The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | John |
| Last name | Elys |
| Gender | Male |
| Domicile | Horning,Norfolk |
| Source | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 44d |
| Comments | Beheaded |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2688 | Insurrection of Walter Lansle and John Elys; attack on property of Nicholas Heryng, 11 June 1381 | Walter Lansle and John Elys master of a certain balinger [small boat] rose up against the king's peace together with fifteen others whose names are unknown on 11th June 1381 at the manor of Reyham in Sheppey in the hundred of Milton feloniously took 2 cows, 27 sheep, 11 quarters of corn, 492 fleeces, wool and other goods and chattels worth £24 from Nicholas Heryng and feloniously carried them away. | Manor of Reyham,Isle of Sheppey,Milton Hundred,Kent | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 2689 | Break-in at house of Nicholas Heryng, 11 June 1381 | The aforesaid Walter and John and their associates feloniously broke into the house of Nicholas Heryng on the same day and in the same location. | Manor of Reyham,Isle of Sheppey,Milton Hundred,Kent | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 2690 | Extortion of Agnes Mellere by William Ryderwyk and others, 11 June 1381 | William Ryderwyk on the same day went to the house of Agnes Mellere at Minster in Sheppey and menaced her with the aforesaid Walter and John so that the aforesaid William Ryderwyk made an acquittance for 32 s. in which Agnes was named as the debtor. | Minster,Kent | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 2842 | Escheator accounts (Suffolk and Norfolk) | Valuation of goods and chattels, land and tenements of traitors and fugitives. | Suffolk; Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3053 | Adam atte Lath and others burn documents of the Abbey of St Benet's | And that Adam atte Lath, Hervey Coppyng, Thomas Lomb of Neatishead, John Benke, John Elys of Horning, beheaded, John Gegebald of Catfield, John Skondere with several other evildoers came with force and arms and burned all the court and leet rolls of the abbey of St Benet's at Holme against the peace of the lord king and to the grave damage and disinheriting of the said abbey and convent | St Benet's Abbey,Thurne,West Flegg Hundred,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3213 | John Thommesson and John Elys burn documents of St Benet's Abbey | Norfolk. John Thommesson and John Elys of Horning are accused before the aforesaid justices on Tuesday 9th July 1381 by John Mundeford, steward of the Abbot of Hulme, that on Tuesday 18th June 1381 they approached the aforesaid abbey in a warlike manner at the time of the rising with many others unknown, and threatened the Abbot of the aforesaid monastery and the life and limb of those of his convent and manor and to burn the manor of the same monastery unless they gave up to them court rolls, charters and other records pertaining to the said monastery, which the Abbot, for fear of death and the burning of the aforesaid manor, relinquished the aforesaid rolls and muniments to the said John Thommesson and John Elys, and at once on the same Tuesday John Thommesson and John Elys together with others, burnt the rolls, charters and muniments at Horning. And because of this the aforesaid John Thommesson and John Elys were arrested and brought before the justices by the sheriff, and it was asked of them how they wished to acquit themselves of the felonies and treasons aforesaid, whereupon John Thommesson and John Elys admitted before Thomas de Morieux, one of the aforesaid justices, that they had and received the rolls, charters and records aforesaid, and that they burnt them at Horning. Judgement is therefore given that the aforesaid John Thommesson and John Elys should be decapitated and that their heads should be placed upon the pillory and should remain there, under condition that they must not be taken down under pain of losing life and limb (Beheaded; beheaded). | St Benet's Abbey,Thurne,West Flegg Hundred,Norfolk | Accused | Felony | View Incident page |
