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Type	Indictment by jury
Unique Identifying Text	TNA KB 27/486 rex m. 5
Archive name	The National Archives (London)
County	Hertfordshire
Text in Original Language	Hertford': Dominus Rex mandavit dilecto et fideli suo Roberto Tresilian et sociis suis justiciariis domini Regis breve suum clausum in hec verba - Ricardus dei gratia Rex Anglie et Francie et Dominus Hibernie dilecto et fideli suo Roberto Tresilian justiciario suo ad placita coram nobis tenend' assignato salutem quoddam indictamentum factum coram dilectis et fidelibus nostris Thoma Sakevill et sociis suis nuper per litteras nostras patentes ad inquirendum de morte Willelmi Brag apud Cobbelcote nequiter interfecti assignatis quod quidem indictamentum coram nobis in Cancellariam nostram venire fecimus vobis mittimus sub pede sigilli nostri mandantes quod viso indictamento predicto ut ulterius inde fieri fac' quod de iure et secundum legem et consuetudinem regni nostri Anglie fuerit faciend' Teste me ipso apud Westmonasterium vicesimo sexto die Januarii anno regni nostri quinto - breve patens Johanni de Aylesbury sequitur in hec verba - Ricardus dei gratia Rex Anglie et Francie et Dominus Hibernie dilectis et fidelibus suis Johanni de Aylesbury Thom' Sakevill Thom' Doyly et Johanni de la Hay ac vicecomiti Hertford' salutem Sciatis quod assignavimus vobis quatuor tres et duo vestrum ad inquirendum per sacramentum proborum et legalium hominum de comitatu predicto per quos rei veritas melius sciri poterit qui malefactores et pacis nostre perturbatores Willelmum Brag apud Cobbelcote nequiter interfecerunt quo casu qualiter et quo modo et ad cuius vel ad quorum procuracionem interfecto illa facta fuit et quis vel qui dictos malefactores postmodum scient' receptavit vel receptaverunt et de omnibus alijs articulis et circumstancijs mortem illam qualitercumque contingentibus plenius veritatem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad certos dies et loca quos quatuor tres vel duo vestrum ad hoc provideretis inquis' super premissis fac' et eam distincte et aperte factam nobis in cancellariam nostram sub sigillis vestris quatuor trium vel duorum vestrum et sigill' eorum per quos inquis' illa facta fuerit sine dilacione mitt' et hoc breve Et tu prefatus vicecomes ad certos dies et loca per vos quatuor tres vel duos vestrum prefigend' venire fac' coram vobis quatuor tribus vel duobus vestrum tot et tales probos et legales homines de balliva tua per quos rei veritas in premissis melius sciri poterit et inquiri In cuius rei testimonium has litteras nostras fieri fecimus patentes Teste me ipso apud Westmonasterium xvij die Decembris anno regni nostri quinto - Indictamentum inde factum sequitur in hec verba - Inquisitio capta apud Rykemeresworth die Martis proximo post festum Epiphanie domini anno regni regis Ricardi secundi post conquestum quinto coram Thoma Sakevill et Thoma Doyly per litteras patentes dicti domini Regis ad inquirendum de morte Willelmi Brag apud Cobbelcote nequiter interfect' assignatis prout in dictis litteris patentibus inde confectis et huic inquisicioni consut' plenius continetur per sacramentum Thome Goldyngton Willelmi Crokesle Johannis atte More Henrici Langele Johannis atte Hacche Henrici Langele Henrici Ymayne Willelmi Mayn Thome atte Nasshe Johannis Selvestre Willelmi Gromet Johannis Kakebred et Thome Tylere qui dicunt super sacramentum suum quod Hugo the Parsonesprest of Putenham Willelmus Fordham Walterus Freman Ricardus Merston de Langemerston Ricardus Baldok Thomas Baldok et Ricardus Fordham ac alij die Martis proximo ante festum sancti Albani Martiris anno regni predicti Regis quarto tempore insurrectionis communitatis comitat' Essex' et Kanc' apud Langemerston in comitatu Hertford' accesserunt et predictum Willelmum Brag messorem et servientem Edmundi de Stonore ibidem quesiverunt insidiat' et comminati fuerunt ad ipsum interficiend' si invent' tunc ibidem fuisset et ipso Willelmo Brag ibidem tunc non invento ijdem Hugo Willelmus Fordham Walterus Ricardus Thomas Baldok et Ricardus felonice et proditorie contra fidem et ligeanciam suam ibidem insurrexerunt et cartas scripta rentalia et alia munimenta ipsius Edmundi et aliorum combusserunt ipsique Hugo Willelmus Fordham Walterus Ricardus Ricardus Thomas Baldok et Ricardus in hijs non content' sed maliciam suam in hac parte continuand' usque diem Martis proximum post festum concepcionis beate Marie virginis anno dicti Regis quinto Et in predicto die Martis proximo post festum concepcionis beate Marie virginis anno