The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | John |
| Last name | Bret |
| Gender | Male |
| Domicile | Havering-atte-Bower,Liberty of Havering,Essex |
| Source | TNA CP 40/489 m. 491d |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2503 | Attack on property of Sir John de Gildesburgh at Wennington and High Easter, Essex | Property of Sir John de Gildesburgh at Wennington and High Easter attacked. Charters, deeds, court rolls and other muniments burnt, his servants assaulted and goods worth £40 taken. | Wennington,Chafford Hundred,Essex; High Easter,Essex | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 2504 | Attack on the manors of Sir John de Gildesburgh at Wennington and High Easter, Essex | Manors of Sir John de Gildesburgh at Wennington and High Easter attacked. Documents burnt and goods worth £40 carried away. Death threats against Gildesburgh's men and servants so that they refused to work the land. | Wennington,Chafford Hundred,Essex; High Easter,Essex | Accused | View Incident page |
Biographical Information
| Date | Location | Info | Source | Comment | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/1384 | Havering-atte-Bower,Liberty of Havering,Essex | Order to distrain John Bret junior and his wife Alice, defendants, in a plea of debt against John Barun(?), clerk, plaintiff. [Superscript above Bret: 'essoin']. | ERO, D/DU 102/2 | It is not clear if John Bret junior is identical with John Bret, the rebel. He might have been his son. | |
| 12/06/1386 | Havering-atte-Bower,Liberty of Havering,Essex | John Bret, senior, and John Bret, junior are in a long list of customary tenants (i.e. they owe suit of court) who make default (not attend court without being excused). | ERO, T/P 145/6 |
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Relationships
None foundOther Cases of the Same Person
| Duplicate person | Comments |
|---|---|
| John Bret ( 5756 ) |
