The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA JUST 1/400 m. 12 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Kent |
| Published source (may be more than one) | W.E. Flaherty, 'The Great Rebellion in Kent of 1381. Illustrated from the Public Records', Archaeologia Cantiana, 3 (1860), pp. 82-3 |
| Text (English translation) | 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. They 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 Wilyminton. Also, they say that the said Thomas, on the same day, rose and drew a certain knife, and made an assault on John ate Wode , in presence of the constable of that hundred. Also, they say that John Henwode, Thomas Steyhame, constable of the hundred of Longbridge, John Juyke, Thomas Heldeman, John Smyth, piper, Stephen Repton, Stephen Poynont, unjustly, and against the peace of our Lord the King, made insurrection and came to the muniment-room of John Colbrand, with other malefactors, on Tuesday on the feast of St. Barnabas, in the foresaid year (11th June, 1381), and feloniously broke into the said muniment-room [columbare] and plundered it, and burnt his books and muniments at Wye, and assaulted and beat Joan, the wife of the said John Colbrand, so that her life was despaired of, to the damage of one hundred shillings. Also, they say that certain Henry Atdenne, Thomas Atdenne, and John Beufrer, together with a mob of people who made insurrection with them in the aforesaid form, with force and arms, on Thursday next after the feast of Corpus Christi in the foresaid year (20th June, 1381), feloniously stole 28 oxen, cows, and steers [boviculos], two pieces of silver, one silver cover [coperturum?], and other jewels of Simon de Earde, and Joan, widow of John Atdenne, found at the house of the said Simon, at Wye, to the value of twenty pounds. Custos of the foresaid hundred, Simon de Earde, sworn. John de Combe, sworn. Constables [de novo] newly appointed, Richard Idenne, John Parker. |
| General Information | Simon de Earde - victim of 2568 same as juror? |
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People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5962 | Henry | Atdenne | Male | 2568 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5966 | Joan | Atdenne | Female | 2568 | Go to participant page | |||
| 11477 | John | Atdenne | Male | 2568 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5963 | Thomas | Atdenne | Male | 2568 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5945 | Roger | Baker | Male | 2564 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5946 | John | Bergheman | Male | 2564 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5964 | John | Beufrer | Male | 2568 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5949 | Thomas | Bulloc | Male | 2566,2564 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5950 | Robert | Cademan | Male | 2564 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5947 | John | Chelvertone | Male | 2564 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5961 | Joan | Colbrand | Female | 2567 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5960 | John | Colbrand | Male | 2567 | Go to participant page | |||
| 6065 | John | de Combe | Male | Keeper | Go to participant page | |||
| 5965 | Simon | de Earde | Male | Keeper | 2568 | Go to participant page | ||
| 5948 | Robert | Foxtegh | Male | 2564 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5951 | John | Gerkyn | Male | 2565 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5956 | Thomas | Heldeman | Male | 2567 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5953 | John | Henwode | Male | 2567 | Go to participant page | |||
| 6066 | Richard | Idenne | Male | Constable | Go to participant page | |||
| 5955 | John | Juyke | Male | 2567 | Go to participant page | |||
| 6062 | John | Laycestre | Male | Wye,Wye Hundred,Kent | 2564 | Go to participant page | ||
| 6067 | John | Parker | Male | Constable | Go to participant page | |||
| 5959 | Stephen | Poynont | Male | 2567 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5958 | Stephen | Repton | Male | 2567 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5957 | John | Smyth | Male | Piper | 2567 | Go to participant page | ||
| 5954 | Thomas | Steyhame | Male | Constable | Longbridge,Willesborough,Chart and Longbridge Hundred,Kent | 2567 | Go to participant page | |
| 6063 | Bertram | de Wilmyntone | Male | 2564,2565 | Go to participant page | |||
