William Plomere breaks the houses of Andrew Tettesworth at St Mary le Strand
Details
William Plomere of Greenwich was attached to respond to Andrew Tettesworth on a plea that with force and arms he broke into the houses of the same Andrew in the parish of St. Mary le Strand, and took and carried away goods and chattels worth £40, and inflicted other injuries, to the great damage of the said Andrew and against the king's peace. And the same Andrew complains by his attorney Thomas Crowe that the aforesaid William on Thursday 13th June 1381 with force and arms, namely a sword, broke into the houses of the same Andrew in the parish of St. Mary le Strand, and took and carried away goods and chattels, namely pans, woollen and linen cloths, vessels of brass, wood and lead, gold and silver rings, maple bowls, silver spoons and other utensils. Thus he says that he suffered damages of £100.
Date of incident (or "date from" if range)
13/06/1381
Location
St Mary-le-Strand,Middlesex
Type
Larceny: theft of goods,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses,Trespass to chattels: removal of goods
