The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | William |
| Last name | Gore |
| Gender | Male |
| Source | TNA JUST 1/103 m. 6 |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3568 | William Gore and John Clerk pull down and plunder the houses of Thomas de Swaffham | And that William Gore and John Clerk of West Wratting on Saturday 15th June 1381 feloniously pulled down the houses of Thomas de Swaffham at Burwell, and stole goods and chattels worth 40 s. | Burwell,Cambridgeshire | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 3626 | William Bokenham and others put in exigent | Also the same sheriff returned at the aforesaid term that William Bokenham, John son of Richard atte Hache, cutler, William Gore, John Clerk of West Wratting, William Smyth of [Great or Little Bradley, Suffolk], John Everard and Thomas Torneye named in the writ of exigent were summoned five times at the session held at Cambridge on Thursday 2nd January 1382, and did not appear. And on the fourth occasion they were summoned and did not appear, therefore it is the judgement of the crown and their decision that they should be outlawed. Thus it is ordered to the escheator, namely Ralph atte Wyk, that he should diligently inquire into their lands, tenements, goods and chattels, and make execution on behalf of the king. | Cambridgeshire | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 4034 | William Gore committed several robberies and extortions during and since the insurrection. | William Gore committed several robberies and extortions during and since the insurrection over the course of two years in Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. He also tried to restart the rising and told his neighbours about the new insurrection in Norfolk. | Royston,Cambridgeshire; West Wratting,Cambridgeshire; Streetly End,Cambridgeshire; Great Wratting,Suffolk; Clavering,Essex; Saffron Walden,Essex; West Wickham,Cambridgeshire | Accused | View Incident page |
Biographical Information
| Date | Location | Info | Source | Comment | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/05/1381 | Cambridge,Cambridgeshire | Cambridgeshire: The jurors of diverse hundreds of the aforesaid county at another time, namely in the term of Holy Trinity in the sixth year of the reign of the now king, before the lord king at Cambridge presented that William Gore, approver, was taken and detained in the gaol of the lord king of the castle of Cambridge and was a layman at the time of the taking of his body, and now by the assent and licence of John Darcy, jailer and doorkeeper there, he has been educated and instructed in literacy by John, vicar of the church of The Round Church in the town of Cambridge, on diverse occasions, viz from the feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist in the seventh year of the reign of King Richard II after the conquest until the present day. By which the sheriff was ordered that he does not omit, etc, from taking the aforesaid John Darcy, if, etc. And now, namely on Friday next after the octave of St Michael in this same term before the lord king at Westminster there came the aforesaid John Darcy and he handed himself over to the prison of the marshal of the lord king by the aforesaid occasion, who is committed to the marshal. And immediately having been brought by the marshal, he came and spoke as to how he wishes to acquit himself of the aforesaid felony. He says that he is not in any way guilty thereof, and as to this he puts himself upon the country. Therefore there came the jury thereupon before the lord king in the octave of St Hilary, wherever, etc, and who, etc, to give judgment, etc. And upon this there came Roger Brusle, William Thornton, John Smyth and John Hunne, and they mainprised for the aforesaid John Darcy, to have his body before the lord king at the aforesaid term, etc, and so from day to day until, etc. Afterwards the process thereof had been continued against the aforesaid John by the juries being placed in respite before the lord king until the octave of Holy Trinity then next following. At which day before the lord king at Westminster there came the aforesaid John Darcy by the aforesaid mainprise. And the sheriff returned the names of the jurors, none of whom, etc. Therefore the aforesaid jury is placed in respite before the lord king by virtue of a writ of the same king, directed to the justices here about the aforesaid jury, to be taken by writ of nisi prius, until 15 days from the day of St Michael, wherever, etc. Unless the beloved and faithful of the lord king John Holt, one of the justices of the same king of Common Bench, first of all on Monday next after the feast of St Margaret the virgin comes at Cambridge, for lack of jurors, who none, etc. Therefore the sheriff is to have the bodies of all the jurors before the lord king at the aforesaid term, etc, or before the aforesaid justices at the aforesaid day and place, etc. And in the meantime the aforesaid John Darcy is dismissed by mainprise, which previously, etc. At which day before the lord king at Westminster there came the aforesaid John Darcy by the aforesaid mainprise. And the aforesaid John Holt, before whom, etc, he sent the record of the verdict of the aforesaid jury, had before him, in these words: Afterwards on the day and place, within contained, before John Holt, one of the justices of the lord king of Common Bench, having associated to himself William Thyrnyng by form of the statute, etc, there came John Darcy, jailer and doorkeeper of the castle of Cambridge, within-named, in his own proper person, and similarly the jurors came, who, having been elected, tried and sworn to speak the truth about the matters, contained within, say upon their oath that the aforesaid John is in no way guilty of the felony, whereof mention is made within, nor that William Gore, within named, ever by the assent or licence of the same John was educated or instructed in literacy by the aforesaid John, vicar of the church of The Round Church in the town of Cambridge, nor by anyone else, nor did the same Darcy ever withdrew himself by the aforesaid occasions. Therefore it is considered that the aforesaid Darcy should go thereupon quit, etc. | KB 27/490 rex m. 1d |
Relationships
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| Duplicate person | Comments |
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| William Gore ( 22376 ) | |
| William Gore ( 16872 ) |
