The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Manorial Records |
| Unique Identifying Text | ERO D/DBm M100 |
| Archive name | Essex Record Office (Chelmsford) |
| County | Essex |
| Published source (may be more than one) | Partly translated: W. C. Waller, 'A Note on the Manor of Wivenhoe', EAT, ns x (1909), pp. 320-2 |
| Text in Original Language | [Wyvenho] Prima curia cum leta tenta ibidem die mercurii proxima festum Epiphanie domini et post combusticionem omnium rotulorum curie et compoti anno regni regis Ricardi secundi post conquestam quinto. Quia omnes tenentes domini qui tenent tenementa natitva cum aliis malefactoribus eis adherrentibus tam rotulos curie hic quam extent' et rotulos compoti maliciose combur' et combur' fecerunt et clamand' tenere dicta tenementa ad voluntatem eorum propriam libere et non ad voluntatem domini prout prius fecer' in exherrad' domini quarum onmia dicta terre et tenementa seis' sunt in manus domini tanquam forisfac' Et modo dominus de gratia sua special' reconcessit omnia dicta terre et tenementa diversis tenent' Tenend' at voluntatem domini in bondag' per antiquas servicia et consuedtudines prout inferius patebit. Domimus concessit Willelmo le Man et Mageria uxori eius tenementum native et xxx acr' terre cum pertinenciis habend' et tenend' omnia predicta terre et tenementa cum suis predicto Willelmo et Margerie et heredibus dicti Willelmi ad voluntatem domini pro antiquis serviciis et consuetudinis Et dat de fine ut supra [71 grants follow; difficult to read, faded] [In the margin in a later hand] Ubi dicitur his quod omnes rotuli curie et compoti erant combust' et co non est verum de compot' quia habentur diversi ante hec tempora et co similiter habetus una extenta facta anno xl Edw III sed quere de rotulus curie quia nondum inveniuntur per Henr' R |
| Text (English translation) | Wivenhoe. First court with leet there on Wednesday next after the feast of Epiphany of the lord and after the burning of all the rolls of the court and of account 5 Richard II [8 January 1382] Because all the tenants of the lord holding native (bond) tenements, with other evil-doers and adherents, maliciously burnt and caused to be burnt both the rolls of the court here and the extents (surveys) and rolls of account, and claiming to hold the said tenements at their own will, freely, and not at the will of the lord as they previously did, to the disinheriting of the lord, wherefore all the said lands and tenements are seized into the hands of the lord as forfeited. And now the lord, of his special grace, regrants all the said lands and tenements to the different tenants. To be held at the will of the lord in bondage, by the ancient services and customs, as will appear below. The lord grants to William le Man and Margery his wife one native (bond) tenement and 30 acres of land with appurtenances. To have and to hold all the said lands and tenements with their [appurtenances] to the said William and Margery and the heirs of the said William at the will of the lord by ancient services and customs. And he gives a fine as above [the sum of the fine in the margin is too faded to be readable] [Followed by 71 similar grants] [In the margin in a later, 15th century, hand] When it is said here that all the rolls of the court and of account were burnt etc., it is untrue about the accounts, because there are some before this time etc., likewise there is an extent made in the 40th year of Edward III. But query about the rolls of court, because they are not yet found. |
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People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28109 | John | le Man | Male | Manorial Tenant | Wivenhoe,Essex | 4640 | Go to participant page | |
| 28110 | Margery | le Man | Male | Manorial Tenant | Wivenhoe,Essex | 4640 | Go to participant page | |
| 28108 | John | de Sutton | Male | Knight | Wivenhoe,Essex | 4640 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4640 | Burning of the court rolls at Wivenhoe (Essex). | Burning of the court rolls, extents and accounts of the manor of John de Sutton at Wivenhoe (Essex); all bond tenants are said to have taken part; they have their tenement confiscated and regranted. | Arson: burning of documents,Trespass to chattels: destruction of documents | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| John le Man ( 28109 ) | Burning of the court rolls at Wivenhoe (Essex). (4640) | Accused | |
| Margery le Man ( 28110 ) | Burning of the court rolls at Wivenhoe (Essex). (4640) | Accused | |
| John de Sutton ( 28108 ) | Burning of the court rolls at Wivenhoe (Essex). (4640) | Victim |