dicti Regis quinto apud Cobbelcote predict' insurrexerunt felonice et proditorie ut supradictum est et accesserunt ad domum Johannis Fordham et ibidem predictus Hugo the Parsonesprest of Puttenham predictum Willelmum Brag cum quadam pila plumbi felonice percussit in capite et predictus Willelmus Fordham predictum Willelmum Brag cum uno baculo tunc ibidem felonice percussit in collo et predictus Walterus Freman predictum Willelmum Brag cum uno baculo tunc ibidem felonice percussit in capite et predicti Ricardus Merston Ricardus Baldok Thomas Baldok et Ricardus Fordham predictum Willelmum Brag cum baculis tunc ibidem felonice percusserunt et crura et brachia sua felonice fregerunt per que vulnera et ictus predictus Willelmus Brag statim interijt et sic predicti Hugo Willelmus Fordham Walterus Ricardus Ricardus Thomas Baldok et Ricardus predicto die Martis proximo post festum concepcionis beate Marie virginis anno dicti Regis quinto apud Cobbelcote predict' in domo predicti Johannis Fordham predictum Willelmum Brag nequiter et felonice interfecerunt et murdraverunt In cuius rei testimonium juratores predicti huic inquisition' sigilla sua apposuerunt Dat' apud Rykemeresworth die et anno supradictis - Per Recorda de anno quinto - Per quod preceptum fuit vicecomiti quod non omitt' et cetera quin caperet eos si et cetera - Et modo scilicet die Jovis proximo post octab' sancti Michaelis isto eodem termino coram domino Rege apud Westmonasterium veniunt predicti Willelmus Fordham Ricardus Baldok et Thomas Baldok in custodia marescall' qui alias in custodia sua certis de causis commissi fuerunt et allocuti sunt seperatim qualiter de feloniis et prodicionibus predictis se velint acquietare dicunt seperatim quod ipsi in nullo sunt inde culpabiles et inde de bono et malo ponunt se super patriam Ideo veniunt inde juratores coram domino Rege in crastino Animarum ubicumque et cetera Et qui et cetera ad recognoscend' et cetera Et interim predicti Willelmus Fordham Ricardus Baldok et Thomas Baldok committuntur prisone in custodia Roberti Bracy marescalli et cetera - Ad quem crastinum Animarum coram domino Rege apud Westmonasterium veniunt predicti Willelmus Fordham Ricardus Baldok et Thomas Baldok in custodia marescalli Et similiter juratores veniunt qui ad hoc electi triati et iurati dicunt super sacramentum quod predicti Willelmus Fordham Ricardus Baldok et Thomas Baldok in nullo sunt culpabiles de feloniis et prodicionibus predictis nec hiis occasionibus se retraxerunt Ideo ijdem Willelmus Fordham Ricardus Baldok et Thomas Baldok eant inde quieti Et predictus Willelmus Freman interim committur marescall' Et preceptum est vicecomiti quod non omittat et cetera quin cap' prefatum Hugonem the Parsonesprest of Puttenham et alios si et cetera Postea scilicet a die Pasche in tres septimanas isto eodem anno coram domino Rege apud Westmonasterium venit predictus Walterus in custodia marescalli et allocutus est qualiter de prodicionibus et feloniis predictis se velit acquietare qui dicit quod ipse in nullo est inde culpabilis Et inde ponit se super patriam Ideo veniunt inde juratores coram domino Rege in octab' sancte Trinitatis ubicumque et cetera Et qui et cetera ad recognoscend' et cetera Et super hoc venit Rogerus de Brusele Willelmus de Thornton Robertus Twenges et Johannes Smyth et manuceperunt pro predicto Waltero habend' eum coram domino Rege ad prefatum terminum et cetera
Text (English translation)	Hertfordshire The lord king sent to his beloved and faithful Robert Tresilian and his fellow justices of the lord king his writ of close 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, his justice assigned to hold pleas before us, greetings. We are sending to you a certain indictment, made before our beloved and faithful Thomas Sakevill and his fellows, lately assigned by our letters patent to inquire into the death of William Brag, wickedly killed at Gubblecote. Which same indictment we have caused to come before us into our Chancery, under the foot of our seal, commanding that, the aforesaid indictment having been seen, you cause to be thereupon done further what should be done lawfully and according to the law and custom of our realm of England. Witnessed by me, myself, at Westminster on the 26th day of January in the fifth year of our reign. The writ of patens to John de Aylesbury follows in these words: Richard, by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, to his beloved and faithful John de Aylesbury, Thomas Sakevill, Thomas Doyly and John de la Hay and to the sheriff of Hertfordshire, greetings. Know