The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | Bertram |
| Last name | Wylmynton |
| Gender | Male |
| Source | TNA CP 40/491 m. 593d |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2563 | Attack on house of John Laycestre | The Jurors of Wye say, that William Cook, of Boughton Aluph, on Wednesday after the feast of St. Barnabas the Apostle (12th June, 1381), in the fourth year of the King that now is, by precept of Bertram de Wylmynton, came and made insurrection, with other malefactors, at Wye, and broke into the house of John Laycestre, and plundered it, and committed against him other enormities, against the peace of Lord the King and to the injury of his Crown, to the damage of forty pence. | Wye,Wye Hundred,Kent | Mentioned | View Incident page | ||
| 2564 | Attack on house of John Laycestre | The Jurors to inquire concerning the malefactors who rose against our Lord the King, and his people, from the Sunday next before the feast of St. Barnabas, in the fourth year of the reign of King Richard the Second, continuing at intervals until Monday next after the feast of the Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul, in the foresaid year (from 9th June till 1st July, 1381), to the injury of the Crown of our Lord the King and the grievous damage of his foresaid people, say, that Bertram de Wilmyntone, Esq., Roger Baker, John Bergheman, John Chelvertone, Robert Foxtegh, Thomas Bulloc, and Robert Cademan, of their own will, on Wednesday next after the feast of St. Barnabas (12th June, 1381), in the foresaid year, made insurrection and came to Wye, and feloniously broke into the house of John Laycestre, and plundered it, and burnt his muniments, against the peace of the King that now is and to the injury of his Grown, and to the damage of ten marks to the foresaid John Laycestre. | Wye,Wye Hundred,Kent | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 2565 | John Gerkyn's proclamation | [The jurors] also say, that one John Gerkyn, on Thursday in the feast of Corpus Christi (13th June, 1381), rose and made proclamation, that all of the foresaid hundred should assemble, and prepare themselves with divers arms, etc., whereby a multitude of the people assembled, and did no harm by that proclamation. But they say that that proclamation was made by precept of Bertram de Wylminton. | Kent | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 2810 | Thomas Kempe v Bertram Wylmyngton | Kent - Thomas Kempe by his attorney appears against Bertram Wylmynton on a plea that with force and arms he broke the close and houses of the said Thomas at Wye and took and burnt charters, writings, rolls and other muniments. Sheriff had been ordered to distrain him and he had been distrained by chattels worth 2s. and mainprised by John Mot John Scot William Well and John Wace, who are in mercy - order to distrain repeated as before, to be in CP in octave of Hilary. | Wye,Wye Hundred,Kent | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 2811 | Thomas Kempe v Bertram Wylmyngton, further process | Kent - Thomas Kempe by Thomas Semelegh his attorney appears against Bertram Wylmyngton on a plea that with force and arms he broke the close and houses of the said Thomas at Wye and took and burnt charters, writings, rolls and other muniments. Sheriff had been ordered to attach him and returns that he was attached by John Colbrand and John Sandre, who are in mercy - sheriff to distrain him to be in CP in octave of S. Martin. | Wye,Wye Hundred,Kent | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 2812 | Thomas Kempe v Bertram Wylmyngton, further process | Kent - Bertram Wylmynton attached to answer Thomas Kempe. The same Thomas complains by Richard Skyppe his attorney that the aforesaid Bertram on 14 June 1381 with force and arms, namely swords, bows, arrows and knives, broke the close and houses of the said Thomas at Wye and took and burnt charters and writings relating to Thomas's free tenements in Wye and other court rolls and muniments, and did other injuries to the damage of £20. Said Bertram comes by William Bertyn his attorney and pleads not guilty - both parties on country - jurors to come in quindene of Trinity - process continues trying to summon jurors until quindene of Hilary 8 Richard II (1385) - on this day Thomas comes himself but Bertram does not come - jurors verdict taken in his absence - they say that Bertram is not guilty concerning the breach of Thomas' close and houses, but is guilty of the rest, with damage assessed at 100s - Thomas to recoup the said damages from Bertram and Bertram to be arrested - Thomas in mercy for false claim concerning the remainder of the trespass of which Bertram is acquitted. | Wye,Wye Hundred,Kent | Accused | Said Bertram comes by William Bertyn his attorney and pleads not guilty - both parties on country - jurors to come in quindene of Trinity - process continues trying to summon jurors until quindene of Hilary 8 Richard II (1385) - on this day Thomas comes himself but Bertram does not come - jurors verdict taken in his absence - they say that Bertram is not guilty concerning the breach of Thomas' close and houses, but is guilty of the rest, with damage assessed at 100s - Thomas to recoup the said damages from Bertram and Bertram to be arrested - Thomas in mercy for false claim concerning the remainder of the trespass of which Bertram is acquitted. | View Incident page | |
| 3496 | Pardon for the rebels | Pardon for the rebels, granted under the terms sanctioned by parliament in November 1381 | Pardoned | View Incident page |
