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TypeTrespass action
Unique Identifying TextTNA KB 27/500 rex m. 12
Archive nameThe National Archives (London)
CountyYorkshire
Published source (may be more than one)Printed in Rev p. 253-6 (without juror's names); translated in Dobson
Text (English translation)Yorkshire The lord king sent his beloved and faithful Henry Percy, earl of Northumberland, 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 Henry Percy, earl of Northumberland, greetings. Whereas lately we, wishing for certain reasons to be informed about the tenor of the indictment held before you and your companions, appointed to chastise and punish all rebels who have lately risen up in illegal gatherings and assemblies, against our peace and to the disturbance of our people, and who have wished to rise up in future, in our town of Scarborough, concerning certain treasons and felonies for which Robert Galon, John Broun, William de Marche, Robert Huntere of Scarborough, John Cant, cobbler, Thomas Symmeson of Scarborough and John Lovell of Scarborough are indicted, we ordered you to send the tenor of the aforesaid indictment to us in our chancery, clearly and openly, without delay, and you, by reason of our aforesaid order, sent the aforesaid tenor to our said chancery, which we afterwards sent before us; and wishing to be informed about the aforesaid indictment as fully and completely as it was held before you, before we proceed further on the matter, we therefore order you to send the aforesaid indictment, with everything touching on it, under your seal, clearly and openly, before us, immediately, that we may further be able to do on the matter what seems to us rightly to be done, sending this writ back to us then. Witness R. Tresilian at Westminster, the eighth day of February in the fifth year of our reign. The indictment mentioned in the aforesaid writ follows in these words: The inquisition held before Henry de Percy, earl of Northumberland, Peter de Bulton, John de Lokton, Hugh de Ardern and Robert de Thorp, appointed by the lord king's commission to chastise and punish all rebels who lately rose up in illegal gatherings and assemblies against the lord king's peace and to the disturbance of the people, in the town of Scarborough, at Scarborough on the Monday before the feast of the Beheading of St John the Baptist in the fifth year of the reign of King Richard, the second after the conquest of England, on the oath of twelve jurors of the town of Scarborough, namely John Stokwyth, John Rillyngton, John Scalby, Adam Waldif, Richard Sherpham, John Wawan, William Peresson, John Coroner and Thomas Peke, who say on their oath that Robert Galoun, William Marche, Robert Hunter, John Cant, Thomas Symmeson senior, John Broun and many other malefactors whose names are unknown, seeing and knowing that uprisings and unlawful assemblies had been perpetrated in southern parts by the lord king's rebels and enemies, and undertaking to do the same, they rose up in similar assemblies and gatherings at Scarborough in a hostile manner, as the lord king's enemies, and gathered together by alliances made between them, namely by an oath and the handing out of many hoods, fully to the number of five hundred men, that is on the eve of the Nativity of St John the Baptist last, in the aforesaid fifth year of the reign of the present king. On the same night, in their aforesaid assemblies and gatherings, they crossed through the town of Scarborough in a hostile fashion, as the lord king's enemies, and they laid siege there in their houses to many of the lord king's lieges, namely Robert de Aclem, John de Aclom, William de Shropham, Alan Waldyf, John de Stokwyth and many others, and they dragged them from their houses and took them to prison, and imprisoned them there until the said lieges swore that they would be faithful to them and to the commons of all England, to the prejudice of the lord king's crown and without the lord king's authority, and notwithstanding the lord king's command not to rise up previously addressed to them. And they feloniously seized and carried off various goods of the said lieges there, namely ten pounds from the aforesaid John Stokwych and a breast-plate from John de Aclom to the value of forty shillings. Item, another inquisition held before the aforesaid earl and others at Scarborough on the aforesaid day and year on the oaths of twelve jurors from the wapentakes of Dickering and Buckrose, namely etc. who say on their oath that Robert Galoun, William del Marche, Robert Huntere, John Cant, cobbler, Thomas Symson, pannierman, John Broun and John Lovell, and others, on the Sunday on the eve of the Nativity of the Blessed John the Baptist, in the fifth year of the present king's reign, conspired together at Scarborough, and, bound together by oath to destroy and to rise up as the lord king's enemies and traitors against all those against whom they had, or wished to have, any quarrels, and sworn by unanimous assent to maintain, each of them, the quarrel of the other, they rose up as a common body in various gatherings and assemblies against the same lord king and his lieges, as the lord king's enemies and rebels, and for that reason they made and used a matching set of hoods, and on their own authority they deposed and removed Robert de Aclom, one of the bailiffs of the aforesaid town, and all the lord king's other officers in the aforesaid town from their offices, and they put and ordained others in the those offices according to their will, with regal power, to the prejudice of the lord king and his crown. Item, they say that William del Marche, together with others conspiring together in the aforesaid gatherings and assemblies and bound together by oath to destroy and rise up as his enemies against all those against whom they had, or wished to have, any quarrels, on the Wednesday before the feast of St Lawrence in the fifth year of the present king's reign, being of unanimous assent and one matching set of hoods, and sworn that each of them would maintain the other's quarrels, rose up and came to the house of William Baunburgh at Scarborough, as the king's enemy and rebel, and there feloniously robbed the same William de Baunburgh of eight marks of gold and silver. Item, another inquisition held before the aforesaid earl and others at Scarborough, on the aforesaid day and year, on the oath of twelve jurors of the liberty of Pickering, namely William del Hall of Aislaby and others, who say on their oath that Robert Galoun, William Marche, Robert Hunter, John Broun, Thomas Symson, pannierman, and John Lovell, on the eve