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Incident


Id	3737
Short Description	Petition from Richard del See accusing Simon Whixley and others of false accusation, imprisonment and taking of bonds
Details	The petitioner complains that Whixley, Agland, Pomifreit, Golding, Cotingham, and the most part of the commons of the city of York, after the rising of the commons of Kent and Essex, accused the petitioner that he was assistant to John de Guisborough in the prosecution made to the king of various insults made to them in the time that he was mayor of the city. By colour of this and without cause or due process of the law, and though the petitioner had letters of protection for the voyage of the king and Thomas de Felton to Gascony, which he showed to Whixley in the city tollbooth, they imprisoned the petitioner on Wednesday 10th April 1381 for ten weeks, along with other worthy men of the city, until they agreed to pay great sums of money, and forced them to make bonds of statute merchant against their will. He asks that these bonds be cancelled, and that he be able to return to the city without fearing for his life.
Date of incident (or "date from" if range)	10/04/1381
Date To ( only when a range)	19/06/1381
Location	York,Yorkshire;Hull,Yorkshire East Riding
Type	Trespass to person: false imprisonment,Trespass to chattels: extortion and forcible fine ,Abuse of legal procedure: false accusation
Source	TNA SC 8/103/5141

Victims

None found

Accused

First Name	Last Name	Role	Comments	Sources	View participant page
William	Agland	Accused		TNA SC 8/103/5141	View participant page
Robert	Ampilford	Accused		TNA SC 8/103/5141	View participant page
John	Benetson	Accused		TNA SC 8/103/5141	View participant page
John	Berden	Accused		TNA SC 8/103/5141	View participant page
John	Cotingham	Accused		TNA SC 8/103/5141	View participant page
Thomas	Felton	Accused		TNA SC 8/103/5141	View participant page
William	Golding	Accused		TNA SC 8/103/5141	View participant page
John	Gunnelay	Accused		TNA SC 8/103/5141	View participant page
William	Pomifreit	Accused		TNA SC 8/103/5141	View participant page
Richard	Santon	Accused		TNA SC 8/103/5141	View participant page
William	Selby	Accused		TNA SC 8/103/5141	View participant page
John	Thornton	Accused		TNA SC 8/103/5141	View participant page
Simon	Whixley	Accused		TNA SC 8/103/5141	View participant page

Other People

First Name	Last Name	Role	Comments	Sources	View participant page
John	Guisborough	Mentioned		TNA SC 8/103/5141	View participant page
Richard	See	Petitioner		TNA SC 8/103/5141	View participant page

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