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Source
| Type | Petition |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 145/3/5/1 (y) |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Essex |
| Text in Original Language | Al conseil nosttre tresdon pour le Roi monstrent ses povres liges Robert Piers Johan Somenor William Chamberleyn Johan Gernoun Johan Langham John Webbe Robert Waleys et Godefroy Payman que comme un Thomas Hardyng ait fait sur eux par malice ... diverses sugestions nyent veritable au dit conseil nostre pour le Roi et ad purchace hors del Chancelerie commicions darest de lour corps la ou il est done expressement per estatut que nulle ne soit arrest per suggestioun sanz duue process per quoi ils supplient homblement al dit conseil nostri le Roi denvoier comicionis ad plus vaillianz du pais denquere sils soient coupables de les sugestions susditz ou noun et de sesser de tiel arrest tanquel soit enquit par les ditz Robert Piers Johann Somenour et ultres ... fait seurte as justices del pees en le counte dessex destre al pees et destre obedient a la ley. |
| Text (English translation) | To the Council of our Lord the King it is shown by his poor lieges Robert Piers, John Somenor, William Chamberleyn, John Gernoun, John Langham, John Webbe, Robert Waleys and Godfrey Panyman that whereas one Thomas Hardyng has made malicious and untrue suggestions against them to the Council of our Lord the King and had purchased commissions to arrest their bodies from Chancery and whereas it is given explicitly by statute that nobody shall by arrested by suggestion without due process, therefore they humbly bessech the Council of our Lord the King to send a commission of the most worthy of the country to enquire if they are guilty of these said insinuations or not and to desist from arresting them while this enquiry is undertaken and that the said Robert Piers Johan Somenour and the others should give sureties before the justices of the peace of the county of Essex to be peaceable and to be obedient to the law. |
| General Information | This petition forms part of a small group of documents returned to King's Bench by the Marshalsea of the Household comprising the examinations of John Glasene and Thomas Webbe (source no. 4084 in this database), a list of those compelled to rise in Manningtree (same names as in sourece no. 4084), the present petition, and a series of indictments against Somenour and the others. |
People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29255 | William | Chamberleyn | Male | Petitioner | 4732 | Go to participant page | ||
| 29256 | John | Gernoun | Male | Petitioner | 4732 | Go to participant page | ||
| 29261 | Thomas | Hardyng | Male | Mentioned | 4732 | Go to participant page | ||
| 29257 | John | Langham | Male | Petitioner | 4732 | Go to participant page | ||
| 29260 | Godfrey | Panyman | Male | Petitioner | 4732 | Go to participant page | ||
| 29253 | Robert | Piers | Male | Petitioner | 4732 | Go to participant page | ||
| 29254 | John | Somenor | Male | Petitioner | 4732 | Go to participant page | ||
| 29259 | Robert | Waleys | Male | Petitioner | 4732 | Go to participant page | ||
| 29258 | John | Webbe | Male | Petitioner | 4732 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4732 | Petition against commissions purchased by Thomas Harding | Robert Piers, John Somenour and others protest against allegations made by Thomas Harding that they were rebels | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Chamberleyn ( 29255 ) | Petition against commissions purchased by Thomas Harding (4732) | Petitioner | |
| John Gernoun ( 29256 ) | Petition against commissions purchased by Thomas Harding (4732) | Petitioner | |
| Thomas Hardyng ( 29261 ) | Petition against commissions purchased by Thomas Harding (4732) | Mentioned | |
| John Langham ( 29257 ) | Petition against commissions purchased by Thomas Harding (4732) | Petitioner | |
| Godfrey Panyman ( 29260 ) | Petition against commissions purchased by Thomas Harding (4732) | Petitioner | |
| Robert Piers ( 29253 ) | Petition against commissions purchased by Thomas Harding (4732) | Petitioner | |
| John Somenor ( 29254 ) | Petition against commissions purchased by Thomas Harding (4732) | Petitioner | |
| Robert Waleys ( 29259 ) | Petition against commissions purchased by Thomas Harding (4732) | Petitioner | |
| John Webbe ( 29258 ) | Petition against commissions purchased by Thomas Harding (4732) | Petitioner |