you that we have assigned to you, four, three and two of you, to inquire by the oath of upright and lawful men of the aforesaid county, by whom the truth of the matter can be better known, into the truth more fully about who were the wrongdoers and disturbers of our peace who wickedly killed William Brag at Gubblecote, by what occasion, how and in what way, and at whose procuration that was done upon the man who was killed, and who knowingly harboured the said wrongdoers afterwards, and about all other articles and circumstances howsoever concerning that death. And therefore we command you that at certain days and places, which you, four, three or two of you, will have provided for this, you make an inquisition upon the premises and send it without delay, clearly and openly made, to us into our Chancery under your seals and those of four, three or two of you, and the seals of those, by whom that inquisition will have been made, and this writ. And you, the aforesaid sheriff, at certain days and places to be pre-arranged by you, four, three or two of you, are to cause to come before you, four, three or two of you, so many and such upright and lawful men from your bailiwick, by whom the truth of the matter in the premises can be better known and inquired into. In testimony of which matter, we have caused these our letters to be made patent. Witnessed by me, myself, at Westminster on the 17th day of December in the fifth year of our reign. The indictment thereupon made follows in these words: Inquisition taken at Rickmansworth on Tuesday next after the feast of the Epiphany of the lord in the fifth year of the reign of King Richard II after the conquest before Thomas Sakevill and Thomas Doyly, assigned by letters patent of the said lord king to inquire into the death of William Brag, who had been wickedly killed at Gubblecote, just as in the said letters patent thereupon completed and attached to this inquisition, is more fully contained, by the oath of Thomas Goldyngton, William Crokesle, John atte More, Henry Langele, John atte Hacche, Henry Langele, Henry Ymayne, William Mayn, Thomas atte Nasshe, John Selvestre, William Gromet, John Kakebred and Thomas Tylere. Who say upon their oath that Hugh the Parsonesprest of Puttenham, William Fordham, Walter Freman, Richard Merston of Long Marston, Richard Baldok, Thomas Baldok and Richard Fordham, and others, on Tuesday next before the feast of St Alban the martyr in the fourth year of the reign of the aforesaid king, at the time of the insurrection of the community of the counties of Essex and Kent, came at Long Marston in the county of Hertfordshire and sought out there the aforesaid William Brag, hayward and servant of Edmund de Stonore, and plotted and threatened to kill him, if he would have been found then and there, and the same William Brag having not been found then and there, the same Hugh, William Fordham, Walter, Richard, Thomas Baldok and Richard feloniously and traitorously against their faith and allegiance made an insurrection there and burnt the charters, deeds, rentals and other muniments of the same Edmund and the others. And the same Hugh, William Fordham, Walter, Richard, Richard, Thomas Baldok and Richard, being not contented at this, but continued their malice in this matter until Tuesday next after the feast of the conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the fifth year of the said king. And on the aforesaid Tuesday next after the feast of the conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the fifth year of the said king, at Gubblecote, aforesaid, they made an insurrection feloniously and traitorously, as is abovesaid, and they came to the house of John Fordham and there the aforesaid Hugh the Parsonesprest of Puttenham feloniously struck the aforesaid William Brag with a certain cannonball on the head, and the aforesaid William Fordham feloniously struck the aforesaid William Brag with one staff then and there on the neck, and the aforesaid Walter Freman feloniously struck the aforesaid William Brag with one staff then and there on the head, and the aforesaid Richard Merston, Richard Baldok, Thomas Baldok and Richard Fordham feloniously struck the aforesaid William Brag with staffs then and there, and feloniously broke his legs and arms, by which wounds and blows the aforesaid William Brag immediately died. And so the aforesaid Hugh, William Fordham, Walter, Richard, Richard, Thomas Baldok and Richard, on the aforesaid Tuesday next after the feast of the conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the