The People of 1381
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Participant
| Last name | Sadeler |
| Gender | Male |
| Domicile | King's Lynn,Norfolk |
| Source | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 73 |
| Comments | Space left for first name. Described as 'dwelling in 'le Cokerowe' next to 'Bokenhames place'. |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
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| 3267 | Rebellion of John Spanye and others of King's Lynn - various men abducted | Inquisition held at Walsingham before William de Elmham and his associate king's justices, in order to keep the peace etc., by oath of Alexander Godwyne and his associate jurors , who say upon their oath that John Spanye of Norfolk Street, King's Lynn , shoemaker, Thomas son of Thomas Paynot of the same, Thomas Colyn of the same, tailor, a certain John Whetewonge of the same, webber , Henry Cornish of the same, glover, Walter Prat of the same, glover, a certain [space] Pynchebeke of the same, tailor, a certain [space] Sadelere of the same, dwelling in 'le Cokerowe' next to 'Bokenhames place' , and a certain John Snaylewelle of the same, taking part in the last uprising along with John Bokelerpleyer of the same, they rose up with others unknown and congregated together and came to Wolferton on Monday 17th June with force and arms and against the king's peace, and seized John Sibilye by the body (i.e. personally) and led him up to King's Lynn as if he was a traitor to be beheaded, and by the grace of God he escaped unharmed, and after they returned to King's Lynn the king's peace was proclaimed on Tuesday 18th June 1381. And notwithstanding this proclamation immediately afterwards the aforesaid John Spanye and the aforesaid others on the same Tuesday seized Richard de Walton as if he was a traitor and led him to be beheaded, which he escaped uninjured through the great supplication of good men, and forthwith they killed a certain Haukyn Flemmyng on the order of the said John Spanye, and made at that time a common proclamation that all men will make themselves ready for riding on the day after on Wednesday 19th June 1381, by order of which proclamation the said John Spanye and his other associates named above came to Snettisham on the same Wednesday in order to capture Simon Wylymot as if he were a traitor, falsely and wrongfully, and proceeded up to East Rudham to capture Nicholas Maupas, and from there up to Coxford and seized Simon de Snytirton and threatened to behead him unless he made a fine with them of 40 s. 8 d., and from there they advanced up to Barwick, and there dispossessed Nicholas Maupas of his free tenement and placed a certain [John] Coventre, bowyer, in seisin. And afterwards on Saturday 22nd June 1381 John Spanye and his other associates named above ambushed Edmund de Reynham, knight, in a wood at Castle Rising and threatened him unless he made a fine with John Spanye of 40 s. which he paid with 14 quarters of wheat. And that the same John Spanye and his other associates named above were common leaders and plunderers in the country against the crown of the lord king. | Wolferton,Norfolk; Snettisham,Norfolk; Little Barwick,Norfolk; King's Lynn,Norfolk; East Rudham,Norfolk; Coxford,Norfolk; Castle Rising,Norfolk | Accused | View Incident page |
