The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Close Roll |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA CCR 1381-1385 p. 38 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Yorkshire |
| Text (English translation) | 1382. Feb. 12. Westminster. To Thomas de Manby alderman, Simon Cartwryght, and William Ithoun chamberlains of Beverley. Order, as at other times ordered, to cease every excuse, and to cause Richard de Middelton, late alderman, Thomas White, tiler, and Henry de Neuwerk, late chamberlains, and Richard de Bostan, clerk, in whose keeping are the bonds hereinafter mentioned it is said, to be in Chancery on 3 March next with those bonds, or themselves to be there in person, to answer for their contempt and for the prejudice caused to certain lieges, under a pain of 2,000 marks which the king shall levy of their lands and chattels if they shall not execute this command or will not obey it in aught; as complaint being made in parliament that great number of evildoers and breakers of the peace being of the commonalty of Beverley there rose in unlawful assemblies contrary to the peace, and repaired with armed power to the dwelling houses of the said lieges, threatening to slay them and to pull down or burn their houses, and that by such violence and threats they compelled Adam Coppendale, Thomas de Beverley, John Gerveys, William Dudhill and other true men of the town for fear of their lives to make and deliver to the said late alderman and chamberlains divers bonds in great sums, with assent and counsel of the lords and great men in that parliament the king lately gave strict order to the alderman and chamberlains to send those bonds before the king in chancery in the quinzaine of St Hilary last, to command the late alderman and chamberlains under pain of forfeitures of the sum therein contained to be there in person to shew cause wherefore those bonds being obtained by duress contrary to law ought not to be cancelled, and order to cause them so to come, that the king might hear their arguments, examine the said bonds, and further deal as should be lawful and reasonable; at which day the alderman and chamberlains signified to the king that for particular causes in their certificate contained they might not execute the said writ, and that certificate the king reckons untrue and insufficient. By C. Et erat patens. [Rolls of Parliament, iii, p.393.] |
People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28021 | Thomas | de Beverley | Male | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 4629 | Go to participant page | ||
| 28019 | Richard | de Bostan | Male | Clerk | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 4629 | Go to participant page | |
| 28014 | Simon | Cartwryght | Male | Chamberlain | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 4629 | Go to participant page | |
| 28020 | Adam | Coppendale | Male | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 4629 | Go to participant page | ||
| 28023 | William | Dudhill | Male | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 4629 | Go to participant page | ||
| 28022 | John | Gerveys | Male | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 4629 | Go to participant page | ||
| 28015 | William | Ithoun | Male | Chamberlain | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 4629 | Go to participant page | |
| 28013 | Thomas | de Manby | Male | Alderman | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 4629 | Go to participant page | |
| 28016 | Richard | de Middelton | Male | Alderman | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 4629 | Go to participant page | |
| 28018 | Henry | de Neuwerk | Male | Chamberlain | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 4629 | Go to participant page | |
| 28017 | Thomas | White | Male | Tiler,Chamberlain | Beverley,Yorkshire East Riding | 4629 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4629 | Order concerning disturbances in Beverley | Order to Thomas de Manby and chamberlains of Beverley to cause Richard de Middelton, Thomas White, Henry de Neuwerk and Richard de Bostan to be in Chancery with the bonds they extracted by threats of violence from Adam Coppendale, Thomas de Beverley, John Gerveys, William Dudhill and other true men of the town of Beverley. | Trespass to chattels: extortion and forcible fine ,Trespass to person: threats,Trespass to person: extortion | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas de Beverley ( 28021 ) | Order concerning disturbances in Beverley (4629) | Victim | |
| Richard de Bostan ( 28019 ) | Order concerning disturbances in Beverley (4629) | Accused | |
| Simon Cartwryght ( 28014 ) | Order concerning disturbances in Beverley (4629) | Mentioned | |
| Adam Coppendale ( 28020 ) | Order concerning disturbances in Beverley (4629) | Victim | |
| William Dudhill ( 28023 ) | Order concerning disturbances in Beverley (4629) | Victim | |
| John Gerveys ( 28022 ) | Order concerning disturbances in Beverley (4629) | Victim | |
| William Ithoun ( 28015 ) | Order concerning disturbances in Beverley (4629) | Mentioned | |
| Thomas de Manby ( 28013 ) | Order concerning disturbances in Beverley (4629) | Mentioned | |
| Richard de Middelton ( 28016 ) | Order concerning disturbances in Beverley (4629) | Accused | |
| Henry de Neuwerk ( 28018 ) | Order concerning disturbances in Beverley (4629) | Accused | |
| Thomas White ( 28017 ) | Order concerning disturbances in Beverley (4629) | Accused |