fifth year of the said king, at Gubblecote, aforesaid, in the house of the aforesaid John Fordham, wickedly and feloniously killed and murdered the aforesaid William Brag. In testimony of which matter, the aforesaid jurors have affixed their seals to this inquisition. Dated at Rickmansworth on the abovesaid day and year. By the records of the fifth year. By which the sheriff was ordered that he does not omit, etc, from taking them, if, etc. And now, namely on Thursday next after the octave of St Michael in this same term before the lord king at Westminster there came the aforesaid William Fordham, Richard Baldok and Thomas Baldok in the custody of the marshal, who at another time had been committed into his custody for certain causes, and they spoke separately as to how they wish to acquit themselves of the aforesaid felonies and treasons. They say separately that they are not in any way thereof guilty, and thereupon for good and for bad they put themselves upon the country. Therefore the jurors thereupon came before the lord king on the morrow of All Souls, wherever, etc, and who, etc, to give judgement, etc. And in the meantime the aforesaid William Fordham, Richard Baldok and Thomas Baldok are committed to prison in the custody of Robert Bracy, marshal, etc. At which morrow of All Souls before the lord king at Westminster there came the aforesaid William Fordham, Richard Baldok and Thomas Baldok in the custody of the marshal. And similarly the jurors came, who having been elected, tried and sworn to this, say upon oath that the aforesaid William Fordham, Richard Baldok and Thomas Baldok are in no way guilty of the aforesaid felonies and treasons, nor by these occasions did they withdraw themselves. Therefore the same William Fordham, Richard Baldok and Thomas Baldok are to go thereupon quit. And the aforesaid William Freman in the meantime is committed to the marshal. And the sheriff is ordered that he does not omit, etc, from taking the aforesaid Hugh the Parsonesprest of Puttenham and the others, if, etc. Afterwards, namely in three weeks after Easter Day in this same year, before the lord king at Westminster, there came the aforesaid Walter in the custody of the marshal and he spoke as to how he wishes to acquit himself of the aforesaid treasons and felonies. Who says that he is no way guilty thereof. And thereupon he puts himself upon the country. Therefore the jurors thereupon come before the lord king in the octave of Holy Trinity wherever, etc, and who, etc, to give judgment, etc. And upon this there came Roger de Brusele, William de Thornton, Robert Twenges and John Smyth and they mainprised for the aforesaid Walter to have him before the lord king at the aforesaid term, etc.
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People

ID	First name	Last name	Gender	Occupation	Domicile	Role in source	Incidents	Go to participant page
25758	John	de Aylesbury	Male			Mentioned		Go to participant page
25778	Richard	Baldok	Male				4398,4399	Go to participant page
25779	Thomas	Baldok	Male				4399,4398	Go to participant page
25783	Robert	Bracy	Male	Marshal		Mentioned		Go to participant page
25762	William	Brag	Male	Servant,Hayward			4398,4399	Go to participant page
25784	Roger	de Brusele	Male			Mainpernor		Go to participant page
25764	William	Crokesle	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25760	Thomas	Doyly	Male			Mentioned		Go to participant page
25782	John	Fordham	Male		Gubblecote,Hertfordshire		4399	Go to participant page
25780	Richard	Fordham	Male				4399,4398	Go to participant page
25775	William	Fordham	Male				4398,4399	Go to participant page
25776	Walter	Freman	Male				4398,4399	Go to participant page
25763	Thomas	Goldyngton	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25771	William	Gromet	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25761	John	de la Hay	Male			Mentioned		Go to participant page
25772	John	Kakebred	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25766	Henry	Langele	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25768	William	Mayn	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25777	Richard	Merston	Male		Long Marston,Hertfordshire		4399,4398	Go to participant page
25765	John	atte More	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25769	Thomas	atte Nassh	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25774	Hugh	the Parsonesprest	Male		Puttenham,Hertfordshire		4399,4398	Go to participant page
25759	Thomas	Sakevill	Male			Mentioned		Go to participant page
