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Participant

First nameThomas
Last nameLitstere
GenderMale
DomicileEly,Cambridgeshire
SourceTNA JUST 1/103 m. 10

Incidents

IDSummaryDescriptionLocationRoleChargesComments on roleView incident
3556John Noreys, Thomas Litster and John his son commit wrongs at the tenement of Roger Harlaston[The jurors] also say that John Noreys, wright, Thomas Litster and John his son were wrongdoers at Cambridge at the tenement of Roger Harlaston on the aforesaid Sunday. Cambridge,CambridgeshireAccusedView Incident page
3640Richard de Leycestre orders others to come with him to the monastery of Ely[The jurors] also say that the same Richard [de Leycestre] on the Sunday following commanded John Shethere of Ely, Elias Glovere, John Dassh, skinner, John Tylneye, wright, and John Redere of Ely, Thomas Litstere of Ely, Richard Swonn of Ely and John Milnere of Ely and many others of the commons there assembled, that they should go with him to the monastery of Ely to stand with him, while he, in the pulpit of the same monastery, should declare to them and all others the matters to be performed on behalf of King Richard and the commons against traitors and other disloyal men, and this under pain of the burning of their houses and the taking off of their heads; and so the same Richard [de Leycestre] was a notorious leader and assembler feloniously, and committed all the aforesaid acts to the prejudice of the crown of the lord the King. Ely Abbey,Ely,CambridgeshireAccusedView Incident page
3645John Shether and others rise up with Richard Leycester and aid in his crimesAlso John Bakere and his associates say that John Shether, Elias Glovere, John Dashe, skinner, John Tylneye, wright, John Redor, Thomas Litster, Richard Swan and John Milner above named, were principal insurgents with Richard Leycester and John Buk who first rose up and with other felons feloniously broke open the prison of lord Thomas Bishop of Ely and led out the king's prisoners therein, burnt the Bishop's books and likewise were accomplices in the killing of Edmund de Walsingham, justice of the peace, and feloniously killed him. Ely,CambridgeshireAccusedView Incident page

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Relationships

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Thomas Litster ( 16470 )FatherJohn Litster ( 16471 )SonCertain

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