| 5952 | John | ate Wode | Male | 2566 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2566 | Assault on John ate Wode | Also, [the jurors] say that the said Thomas, on the same day, rose and drew a certain knife, and made an assault on John ate Wode, in presence of the constable of that hundred. | Trespass to person: assault | Go to incidents page |
| 2567 | Attack on house of John Colbrand | Also, [the jurors] say that John Henwode, Thomas Steyhame, constable of the hundred of Longbridge, John Juyke, Thomas Heldeman, John Smyth, piper, Stephen Repton, Stephen Poynont, unjustly, and against the peace of our Lord the King, made insurrection and came to the muniment-room of John Colbrand, with other malefactors, on Tuesday on the feast of St. Barnabas, in the foresaid year (11th June, 1381), and feloniously broke into the said muniment-room [columbare] and plundered it, and burnt his books and muniments at Wye, and assaulted and beat Joan, the wife of the said John Colbrand, so that her life was despaired of, to the damage of one hundred shillings. | Trespass to chattels: removal of goods,Trespass to person: assault,Trespass to person: battery,Arson: burning of documents,Trespass to chattels: destruction of documents,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses | Go to incidents 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. | Trespass to chattels: removal of goods,Warlike array and insurrection,Arson: burning of documents,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses | Go to incidents 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. | Raising the commons: proclamations | Go to incidents page |
| 2568 | Theft from house of Simon de Earde | Also, [the jurors] say that certain Henry Atdenne, Thomas Atdenne, and John Beufrer, together with a mob of people who made insurrection with them in the aforesaid form, with force and arms, on Thursday next after the feast of Corpus Christi in the foresaid year (20th June, 1381), feloniously stole xxviii oxen, cows, and steers [boviculos], two pieces of silver, one silver cover [coperturum?], and other jewels of Simon de Earde, and Joan, widow of John Atdenne, found at the house of the said Simon, at Wye, to the value of twenty pounds. | Larceny: theft of goods,Warlike array and insurrection | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Bulloc ( 5949 ) | Assault on John ate Wode (2566) | Accused | |
| John ate Wode ( 5952 ) | Assault on John ate Wode (2566) | Victim | |
| Joan Colbrand ( 5961 ) | Attack on house of John Colbrand (2567) | Victim | |
| John Colbrand ( 5960 ) | Attack on house of John Colbrand (2567) | Victim | |
| Thomas Heldeman ( 5956 ) | Attack on house of John Colbrand (2567) | Accused | |
| John Henwode ( 5953 ) | Attack on house of John Colbrand (2567) | Accused | |
| John Juyke ( 5955 ) | Attack on house of John Colbrand (2567) | Accused | |
| Stephen Poynont ( 5959 ) | Attack on house of John Colbrand (2567) | Accused | |
| Stephen Repton ( 5958 ) | Attack on house of John Colbrand (2567) | Accused | |
| John Smyth ( 5957 ) | Attack on house of John Colbrand (2567) | Accused | |
| Thomas Steyhame ( 5954 ) | Attack on house of John Colbrand (2567) | Accused | |
| Roger Baker ( 5945 ) | Attack on house of John Laycestre (2564) | Accused | |
| John Bergheman ( 5946 ) | Attack on house of John Laycestre (2564) | Accused | |
| Thomas Bulloc ( 5949 ) | Attack on house of John Laycestre (2564) | Accused | |
| Robert Cademan ( 5950 ) | Attack on house of John Laycestre (2564) | Accused | |
| John Chelvertone ( 5947 ) | Attack on house of John Laycestre (2564) | Accused | |
| Robert Foxtegh ( 5948 ) | Attack on house of John Laycestre (2564) | Accused | |
| John Laycestre ( 6062 ) | Attack on house of John Laycestre (2564) | Victim | |
| Bertram de Wilmyntone ( 6063 ) | Attack on house of John Laycestre (2564) | Accused | |
| John Gerkyn ( 5951 ) | John Gerkyn's proclamation (2565) | Accused | |
| Bertram de Wilmyntone ( 6063 ) | John Gerkyn's proclamation (2565) | Accused | |
| Henry Atdenne ( 5962 ) | Theft from house of Simon de Earde (2568) | Accused | |
| Joan Atdenne ( 5966 ) | Theft from house of Simon de Earde (2568) | Victim | |
| John Atdenne ( 11477 ) | Theft from house of Simon de Earde (2568) | Mentioned | |
| Thomas Atdenne ( 5963 ) | Theft from house of Simon de Earde (2568) | Accused | |
| John Beufrer ( 5964 ) | Theft from house of Simon de Earde (2568) | Accused | |
| Simon de Earde ( 5965 ) | Theft from house of Simon de Earde (2568) | Victim |