of the Nativity of St John the Baptist in the fifth year of the present king's reign, feloniously and treacherously rose up at Scarborough in various gatherings and assemblies against the lord king and his lieges, both with force and arms and against the lord king's peace, and removed Robert de Aclom, one of the bailiffs of the town of Scarborough, from his office, and besieged the same Robert and many other lieges of the lord king, namely Robert Paa, John Stokwyth, William Scot, William Semer, William Person, William Manby, John Bonde, Henry Baunburgh, John Cartere and many others whose names are not known, in their houses there, and afterwards dragged them from the same houses and otherwise wished to kill or burn them in the aforesaid houses, feloniously and treacherously; and they afterwards took them to prison and held them in prison there until they had made fines and redemptions with them at their will. Item, they say that William Marche and Robert Hunter and many other malefactors of their faction, on the eve of the Nativity of St John the Baptist in the aforesaid year, came with a great crowd of men called 'rowtes' to the house of John Stokwyth of Scarborough, where he was living, feloniously and treacherously, and with force and arms and against the lord king's peace, and they dragged the same John out of his house and took him through the aforesaid town from street to street with a great cry called 'houtays' to the prison there, and there they held him until the next day. And they then took ten pounds of gold and silver from him there, which they held and still hold. And on the same next day they made the said John come before them where they were gathered, and some of them advised that the same John should be beheaded, and some of them advised that he should be hanged, and afterwards they made him, together with other upright men, bind themselves in writing to them in a hundred pounds, to await the judgment of the said malefactors on the following Saturday; and notwithstanding the said bond they took him back to prison and held him there for three or four days until a certain Henry de Roofton, junior, who had married the same John Stokwyth's daughter, made a general proclamation through the whole town that if anyone should wish to make complaint against the said John, he should come and he would compensate them at their will, although he had to sell any of his lands and tenements, goods and chattels whatsoever; which Henry, to save the said John Stokwyth's life, paid the sum of fully three pounds to the complainants. Item, they present that William Marche was the leader of the said malefactors. And the aforesaid John Stokwyth came to him at the aforesaid day, year and place, begging him for the love of God and for charity to grant him his life; which William, for himself and his companions, thus gathered into unlawful assemblies, refused to grant him this unless the same John was willing to give forty shillings, which he gave him there to the salvation of his life and to carry out the said William's will. Item they say that William del Marche, draper, Robert Galoun, Robert Huntere and John Cant, cobbler of Scarborough, and all the commons of the aforesaid town, on the Sunday following the feast of St Peter in the fifth year of the present king's reign, at Scarborough, feloniously and treacherously besieged John Lascy of Folkton in the house of Robert de Aclom for a quarter of a day, so that the same John scarcely escaped from the said town with his life - and from that time until now he has not dared to enter the said town. Item, they say that on the day of the Nativity of St John the Baptist in the fifth year of the present king's reign, at Scarborough, William del Marche and Robert Hunter, together with many others, feloniously and treacherously came to the house of William de Manby of Scarborough and there, conspiring, uniting and sworn together, they rose up against the said William and broke into his house, and likewise broke the doors and windows of the same house, and took him from his house and imprisoned him there for four days, because he refused to agree with them or go with them to beat and wound men in the cemetery of the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and to break the gates and doors of the friars minor to seize Robert de Aclom and many others. And after four days they took him from the prison and led him to a certain place, threatening him that unless he gave them twenty marks they would behead him. And the said William, terrified with the fear of death, bound himself to give them as much as they asked, according to the discretion of the lord earl of Northumberland. Item, they say that Robert Galoun, William Marche and Robert Hunter were the first and principal people who rose up within the said town of Scarborough on the aforesaid day and year. Afterwards, namely three weeks after Easter day in this same term, the lord king sent his writ close 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 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, with the assent of the prelates, dukes, earls and barons of the same realm in our parliament lately summoned and held at Westminster, we have pardoned and remitted to all and each of our lieges and the inhabitants of our realm, of whatever status or condition they are, except for 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, that is, as the principals, initiators, abetters and instigators of the insurrection that has lately treacherously arisen within our aforesaid realm, of which they are accused, the suit of our peace which 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 de Baptist then following, for which they have been 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 he (sic) stands to right in our court if anyone should wish to speak against them or any of them concerning the aforesaid or any of the aforesaid, as is more fully contained in the statute made on this, we order you not to harass or trouble Robert Galon, Robert Huntere of Scarborough, Thomas Symmesson of Scarborough and John Lovell of Scarborough in any way, contrary to the form of the statute of the aforesaid grace and remission, if they are not any of those people whose names were delivered into our aforesaid parliaments. Witness myself at Westminster, the tenth day of May in the ninth year of our reign. And, when the lord king's aforesaid statute and writ had been examined, it is decided that the aforesaid Robert Galon, Robert Huntere, Thomas Symmesson and John Lovell should go from here without day, by virtue of the aforesaid pardon and remission etc.
