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Incident

Id4237
Short DescriptionRoger atte Wode burns the Savoy and steals £1000
DetailsRoger atte Wode of the county of Kent and others came in a great company of wrongdoers, insurgents of Kent, as the principal actor and leader, on Thursday 13 June 1381, at the Savoy in the county of Middlesex, and burnt down the said manor as an enemy of the king, and took a certain chest, in which there were £1,000 of sterling, of John, duke of Lancaster, and more there, and placed and carried away the said chest in a certain small ship upon the Thames, and brought it as far as Southwark, and there divided the said gold between themselves. Roger produces a pardon and goes free.
Date of incident (or "date from" if range)13/06/1381
LocationSavoy Palace,Middlesex;Southwark,Surrey
TypeArson: burning of houses,Larceny: theft of money
SourceTNA KB 27/487 rex m. 19d

Victims

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JohnGauntVictimTNA KB 27/487 rex m. 19d View participant page

Accused

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RogerWodeAccusedTNA KB 27/487 rex m. 19d View participant page

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