The People of 1381
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| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 27/485 rex m. 28d |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Middlesex |
| Text in Original Language | Midd': Juratores hundred' comitatus predicti alias scilicet termino sancti Michaelis anno regni regis nunc quinto coram domino Rege apud Westmonasterium presentaverunt quod Willelmus Pecche clerk fuit insurrector simul cum alijs felonibus et proditoribus domini Regis et insurrexit contra ipsum dominum Regem et fideles ligeos suos die Veneris proximo post festum corporis Christi anno regni regis Ricardi secundi post conquestum quarto et domos Johannis Boterwyk apud Knyghtbrigg Eye et Tothill in comitatu Midd' felonice et traditorie combussit - Item presentaverunt quod predictus Willelmus simul cum aliis felonibus et proditoribus domini Regis insurrexit contra dictum dominum Regem et fideles ligeos suos predictis die Veneris et anno et Abbathiam sancti Petri Westmonaster' felonice et traditorie intravit et Ricardum de Imworth marescallum domini Regis coram ipso Rege apud tumbam sancti Edwardi Westmonaster' iacentem in oracionibus suis felonice et proditorie cepit et extra ecclesiam predictam duxit et ipsum felonice et proditorie interfecit - Per quod preceptum fuit vicecomit' quod non omitt' et cetera quin caperet eum si et cetera Et modo scilicet die Lune in festo translacionis sancti Thome martiris isto eodem termino coram domino Rege apud Westmonasterium venit predictus Willelmus Pecche et reddidit se prisone marescall' domini Regis occasionibus predictis qui committitur marescall' Et statim per marescallum Et statim per marescallum ductus venit et allocutus est qualiter de feloniis et prodicionibus predictis se velit acquietare dicit quod dominus Rex nunc de gratia sua speciali pardonavit ei sectam pacis sue que ad ipsum pertinet pro omnimodis feloniis et prodicionibus per ipsum in insurrectionibus predictis factis et cetera per litteras suas patentes quas profert hic in curia in hec verba - Ricardus dei gratia Rex Anglie et Francie et Dominus Hibernie Omnibus ballivis et fidelibus suis ad quos presentes littere pervenerint salutem Sciatis quod ob reverenciam dei et ad specialem requisicionem serenissime domine domine Anne volente deo consortis nostre future et consideracione boni et fidelis gestus subditorum nostrorum erga progenitores nostros et nos ante insurrectiones quorumdam rebellium nostrorum contra nos et pacem nostram nuper factas preexperti et ut singuli subditi nostri corda assumant hilariora in fide et dileccione erga nos fideliter permanere de gratia nostra speciali pardonavimus Willelmo Pecche clerk de parochia sancti Clementis Dacorum extra Barram Novi templi London' in comitatu Midd' alias dicto Willelmo Pecche clerk sectam pacis nostre que ad nos pertinet versus ipsum Willelmum pro omnimodis prodicionibus et feloniis per ipsum in insurrectionibus predictis a primo die Maij ultimo preterito usque ad festum omnium sanctorum tunc proximum sequentem qualitercumque factis sive perpetratis unde indictatus rettatus vel occasionatus existit ac eciam utlagarias si que in ipsum hiis occasionibus fuerint promulgate et firmam pacem nostram ei inde concedimus Ita tamen quod venerabilem patrem Simonem bone memorie Archiepiscopum Cantuariensis nuper cancellarium nostrum seu fratrem Robertum Hales Priorem Hospitalis sancti Johannis Jerusalem in Anglia tunc Thesaurium nostrum aut Johannem de Cavendissh tunc capitalem justiciarium nostrum non interfecerit et quod probator vel appellator de huiusmodi prodicionibus vel felonijs non existat nec a prisona evaserit seu recesserit et ad eandem se non reddiderit Proviso semper quod partes dampnificate in insurrectionibus predictis quamcumque accionem per quam ad iudicium vite procedi poterit pro recuperacione dampnorum et deperditorum suorum in hac parte versus prefatum Willelmum habeant et prosequi possint prout sibi viderint expedire In cuius rei testimonium has litteras nostras fieri fecimus patentes Teste me ipso apud Westmonasterium xij die Januarii anno regni nostri quinto - Profert eciam quoddam breve domini Regis clausum justiciariis hic directum de non molestando prefatum Willelmum contra tenorem litterarum domini Regis predictarum cuius dat' est apud Westmonasterium viij die Julij anno anno regni regis nunc sexto Quarum pretextu idem Willelmus Pecche petit ipsum a prisona domini Regis deliberari et cetera Et inspectis litteris domini Regis predictis consideratum est quod predictus Willelmus Pecche eat inde sine die et cetera [Margin]: Sine die |
| Text (English translation) | Middlesex The jurors of the hundreds of the aforesaid county at another time, namely in the term of St Michael in the fifth year of the reign of the now king, before the lord king at Westminster presented that William Pecche, clerk, was an insurrector, together with other felons and traitors of the lord king, and he made an insurrection against the same 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 he feloniously and traitorously burnt down the houses of John Boterwyk at Knightsbridge, Ebury and Tothill in the county of Middlesex. Item, they presented that the aforesaid William, together with other felons and traitors of the lord king, made an insurrection against the said lord king and his loyal subjects on the aforesaid Friday and year, and feloniously and traitorously entered the abbey of St Peter, Westminster, and feloniously and traitorously took Richard de Imworth, the lord king's marshal of the King's Bench, lying in his prayers at the tomb of St