Et modo scilicet die Mercurii in crastino sancti Johannis Baptiste isto eodem termino coram domino Rege apud Westmonasterium venit predictus Teobaldus et reddidit se prisone marescall' domini Regis occasione predicta qui comittitur marescall' - Et statim per marescallum ductus venit et allocutus est qualiter de prodicione et felonia predictis se velit acquietare dicit quod ipse in nullo est inde culpabilis et de hoc ponit se super patriam Ideo veniunt inde juratores coram domino Rege in octab' sancti Michaelis ubicumque et cetera Et qui et cetera ad recognoscend' et cetera Et predictus Theobaldus |
| Text (English translation) | Middlesex: The jurors of diverse hundreds of the aforesaid county at another time, namely in the term of Easter last past, before the lord king at Westminster presented that Theobald Elys of the county of Kent was the chief one of the wrongdoers at the time of the insurrection and came feloniously to the house of John Botirwyk and burnt it down at Knightsbridge on Friday next after the feast of Corpus Christi in the fourth year of the reign of King Richard II after the conquest. By which the sheriff was ordered that he should take him, if, etc. And now, namely on Wednesday on the morrow of St John the Baptist in that same term before the lord king at Westminster there came the aforesaid Theobald and he handed himself over to the prison of the marshal of the lord king by the aforesaid occasion, who is committed to the marshal. And immediately having been brought by the marshal, he came and spoke as to how he wishes to acquit himself of the aforesaid treason and felony. He says that he is in no way guilty thereof and as to this he puts himself upon the country. Therefore the jurors thereupon come before the lord king in the octave of St Michael wherever, etc, and who, etc, to give judgement, etc. And the aforesaid Theobald |
| Image of Source |  |
People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25739 | John | Botirwyk | Male | 4394 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25738 | Theobald | Elys | Male | Kent | 4394 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4394 | Theobald Elys burns the house of John Botirwyk | Theobald Elys of the county of Kent was the chief one of the wrongdoers at the time of the insurrection and came feloniously to the house of John Botirwyk and burnt it down at Knightsbridge on Friday 14 June 1381. He pleads not guilty; jury to come in octave of St Michael. | Arson: burning of houses | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Botirwyk ( 25739 ) | Theobald Elys burns the house of John Botirwyk (4394) | Victim | |
| Theobald Elys ( 25738 ) | Theobald Elys burns the house of John Botirwyk (4394) | Accused |
