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First name	William
Last name prefix	atte
Last name	Appelton
Gender	Male
Domicile	Colchester,Essex
Source	ERO D/B 5/Cr21 m. 2

Incidents

ID	Summary	Description	Location	Role	Charges	Comments on role	View incident
4139	Attack on the Moot Hall, Colchester; threat to burn the borough rolls and muniments.	Attack on the Moot Hall, Colchester by William atte Appleton and others; threat to burn the borough rolls and muniments which led to the suspension of the courts for 5 weeks.	Colchester,Essex	Accused			View Incident page
4190	Attack on the Moot Hall, Colchester; borough rolls and muniments taken away.	Attack on the Moot Hall, Colchester by William atte Appleton and others; borough rolls and muniments taken away preventing court sessions for 5 weeks.	Colchester,Essex	Accused			View Incident page

Biographical Information

Date	Location	Info	Source	Comment
04/10/1372	Colchester,Essex	William of Apeltone admitted as burgess. He pays a fee, takes the oath and finds 4 sureties (Henry Barbour, John Barbour, William Deyer, John Castelayn).	Calendar of the Court Rolls of Colchester, iii, 4
25/06/1380	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton attached to reply to John Boyn, claiming 3s 1d for goods sold, denies charge; enquiry ordered.	Calendar of the Court Rolls of Colchester, iv, 34
11/10/1381 to 18/11/1381	Colchester,Essex	Gilbert Burgeys, plaintiff, against William atte Apelton, in a plea of unjust detention. - William is attached to reply to Gilbert for unjust detention of a cow, which is said to have strayed from the common pasture to that of the said William, near Kyngesmedewe, owing to the bad repair of fences, contradicts the same, etc. - An enquiry by Thomas Thecchere and co-jurors found William guilty.	Calendar of the Court Rolls of Colchester, iv, 54, 55 (image), 60
14/10/1381 to 22/11/1381	Colchester,Essex	William atte Apelton, plaintiff, against Gilbert Goberowe, in a plea of trespass. - Gilbert Goberowe, attached to reply to William de Apelton, trespass, on charge that the latter delivered him 30 pieces of woollen thread from which he abstracted 3 lb. of wool price 18d., etc. denies the charge, will prove etc. - Enquiry on 22 Nov 1381 by Robert Belamy and co-jurors between William atte Apelton and Gilbert Goberowe, find the latter not guilty, and the said William is in mercy for his unjust complaint.	Image: ERO, D/P 5 Cr21 m. 4; Calendar of the Court Rolls of Colchester, iv, 55, 56, 61
18/10/1381	Colchester,Essex	Because the jurors did not come in the investigation between the bailiffs and William atte Appelton they are ordered to appear on Wednesday coming; mainperners John Waltham and John Taselere.	ERO, D/B 5 Cr21 m. 4
18/11/1381	Colchester,Essex	An investigation in a trespass case between Gilbert Burgeys and William Appleton by Thomas Thecchere and his associated jurors found William guilty; damages worth 16d	ERO, D/B 5 Cr21 m. 6d
02/12/1381	Colchester,Essex	William atte Apelton, defendant, does not appear in a case of debt against Richard Selvestre.	ERO, D/B 5 Cr21 m. 9
09/12/1381	Colchester,Essex	William atte Appeleton replys to Richard Selvestre in a plea that William owes Richard 9 s 10d for green and white cloths ('pannus viridis et pannus albus') which William allegedly bought from Richard in the market on Monday before Whitsun 4 Richard II (27 May 1381). William denies liability and puts himself on the country.	ERO, D/B 5 Cr21 m. 10
09/12/1381	Colchester,Essex	William atte Appelton, attached to reply to Adam Waryn, who claims 40s debt, saying that he leased to William a piece of meadow called 'Plantyngesmad', for 3 years, for a sum of 26s 8d for the whole term, which William had failed to pay most of the sum. Adam claims 20s damage. William denies liability and will prove, etc. Enquiry ordered.	ERO, D/B 5 Cr21 m. 10	cf. Calendar of the Court Rolls of Colchester, iv, 64
23/12/1381 to 13/01/1382	Colchester,Essex	Peter Heyward, plaintiff, against William de Appleton in a trespass plea. - An inquiry finds William guilty.	Calendar of the Court Rolls of Colchester, iv, 66, 69
13/01/1382	Colchester,Essex	An investigation between Adam Waryn and William Appleton by John Sadeler and his associated jurors find William guilty and award 12d damages.	ERO, D/B 5 Cr21 m. 14
13/01/1382	Colchester,Essex	William atte Appelton acknowledges a bond to John Bishop, cordwainer, and John Fulham, butcher, in £4.	Calendar of the Court Rolls of Colchester, iv, 69
30/06/1382	Colchester,Essex	Order to distrain William Appleton because he did not come and answer John Nevard in a lawsuit.	Calendar of the Court Rolls of Colchester, iv, 106
19/01/1383 to 13/04/1383		William atte Appelton's wife (not named) fined with numerous other people for selling beer contrary to the assize.	Calendar of the Court Rolls of Colchester, iv, 150, 165
27/02/1383	Colchester,Essex	Walter atte Denne, plaintiff, against William de Appelton, in a plea of detention of goods.	Calendar of the Court Rolls of Colchester, iv, 157
20/04/1383	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton attached to reply to Walter atte Donne, on a charge of detention of chattel, namely, blanket which Walter delivered to him to be fulled, denies the charge, states he never received the blanket, and is ready to prove. - He also receives licence to agree with John Bisshop. - On the same day he acknowledges that he ows John Bisshop 39s, to be paid at Michaelmas next.	Calendar of the Court Rolls of Colchester, iv, 170