Edward, Westminster, and brought him out of the aforesaid church and feloniously and traitorously killed him. By which the sheriff was ordered that he should not omit, etc, from taking him, if, etc. And now, namely on Monday in the feast of the translation of St Thomas the martyr in this same term before the lord king at Westminster there came the aforesaid William Pecche, and he handed himself over to the prison of the marshal of the lord king by the aforesaid occasions, who is committed to the marshal. And having been immediately brought by the marshal, he came and spoke to how he wishes to acquit himself of the aforesaid felonies and treasons. He says that the now lord king, out of his special grace, pardoned to him the suit of his peace, which pertains to him, for all kinds of felonies and treasons, made by him in the aforesaid insurrections, etc, by his letters patent, which he produces here in court in these words: Richard, by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, to all his bailiffs and loyal subjects, to whom these present letters will come, greetings. Know you that, on account of reverence of God and at the special request of the most serene lady Anne, with God willing our future consort, and in consideration of the good and faithful behaviour of our subjects towards our progenitors and us, previously experienced before the insurrections of certain of our rebels, lately made against us and our peace, and so that every single one of our subjects may take up more joyful hearts to faithfully remain in loyalty and affection towards us, out of our special grace, we have pardoned to William Pecche, clerk of the parish of St Clement Danes without the bar of the New Temple, London, in the county of Middlesex, otherwise called William Pecche, clerk, the suit of our peace, which pertains to us against the same William for all kinds of treasons and felonies, howsoever made or perpetrated by him in the aforesaid insurrections from the first day of May last past until the feast of All Saints then next following, whereof he is indicted, charged or occasioned, and also outlawries, if any will have been proclaimed against him by these occasions, and we thereupon grant to him our firm peace. In such a way, nevertheless, that he will not have killed the venerable father Simon, of good memory archbishop of Canterbury, late our chancellor, or brother Robert Hales, prior of the hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England, then our treasurer, or John de Cavendissh, then our chief justice, and that he is not an approver or appealer of these kinds of treasons or felonies, nor will he have escaped or withdrawn from prison and will not have handed himself over to the same. Provided always that the condemned parties in the aforesaid insurrections may not have and have the power to bring any action, by which it cannot be proceeded to the judgement of life, for the recovery of their damages and losses in this matter against the aforesaid William, just as will seem expedient to them. In testimony of which matter, we have caused these our letters to be made patent. Witnessed by me, myself, at Westminster on the 12th day of January in the fifth year of our reign. He also produces a certain writ of the lord king of close, directed to the justices here, about not troubling the aforesaid William contrary to the tenor of the aforesaid letters of the lord king, whose date is at Westminster on the 8th day of July in the sixth year of the reign of the now king. By pretext of which, the same William Pecche seeks that he be delivered from the prison of the lord king, etc. And the aforesaid letters of lord king having been inspected, it is considered that the aforesaid William Pecche should go thereupon without day, etc. [Margin]: Without day. |
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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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| 25756 | John | Boterwyk | Male | 4396 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25757 | Richard | de Imworth | Male | Marshal | 4397 | Go to participant page | ||
| 25755 | William | Pecche | Male | Clerk | St Clement's,London,London | 4397,4396 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4396 | William Pecche burns the houses of John Boterwyk | William Pecche, clerk, was an insurrector, together with other felons and traitors of the lord king, and he made an insurrection against the same lord king and his loyal subjects on Friday 14 June 1381, and he feloniously and traitorously burnt down the houses of John Boterwyk at Knightsbridge, Ebury and Tothill in the county of Middlesex. He produces a pardon and goes free. | Arson: burning of houses | Go to incidents page |
| 4397 | William Pecche kills Richard Imworth | William Pecche, together with other felons and traitors of the lord king, made an insurrection against the said lord king and his 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 lying in his prayers at the tomb of St Edward, Westminster, and brought him out of the aforesaid church and feloniously and traitorously killed him. He produces a pardon and goes free. | Homicide: unspecified | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Boterwyk ( 25756 ) | William Pecche burns the houses of John Boterwyk (4396) | Victim | |
| William Pecche ( 25755 ) | William Pecche burns the houses of John Boterwyk (4396) | Accused | |
| Richard de Imworth ( 25757 ) | William Pecche kills Richard Imworth (4397) | Victim | |
| William Pecche ( 25755 ) | William Pecche kills Richard Imworth (4397) | Accused |
