People of 1381 Database

Source


Type	Indictment by jury
Unique Identifying Text	TNA JUST 1/400 m. 17
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. 87-8
Text (English translation)	Kinghamford. Also, they say that Richard de Denne raised insurrection, with others unknown, and made proclamation from vill to vill, viz. on Monday next after the feast of the Holy ... fourth year of the reign of the King that now is, and continued this till Friday next after the feast of Corpus Christi (14th June, 1381), on which day Simon, archbishop of Canterbury, was feloniously killed at London; and they say that the fore said Richard was there present, aiding and abetting in the death of the said Simon. They also say, that the foresaid Richard feloniously killed William Wotton, in the vill of Wootton, viz. on Wednesday next after the feast of Easter, in the fourth year (17th April, 1381). Names of the Chiefs [capital], John Dygge sworn. Sir Nicholas Haute, Kt. Names of the Constables, Thomas Cherreue, John Reynold, John Fox, William Tely . Names of the xii: John Lynche, William atte Broke, Thomas Bakere, Henry Gyles, John Metford, John Turnor, Robert Becounn, William Somer, John Mellere of Barham, John Mellere of Kyngeston, John Coteyre, Thomas ludelay.

ID	First name	Last name	Gender	Domicile	Role in source	Incidents	Go to participant page
6120	Thomas	Bakere	Male		Juror		Go to participant page
6124	Robert	Becounn	Male		Juror		Go to participant page
6119	William	atte Broke	Male		Juror		Go to participant page
6114	Thomas	Cherreue	Male		Constable		Go to participant page
6128	John	Coteyre	Male		Juror		Go to participant page
6110	Richard	de Denne	Male			2599,2600	Go to participant page
6112	John	Dygge	Male		Chief juror		Go to participant page
6116	John	Fox	Male		Constable		Go to participant page
6121	Henry	Gyles	Male		Juror		Go to participant page
6113	Nicholas	Haute	Male		Chief juror		Go to participant page
6129	Thomas	Iudelay	Male		Juror		Go to participant page
6118	John	Lynche	Male		Juror		Go to participant page
6126	John	Mellere	Male	Barham,Kent	Juror		Go to participant page
6127	John	Mellere	Male	Kingston,Kent	Juror		Go to participant page
6122	John	Metford	Male		Juror		Go to participant page
6115	John	Reynold	Male		Constable		Go to participant page
6125	William	Somer	Male		Juror		Go to participant page
6117	William	Tely	Male		Constable		Go to participant page
6123	John	Turnor	Male		Juror		Go to participant page
6111	William	Wotton	Male			2600	Go to participant page

ID	Summary	Description	Type	Go to incidents page
2600	Killing of William Wotton by Richard de Denne	They also say, that the foresaid Richard feloniously killed William Wotton, in the vill of Wootton, viz. on Wednesday next after the feast of Easter, in the fourth year (17th April, 1381).	Homicide: unspecified	Go to incidents page
2599	Richard de Denne as accomplice in killing of Simon Sudbury	[The jurors] also say that Richard de Denne raised insurrection, with others unknown, and made proclamation from vill to vill, viz. on Monday next after the feast of the Holy ... fourth year of the reign of the King that now is, and continued this till Friday next after the feast of Corpus Christi (14th June, 1381), on which day Simon archbishop of Canterbury, was feloniously killed at London, and they say that the fore said Richard was there present, aiding and abetting in the death of the said Simon.	Homicide: accomplice,Warlike array and insurrection,Raising the commons: proclamations	Go to incidents page

Person	Incident	Role
Richard de Denne ( 6110 )	Killing of William Wotton by Richard de Denne (2600)	Accused
William Wotton ( 6111 )	Killing of William Wotton by Richard de Denne (2600)	Victim
Richard de Denne ( 6110 )	Richard de Denne as accomplice in killing of Simon Sudbury (2599)	Accused
Simon Sudbury ( 6098 )	Richard de Denne as accomplice in killing of Simon Sudbury (2599)	Victim