15/06/1383	Colchester,Essex	Recital of deeds whereby William Appelton and Alice, his wife, mortgage to Thomas Cogger the reversion of two houses which Henry Barbour bequeathed to his widow for life, with remainder to the said Alice, his daughter. Witness, Simon Fordham and John Cristion, bailiffs, Thomas Fraunceys, Alexander Cogger, Henry Bosse, Stephen Baroun and William Penne. Dated, Saturday and Wednesday after the feast of St Barnabas, 6 Richard II (13 and 17 June).	Calendar of the Court Rolls of Colchester, iv, 180
15/06/1383	Colchester,Essex	Enquiry by Walter Taselere and fellow jurors between Walter atte Donne and William Appelton finds latter guilty.	Calendar of the Court Rolls of Colchester, iv, 179
23/10/1385	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton attached to reply to William Wytham who claims 12s 6d for hire of a pasture in Kyngesmede in Estward called Les Pettes for 10s and for another pasture in John Sexteyn's field for 2s 6d; Appelton denies liability in both charges. - Inquiry ordered.	ERO, C* Box 5
07/12/1385	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton, defendant, against Thomas Thornham, prior of Holy Trinity, Ipswich, plaintiff, in a case of debt.	ERO, C8 Box 5
11/12/1385	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton comes and acknowledges debt of 2s 6d to William Wytham.	ERO, C8 Box 5
15/01/1386	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton one of the jurors of Colchester 'hundred' (borough) court.	ERO, C8 Box 5	Colchester borough court was also called a hundred court because Colchester was a hundred in itself [VCH Essex, vol. ix, p. 55].
19/02/1386	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton attached to reply to Thomas Thornham, prior of Holy Trinity, Ipswich in case of debt; the latter claims 100s.	ERO, C8 Box 5
05/03/1386	Colchester,Essex	William Appleton pays fine for licence to agree with the prior of Holy Trinity, Ipswich in a case of debt.	ERO, C8 Box 5
07/05/1386	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton one of the jurors of Colchester 'hundred' court (i.e., borough court)	ERO, C8 Box 5	Hereafter William Appelton disappears from the borough courts. In the next list of jurors, from 30 September 1387, his name is missing [cf. ERO, C8 Box 6].
13/01/1388	Colchester,Essex	William atte Appelton's wife (not named) fined with numerous others for brewing offences.	ERO, C8 Box 6
02/02/1388	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton attached to reply to Agnes Gille who claims that she sold William 6s worth of barley malt and 3s for piglets. William disputes claim.	ERO, C8 Box 6
23/03/1388	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton attached to reply to John Cannon, woolmonger, in respect of 60s.	ERO, C8 Box 6
20/04/1388	Colchester,Essex	William atte Appelton's wife (not named) fined with numerous others for brewing offences.	ERO, C8 Box 6
25/05/1388	Colchester,Essex	John Cannon fined for not coming to court to prosecute William Appelton.	ERO, C8 Box 6
13/11/1391	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton and his wife Joan defendants against Robert Aubre; the latter claims 3s for the sale of barley malt.	ERO, C8 Box 6
22/11/1391	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton defendant in a debt case against Robert Cuttesone.	ERO, C8 Box 6
27/11/1391	Colchester,Essex	Robert Cuttesone fined for not coming to prosecute William Appelton.	ERO, C8 Box 6
27/11/1391	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton acknowledges debt of 3s to Robert Aubre.	ERO, C8 Box 6
10/01/1392	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton, defendant, in a debt case.	ERO, C8 Box 6
30/01/1392	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton, John London, Thomas Wayn and Thomas Lyoun come and acknowledge a debt of 24s to Robert le Wryght.	ERO, C8 Box 6
19/02/1392	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton fined 3d because he, together with 6 others, did not come when summoned in an inquest.	ERO, C8 Box 6
15/03/1392	Colchester,Essex	William Morton, plaintiff, against William Appelton in a case of debt.	ERO, C8 Box 6
10/04/1392	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton attached to reply to William Morton who claims 7s 4d for two barrels of beer sold to William for 13s 4d of which 5s have been paid; William denies the debt; inquiry ordered.	ERO, C8 Box 6
29/04/1392	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton attached to reply to William Rakesden who claims 7s owed to him for a piece of pasture ('herbagium') in 'Kyngesmead' in East ward leased to William Appelton. The latter comes and offers 3s 10d which William Rakesden may receive; Appelton disputes the remaining 3s 10d.	ERO, C8 Box 6
06/05/1392	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton one of the jurors at the 'lawhundred'.	ERO, C8 Box 6
24/07/1392	Colchester,Essex	John Persoun of Brockford (Suff), plaintiff, in a case of debt against William Appelton.	ERO, C8 Box 6
05/08/1392	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton attached to reply to John Persoun of Brockford (Suff) claiming 45s. Appelton denies liability.	ERO, C8 Box 6
26/08/1392	Colchester,Essex	William Appelton acknowledges the debt of 45s to John Persoun.	ERO, C8 Box 6

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