The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | John |
| Last name | Trunge |
| Gender | Male |
| Source | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 86 |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
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| 3168 | Roger Bakon, Geoffrey Lister et al. attack Great Yarmouth and tear up their charter | Roger Bak[oun], Geoffrey Lister, Thomas Sket, William Kibit, John Trunge, William Belsted and John Keek, leaders of various wrongdoers in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk against the king's peace, rose up [in rebellion] at the said Great Yarmouth with a great company against the said king's peace, and came on Tuesday 18th June 1381 with force and arms and in a warlike manner to Great Yarmouth and made an assault on the said royal town, and they wickedly forced the burgesses of the said town to hand over their royal charter of liberties, the which charter they at once in contempt of the lord king despoiled, cut and tore into two parts, and one part they sent to John Seynsbury, Robert Gernays, John Wraw, chaplain, William Lacy junior, Thomas ate [Tonne], Edmund Hemmyng, William Coupere and many others of Suffolk, and so all and singular aforesaid was done by the abetment, consent and support [of the said John] Seynesbury and Robert Gernays and their aforesaid associates. | Great Yarmouth,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3169 | Roger Bakon, Geoffrey Lister et al. break into Great Yarmouth gaol and behead the prisoners | [The jurors] also say that the said Roger Bakoun, Geoffrey Listere and their aforesaid associates on Wednesday 19th June 1381 feloniously broke open the king's gaol in the said town of Great Yarmouth and dragged out the prisoners and beheaded them. Names of the prisoners beheaded: Coppyn Seel of Zieriksee John Rosendale Copyn Isgange And John Cook of Coventry was feloniously released by the said Roger. | Great Yarmouth,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3170 | Roger Bakon, Geoffrey Lister et al. plunder Hugo Fastolf, William Elys and John de Rollesby | [The jurors] also say that the aforesaid lord Roger Bakoun and Geoffrey Lyster and their aforesaid associates, with many other wrongdoers whose names are unknown, on the Tuesday in the aforesaid year at Great Yarmouth feloniously broke into and entered the houses of Hugo Fastolf and William Elys and there feloniously took and carried away goods and chattels of Hugo Fastolf, William Elys and John de Rollesby, and rolls and customs obligations of the lord king. | Great Yarmouth,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3172 | Roger Bakon, Geoffrey Lister et al. have goods belonging to Hugo Fastolf and William Elys | [The jurors] also say that he aforesaid wrongdoers [ie. Roger Bakon, Geoffrey Lister, Thomas Sket, William Kibit, John Trunge, William Belsted and John Keek] have and feloniously robbed from the houses of Hugo Fastolf goods and chattels worth 200 marks. Also goods belonging to William Elys worth £400. | Great Yarmouth,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page |
