The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Escheator inquisitions |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA E 153/2197 m. 10 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Essex |
| Text in Original Language | ... quod Richard Baud qui de diversis feloniis et seditionibus convictus et ea occasione tractatus fuit apud Chelmersford die sabbati proxima ante festum translationis St Thome Martyris 5 Ric II non tenuit in dominice suo ut de feodo die quo felonias et sediciones predicta perpetravit unum messuagium cum gardino et curtilagio cum suis pertinenciis in villa de Chelmersford in hamela de Mulsham de Abbatie de Westm' per servicium octo solidorum per annum quod valencia per annum ultra servicia capitalis dominorum feodi illius xx solidi. Sed quod William, vicar' ecclesie de Maldon, Thomas Hasell, Sewall Brounefeld, William Chepyngham, John Geboun, John Clobbe et Robert Gobeoun seisiti fuerunt in dominico sue ut de feodo de messuagio cum gardino et curtilagio predictis per nomen unius tenementi situati in hameletto de Mulsham in villa de Chelmersford diu ante diem perpetracionis felon' et sedicioni predictis videlicet die mercurii in festo St Thome Martiris anno 1 Ric II usque in diem lune proxima post festum Exaltacionis St Crucis dicte anno quinto que die Robert de Goldyngton nuper esc' in Estex' ... messuagium cum gardino et curtilegio predictus occasione predictam cepit in manum nostrum vobis mandamus prefatis William [and all the others] messuagium cum gardino et curtilagio predictis una cum exitibus inde a tempore capcionis eorundum liberates et manus nostras inde ammovea ... Westminster xx dies octobr' 7 Ric II. |
| Text (English translation) | Writ: King Richard II to John Bradeford, escheator in Essex, that Richard Baud, who, for diverse felonies and seditions, was convicted and hanged in Chelmsford at Saturday before the feast of translation of St Thomas the Martyr (6 July 1381), did not hold in his demesne and his fee on the day he committed his said seditions a messuage with a garden and courtyard with its appurtenance in the hamlet of Moulsham within the town of Chelmsford of the Abbot of Westminster for services of 8 s. a year and which value per year above the service owed to the chief lords of the fee is 20 s. But that William, vicar of the church of Maldon, Thomas Hasell, Sewall Brounefeld, William Chepyngham, John Geboun, John Clobbe et Robert Gobeoun were in possession in demesne and fee of the said messuage with a garden and courtyard with its appurtenance as a single tenement in the hamlet of Moulsham within the town of Chelmsford for a long time before the day the aforementioned felonies and seditions were perpetrated, namely from Wednesday at the feast of St Thomas the Martyr anno 1 Ric II (29 December 1377; should be Tuesday not Wednesday) until Monday after the feast of Exaltatio St Crucis 5 Ric II (15 Sept. 1381), the day when Richard de Goldyngton, formerly escheator in Essex took the messuage with garden and courtyard by reason of the aforementioned into our hands. We order you to hand it back to the said William, Thomas, Sewall, William, John, John and Robert together with the profits from the time it was taken into our hands until it was released ... Dated, Westminster 20 Oct. 7 Ric II [1383]. |
People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7074 | Richard | Baud | Male | Moulsham,Essex | 2787 | Go to participant page | ||
| 7073 | John | Bradeford | Male | Escheator (Essex and Hertfordshire) | 2787 | Go to participant page | ||
| 7078 | Sewal | Bromefeld | Male | Mentioned | Go to participant page | |||
| 7079 | William | Chepynham | Male | Mentioned | Go to participant page | |||
| 7081 | John | Clobbe | Male | Mentioned | Go to participant page | |||
| 7082 | Robert | Gebeoun | Male | Mentioned | Go to participant page | |||
| 7080 | John | Geboun | Male | Mentioned | Go to participant page | |||
| 22427 | Robert | de Goldyngton | Male | Escheator (Essex and Hertfordshire) | Mentioned | Go to participant page | ||
| 7076 | Thomas | Hasell | Male | Mentioned | Go to participant page | |||
| 7075 | William | Male | Vicar | Maldon,Essex | Mentioned | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2787 | Escheator inquisition | Writ of the King to the escheator in Essex, John Bradeford, concerning an escheat by his predecessor Robert de Goldyngton. | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Baud ( 7074 ) | Escheator inquisition (2787) | Accused | |
| John Bradeford ( 7073 ) | Escheator inquisition (2787) | Escheator |
