The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 27/493 rex m. 4 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Surrey |
| Published source (may be more than one) | Reville p. 213 No. 48 |
| Text (English translation) | Surrey It was previously presented before William Walleworth, mayor of the city of London, and his companions, the lord king's justices appointed by the same lord king's letters patent to enquire, hear and determine concerning certain malefactors who recently rose up against the lord king, that Richard Lorchon of Lambeth, on the Friday following the feast of Corpus Christi in the fourth year of the reign of King Richard, the second after the conquest, was a principal abetter against the lord king's peace at North Lambeth in the county of Surrey, with other malefactors, and that he then feloniously and treacherously seized and burnt custumals and other muniments of the lord king found there in the keeping of the bailiff of Kennington, with the armed support of other malefactors. Item, that John Faukes together with others, on the Thursday on the feast of Corpus Christi in the aforesaid fourth year came to Clapham in the aforesaid county of Surrey and there took two shillings from Peter Bronde and twelve pence from Robert, parson of the church of Clapham, against their will, and robbed them of these feloniously. From the records of the fifth year. For certain reasons the lord king had these indictments brought before him to be determined. For which reason the sheriff was ordered not to fail etc., but to seize them etc. And now, that is fifteen days after the day of Holy Trinity in this same term, the aforesaid Richard Lorchon and John Faukes appeared before the lord king at Westminster, and surrendered themselves to the prison of the lord king's marshal for the aforesaid reasons; and they are handed over to the marshal. Whereupon the lord king sent his justices here 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 Robert Tresilian and David Hannemere, his justices appointed to hold pleas before us, greetings. Whereas of our special grace and 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 last parliament assembled at Westminster on the Monday on the octave of Michaelmas in the fifth year of our reign, we have pardoned and remitted to all and each of our lieges and the inhabitants of our realm, of whatever status, rank or condition they are, except for all those whose names were previously delivered to our parliaments held in the fifth and sixth years of our reign to be excepted from all grace granted by us then, namely as the principals, initiators, abetters and instigators of the insurrection which has treacherously arisen within our aforesaid realm, of which they are accused, 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 fourth 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 wishes, or persons wish, to speak against them or any of them on this, concerning the aforesaid or any of the aforesaid, as is more fully containing in the statute made on this, we order you not to harass or disturb John Faukes and Richard Lorchon of Lambeth in any way, contrary to the form of the statute of the aforesaid grace and remission, if they are not any of the people excepted as said above. Witness myself at Westminster, the sixteenth day of June in the seventh year of our reign. |
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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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| 27050 | John | Faukes | Male | 4490 | Go to participant page | |||
| 27049 | Richard | Lorchon | Male | Lambeth,Surrey | 4489 | Go to participant page | ||
| 27051 | Robert | Male | Parson | Clapham,Surrey | 4490 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4490 | John Faukes robs Robert parson of Clapham | John Faukes together with others, on Thursday 13 June 1381 came to Clapham and there took two shillings from Peter Bronde and twelve pence from Robert, parson of the church of Clapham, against their will, and robbed them of these feloniously. | Larceny: theft of money | Go to incidents page |
| 4489 | Richard Lorchon burns documents at North Lambeth | Richard Lorchon of Lambeth, on Friday 14 June 1381, was a principal abetter against the lord king's peace at North Lambeth in the county of Surrey, with other malefactors, and that he then feloniously and treacherously seized and burnt custumals and other muniments of the lord king found there in the keeping of the bailiff of Kennington, with the armed support of other malefactors. | Arson: burning of documents | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Faukes ( 27050 ) | John Faukes robs Robert parson of Clapham (4490) | Accused | |
| Robert ( 27051 ) | John Faukes robs Robert parson of Clapham (4490) | Victim | |
| Richard Lorchon ( 27049 ) | Richard Lorchon burns documents at North Lambeth (4489) | Accused |