25770	John	Selvestre	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25787	John	Smyth	Male			Mainpernor		Go to participant page
25781	Edmund	de Stonore	Male				4398	Go to participant page
25785	William	de Thornton	Male			Mainpernor		Go to participant page
25786	Robert	Twenges	Male			Mainpernor		Go to participant page
25773	Thomas	Tylere	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25767	Henry	Ymayne	Male			Juror		Go to participant page

Incidents

ID	Summary	Description	Type	Go to incidents page
4398	Hugh the Parsonesprest and others pursue William Brag and burn documents of Edmund Stonore	Hugh the Parsonesprest of Puttenham, William Fordham, Walter Freman, Richard Merston of Long Marston, Richard Baldok, Thomas Baldok and Richard Fordham, and others, on Tuesday 18 June 1381, at the time of the insurrection of the community of the counties of Essex and Kent, came at Long Marston in the county of Hertfordshire and sought out there the aforesaid William Brag, hayward and servant of Edmund de Stonore, and plotted and threatened to kill him, if he would have been found then and there, and the same William Brag having not been found then and there, the same Hugh, William Fordham, Walter, Richard, Thomas Baldok and Richard feloniously and traitorously against their faith and allegiance made an insurrection there and burnt the charters, deeds, rentals and other muniments of the same Edmund and the others.	Arson: burning of documents,Trespass to person: threats	Go to incidents page
4399	Hugh the Parsonesprest of Puttenham and others kill William Brag	Hugh the Parsonesprest of Puttenham and others on Tuesday 10 December 1381, at Gubblecote, made an insurrection feloniously and traitorously, and they came to the house of John Fordham and there the aforesaid Hugh the Parsonesprest of Puttenham feloniously struck the aforesaid William Brag with a certain cannonball on the head, and the aforesaid William Fordham feloniously struck the aforesaid William Brag with one staff then and there on the neck, and the aforesaid Walter Freman feloniously struck the aforesaid William Brag with one staff then and there on the head, and the aforesaid Richard Merston, Richard Baldok, Thomas Baldok and Richard Fordham feloniously struck the aforesaid William Brag with staffs then and there, and feloniously broke his legs and arms, by which wounds and blows the aforesaid William Brag immediately died.	Homicide: beating	Go to incidents page

Incidents and People

Person	Incident	Role
Richard Baldok ( 25778 )	Hugh the Parsonesprest and others pursue William Brag and burn documents of Edmund Stonore (4398)	Accused
Thomas Baldok ( 25779 )	Hugh the Parsonesprest and others pursue William Brag and burn documents of Edmund Stonore (4398)	Accused
William Brag ( 25762 )	Hugh the Parsonesprest and others pursue William Brag and burn documents of Edmund Stonore (4398)	Victim
Richard Fordham ( 25780 )	Hugh the Parsonesprest and others pursue William Brag and burn documents of Edmund Stonore (4398)	Accused
William Fordham ( 25775 )	Hugh the Parsonesprest and others pursue William Brag and burn documents of Edmund Stonore (4398)	Accused
Walter Freman ( 25776 )	Hugh the Parsonesprest and others pursue William Brag and burn documents of Edmund Stonore (4398)	Accused
Richard Merston ( 25777 )	Hugh the Parsonesprest and others pursue William Brag and burn documents of Edmund Stonore (4398)	Accused
Hugh the Parsonesprest ( 25774 )	Hugh the Parsonesprest and others pursue William Brag and burn documents of Edmund Stonore (4398)	Accused
Edmund de Stonore ( 25781 )	Hugh the Parsonesprest and others pursue William Brag and burn documents of Edmund Stonore (4398)	Victim
Richard Baldok ( 25778 )	Hugh the Parsonesprest of Puttenham and others kill William Brag (4399)	Accused
Thomas Baldok ( 25779 )	Hugh the Parsonesprest of Puttenham and others kill William Brag (4399)	Accused
William Brag ( 25762 )	Hugh the Parsonesprest of Puttenham and others kill William Brag (4399)	Victim
John Fordham ( 25782 )	Hugh the Parsonesprest of Puttenham and others kill William Brag (4399)	Mentioned
Richard Fordham ( 25780 )	Hugh the Parsonesprest of Puttenham and others kill William Brag (4399)	Accused
William Fordham ( 25775 )	Hugh the Parsonesprest of Puttenham and others kill William Brag (4399)	Accused
Walter Freman ( 25776 )	Hugh the Parsonesprest of Puttenham and others kill William Brag (4399)	Accused
Richard Merston ( 25777 )	Hugh the Parsonesprest of Puttenham and others kill William Brag (4399)	Accused
Hugh the Parsonesprest ( 25774 )	Hugh the Parsonesprest of Puttenham and others kill William Brag (4399)	Accused