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Participant

First nameJohn
Last nameWilliamson
GenderMale
DomicileBeverley,Yorkshire East Riding
SourceTNA C 255/1/3 no. 21
Role in sourceDefendant

Incidents

IDSummaryDescriptionLocationRoleChargesComments on roleView incident
3716Petition from the people of Beverley[The petition is badly stained and difficult to follow].The petitioners request remedy as the rebels have caused raised the commons against the wealthy of the town and assaulted the houses of the great of the town, and taken ransoms. In addition they have taken the common seal and sealed obligations in great sums, and imprisoned Buddeby who had sued a bill against them though he was under the king's protection.Beverley,Yorkshire East RidingAccusedView Incident page
3803Memorandum listing names of those involved in the disturbance in BeverleyMemorandum detailing the process following from the complaints of Adam Coppandale and other burgesses of Beverley of great evils, oppressions and extortions made against them by Geoffrey Bridon and other common men.Beverley,Yorkshire East RidingAccusedView Incident page
3804Memorandum listing names of those involved in the disturbance in BeverleyMemorandum detailing the process following from the complaints of Adam Coppandale and other burgesses of Beverley of great evils, oppressions and extortions made against them by Geoffrey Bridon and other common men.Beverley,Yorkshire East RidingAccusedView Incident page
3917Threats against William Sudhill of BeverleyThreats to life and limb and of the burning of houses made against William Sudhill of BeverleyBeverley,Yorkshire East RidingAccusedView Incident page
4529Commission to take security for good behaviour from burgesses of BeverleyCommission to A., archbishop of York, John, lord of Nevyll, and Roger de Fulthorp, on account of certain dissensions and discords between certain burgesses of the archbishop's town of Beverley, and other men of the town, complained of before the king's council, to take security in 100 marks each for their good behaviour from Geoffrey Brydon and numerous others, with the exception of Adam Coppendale and others for whom security has already been taken in Chancery.Beverley,Yorkshire East RidingAccusedView Incident page
4632Order to Richard Middelton and others to be in ChanceryOrder to Richard Middelton and others to be in Chancery on Thursday after St Peter's Chains to answer touching the matters hereinafter mentioned and others then to be laid before them; as the king is informed that John Rigton, butcher, Walter Walthef and great number of other lieges of the town were by duress compelled for fear of their lives to pay them great sums, which they year withhold in contempt of the king.Beverley,Yorkshire East RidingAccusedView Incident page

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