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People

IDFirst nameLast nameGenderOccupationDomicileRole in sourceIncidentsGo to participant page
27078Robertde AclemMaleBailiff4493,4500,4494Go to participant page
27079Johnde AclomMale4493Go to participant page
27061Hughde ArdernMaleJusticeJusticeGo to participant page
27084WilliamBaunberghMale4495Go to participant page
27109HenryBaunburghMale4496Go to participant page
27108JohnBondeMale4496Go to participant page
27077JohnBrounMale4496,4494,4493Go to participant page
27059Peterde BultonMaleJusticeJusticeGo to participant page
27075JohnCantMaleCobblerScarborough,Yorkshire North Riding4493,4494,4499Go to participant page
27110JohnCartereMale4496Go to participant page
27070JohnCoronerMaleJurorGo to participant page
27072RobertGalounMale4494,4499,4493,4496Go to participant page
27111Williamdel HallMaleAislaby,YorkshireJurorGo to participant page
27074RobertHunterMale4496,4500,4499,4497,4494,4493Go to participant page
27113JohnLascyMaleFolkton,Yorkshire East Riding4499Go to participant page
27060Johnde LoktonMaleJusticeJusticeGo to participant page
27083JohnLovellMale4496,4494Go to participant page
27107WilliamManbyMale4500,4496Go to participant page
27073WilliamMarcheMaleDraper4495,4498,4500,4497,4499,4493,4494,4496Go to participant page
27104RobertPaaMale4496Go to participant page
27071ThomasPekeMaleJurorGo to participant page
27069WilliamPeressonMaleJuror4496Go to participant page
27064JohnRillyngtonMaleJurorGo to participant page
27112Henryde RooftonMale4497Go to participant page
27065JohnScalbyMaleJurorGo to participant page
27105WilliamScotMale4496Go to participant page
27106WilliamSemerMale4496Go to participant page
27067RichardSherphamMaleJurorGo to participant page
27080Williamde ShrophamMale4493Go to participant page
27063JohnStokwythMaleJuror4498,4493,4497,4496Go to participant page
27076ThomasSymmesonMalePannierman4493,4494,4496Go to participant page
27062Robertde ThorpMaleJusticeJusticeGo to participant page
27066AdamWaldifMaleJurorGo to participant page
27081AlanWaldyfMale4493Go to participant page
27068JohnWawanMaleJurorGo to participant page

Incidents

IDSummaryDescriptionTypeGo to incidents page
4497Assault on John Stokwyth at ScarboroughWilliam Marche and Robert Hunter and many other malefactors of their faction, on the eve of the Nativity of St John the Baptist in the aforesaid year, came with a great crowd of men called 'rowtes' to the house of John Stokwyth of Scarborough, where he was living, feloniously and treacherously, and with force and arms and against the lord king's peace, and they dragged the same John out of his house and took him through the aforesaid town from street to street with a great cry called 'houtays' to the prison there, and there they held him until the next day. And they then took ten pounds of gold and silver from him there, which they held and still hold. And on the same next day they made the said John come before them where they were gathered, and some of them advised that the same John should be beheaded, and some of them advised that he should be hanged, and afterwards they made him, together with other upright men, bind themselves in writing to them in a hundred pounds, to await the judgment of the said malefactors on the following Saturday; and notwithstanding the said bond they took him back to prison and held him there for three or four days until a certain Henry de Roofton, junior, who had married the same John Stokwyth's daughter, made a general proclamation through the whole town that if anyone should wish to make complaint against the said John, he should come and he would compensate them at their will, although he had to sell any of his lands and tenements, goods and chattels whatsoever; which Henry, to save the said John Stokwyth's life, paid the sum of fully three pounds to the complainants.Trespass to person: assault,Larceny: theft of money,Trespass to person: false imprisonment,Trespass to chattels: extortion and forcible fine ,Trespass to person: abductionGo to incidents page
4493Rising of Robert Galoun and others in ScarboroughThe jurors say that Robert Galoun, William Marche, Robert Hunter, John Cant, Thomas Symmeson senior, John Broun and many other malefactors whose names are unknown, hearing of the uprisings in the south, rose up in a similar manner at Scarborough on Sunday 23 June 1381, gathering together to the number of 500 men, taking oaths and handing out hoods, and laying siege to the houses of many loyal men, namely Robert de Aclem, John de Aclom, William de Shropham, Alan Waldyf, John de Stokwyth and many others, dragging them from their houses, imprisoning them and forcing them to swear an oath, and stealing goods from John Stokwych and John de Aclom.Raising the commons: other,Raising the commons: forcing others to join company,Larceny: theft of goodsGo to incidents page
4496Rising of Robert Galoun and others in ScarboroughThe jurors say that on Sunday 23 June 1381 Robert Galoun and others rose up at Scarborough in various gatherings and assemblies against the lord king and his lieges, both with force and arms and against the lord king's peace, and removed Robert de Aclom, one of the bailiffs of the town of Scarborough, from his office, and besieged the same Robert and many other lieges of the lord king, namely Robert Paa, John Stokwyth, William Scot, William Semer, William Person, William Manby, John Bonde, Henry Baunburgh, John Cartere and many others whose names are not known, in their houses there, and afterwards dragged them from the same houses and otherwise wished to kill or burn them in the aforesaid houses, feloniously and treacherously; and they afterwards took them to prison and held them in prison there until they had made fines and redemptions with them at their will.Trespass to person: abduction,Trespass to person: false imprisonment,Raising the commons: other,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses,Trespass to chattels: extortion and forcible fine Go to incidents page
4494Robert Galoun and others oust the king's officials in ScarboroughRobert Galoun, William del Marche, Robert Huntere, John Cant, cobbler, Thomas Symson, pannierman, John Broun and John Lovell, and others on Sunday 23 June 1381 rose up as rebels against the king at Scarborough and removed Robert de Aclom, one of the bailiffs, and all the king's officers, putting others in their place, with regal power.Raising the commons: otherGo to incidents page
4499William del Marche and others pursue John LascyThe jurors say that William del Marche, draper, Robert Galoun, Robert Huntere and John Cant, cobbler of Scarborough, and all the commons of the aforesaid town, on Sunday 30 June 1381 at Scarborough, feloniously and treacherously besieged John Lascy of Folkton in the house of Robert de Aclom for a quarter of a day, so that the same John scarcely escaped from the said town with his life - and from that time until now he has not dared to enter the said town.Trespass to person: threats,Trespass to person: ambushGo to incidents page
4500William del Marche and Robert Hunter attack William de ManbyThe jurors say that on Monday 24 June 1381 at Scarborough, William del Marche and Robert Hunter, together with many others, feloniously and treacherously came to the house of William de Manby of Scarborough and there, conspiring, uniting and sworn together, they rose up against the said William and broke into his house, and likewise broke the doors and windows of the same house, and took him from his house and imprisoned him there for four days, because he refused to agree with them or go with them to beat and wound men in the cemetery of the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and to break the gates and doors of the friars minor to seize Robert de Aclom and many others. And after four days they took him from the prison and led him to a certain place, threatening him that unless he gave them twenty marks they would behead him. And the said William, terrified with the fear of death, bound himself to give them as much as they asked, according to the discretion of the lord earl of Northumberland.Trespass to chattels: extortion and forcible fine ,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses,Trespass to person: false imprisonment,Trespass to person: threats,Raising the commons: forcing others to join companyGo to incidents page
4495William del Marche robs William BaunburghWilliam del Marche, together with others conspiring together in the aforesaid gatherings and assemblies and bound together by oath to destroy and rise up as his enemies against all those against whom they had, or wished to have, any quarrels, on Wednesday 7 August 1381, being of unanimous assent and one matching set of hoods, and sworn that each of them would maintain the other's quarrels, rose up and came to the house of William Baunburgh at Scarborough, as the king's enemy and rebel, and there feloniously robbed the same William de Baunburgh of eight marks of gold and silver.Larceny: theft of moneyGo to incidents page
4498William Marche extorts money from John StokwythThe jurors present that William Marche was the leader of the said malefactors. And the aforesaid John Stokwyth came to him at the aforesaid day, year and place, begging him for the love of God and for charity to grant him his life; which William, for himself and his companions, thus gathered into unlawful assemblies, refused to grant him this unless the same John was willing to give forty shillings, which he gave him there to the salvation of his life and to carry out the said William's will.Trespass to chattels: extortion and forcible fine Go to incidents page

Incidents and People

PersonIncidentRoleComments
Robert Hunter ( 27074 )Assault on John Stokwyth at Scarborough (4497)Accused
William Marche ( 27073 )Assault on John Stokwyth at Scarborough (4497)Accused
Henry de Roofton ( 27112 )Assault on John Stokwyth at Scarborough (4497)Mentioned
John Stokwyth ( 27063 )Assault on John Stokwyth at Scarborough (4497)Victim
Robert de Aclem ( 27078 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4493)Victim
John de Aclom ( 27079 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4493)Victim
Henry Baunburgh ( 27109 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4496)Victim
John Bonde ( 27108 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4496)Victim
John Broun ( 27077 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4493)Accused
John Broun ( 27077 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4496)Accused
John Cant ( 27075 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4493)Accused
John Cartere ( 27110 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4496)Victim
Robert Galoun ( 27072 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4496)Accused
Robert Galoun ( 27072 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4493)Accused
Robert Hunter ( 27074 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4496)Accused
Robert Hunter ( 27074 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4493)Accused
John Lovell ( 27083 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4496)Accused
William Manby ( 27107 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4496)Victim
William Marche ( 27073 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4493)Accused
William Marche ( 27073 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4496)Accused
Robert Paa ( 27104 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4496)Victim
William Peresson ( 27069 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4496)Victim
William Scot ( 27105 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4496)Victim
William Semer ( 27106 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4496)Victim
William de Shropham ( 27080 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4493)Victim
John Stokwyth ( 27063 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4493)Victim
John Stokwyth ( 27063 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4496)Victim
Thomas Symmeson ( 27076 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4496)Accused
Thomas Symmeson ( 27076 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4493)Accused
Alan Waldyf ( 27081 )Rising of Robert Galoun and others in Scarborough (4493)Accused
Robert de Aclem ( 27078 )Robert Galoun and others oust the king's officials in Scarborough (4494)Victim
John Broun ( 27077 )Robert Galoun and others oust the king's officials in Scarborough (4494)Accused
John Cant ( 27075 )Robert Galoun and others oust the king's officials in Scarborough (4494)Accused
Robert Galoun ( 27072 )Robert Galoun and others oust the king's officials in Scarborough (4494)Accused
Robert Hunter ( 27074 )Robert Galoun and others oust the king's officials in Scarborough (4494)Accused
John Lovell ( 27083 )Robert Galoun and others oust the king's officials in Scarborough (4494)Accused
William Marche ( 27073 )Robert Galoun and others oust the king's officials in Scarborough (4494)Accused
Thomas Symmeson ( 27076 )Robert Galoun and others oust the king's officials in Scarborough (4494)Accused
John Cant ( 27075 )William del Marche and others pursue John Lascy (4499)Accused
Robert Galoun ( 27072 )William del Marche and others pursue John Lascy (4499)Accused
Robert Hunter ( 27074 )William del Marche and others pursue John Lascy (4499)Accused
John Lascy ( 27113 )William del Marche and others pursue John Lascy (4499)Victim
William Marche ( 27073 )William del Marche and others pursue John Lascy (4499)Accused
Robert de Aclem ( 27078 )William del Marche and Robert Hunter attack William de Manby (4500)Mentioned
Robert Hunter ( 27074 )William del Marche and Robert Hunter attack William de Manby (4500)Accused
William Manby ( 27107 )William del Marche and Robert Hunter attack William de Manby (4500)Victim
William Marche ( 27073 )William del Marche and Robert Hunter attack William de Manby (4500)Accused
Henry Percy ( 18355 )William del Marche and Robert Hunter attack William de Manby (4500)Mentioned
William Baunbergh ( 27084 )William del Marche robs William Baunburgh (4495)Victim
William Marche ( 27073 )William del Marche robs William Baunburgh (4495)Accused
William Marche ( 27073 )William Marche extorts money from John Stokwyth (4498)Accused
John Stokwyth ( 27063 )William Marche extorts money from John Stokwyth (4498)Victim