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Type	Indictment by jury
Unique Identifying Text	TNA KB 9/166/2 m. 4
Archive name	The National Archives (London)
County	Essex
Published source (may be more than one)	Excerpts printed in translation in J. A. Sparvel-Bayly, 'Essex in Insurrection, 1381', Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society, n.s., 1 (1878), pp. 218-9.
Text in Original Language	Hundredum de Chelmesford Inquisitio capta apud Chelmesford coram Roberto Tresilian et Willelmo Morrers iusticiariis domini regis et co. die mercurii proxima post festum apostolorum Petri et Pauli anno regni Ricardi secundi post conquestum quinto per sacramentum Henrici Bodill Roberti Bode Thome Whelere Iohannis Haukoun Iohannis Nyghteld Iohannis Whelere Iohannis Adam Iohannis Trostele Iohannis Baron junior Willelmi Beauchamp Iohannis Waleys et Iohannis Rosselyn qui dicunt per sacramentum suum quod Iohannes Geffrey ballivus de Esthanyngfeld fecit omnes homines villarum de Esthanyngfeld Westhanygfeld et Southanyngfeld ire contra voluntates eorum ad Templum Prioris Sancti Iohannis Ierusalem in Anglia de Kirsyng et erat ductor eorum et surrexit et ivit cum comitiva iniqua voluntarie in preiudicium dicti regis et corone sue proditorie et ligeorum suorum grave dampnum videlicet die lune in crastino Sancte Trinitatis anno regni Ricardi secundi post conquestum quarto. Et postea die mercurii proxima post festum Nativitatis Sancti Iohannis Baptiste tunc proxima sequente misit Iohannem Devenys servientem suum ad domos Iohannis Baron iunior Willelmi Harpedon Rogeri Bode Ricardi Chervill et aliorum et dixit eis quod nisi essent ad ecclesiam de Magna Badewe circa ortum solis ad eundem cum comitiva iniqua adversus comitem Bukyngham et alios ligeos domini regis essent interfecti et domos eorum combussi essent. Et quod idem Iohannes Geffrey die lune proxima post festum Corporis Christi una cum comitiva iniqua fecit predictos homines ire ad parcum episcopi London' de Crundon et parcum illum fregit et vexillam regis in parco predicto existentem fecit deponi et mitti et foras predicti episcopi cepit contra regem et episcopum et pacem regis. Et etiam idem Iohannes Geffrey die iovis proxima post festum Nativitatis Sancti Iohannis Baptiste anno supradicto congregavit omnes homines villarum de Esthanyngfeld et Southanyngfeld Wodeham Ferrers et Retyngdon apud Retyngdon Wode et fecit eos iurare quod surgerent adversus dominum regem quocienscumque per ipsum premuniti fuerunt in preiudicium dictum domini regis et contra pacem. Inquisitio capta apud Chelmesford die martis proxima post festum Apostolorum Petri et Pauli anno regni Ricardi secundi post conquestum quinto coram Roberto Tresilian et sociis suis iusticiariis et co. per sacramentum Iacobi Stokwell Iohannis Gobion Iohannis Onywent Iohannis Beauchomp Laurentii Staner Iohannis Hobkyn Nicholi Michel Rogeri Colvylle Willelmi Cut Benedicti Stubbere Martini Staner et Iohannis Aldewynne qui dicunt super sacramentum suum quod Thomas Bakere de Fobbing Thomas Geldebourne de Fobbyng Thomas Reve de eadem Iohannes Barbour de Stanford Iohannes Hoberd de Mokkyng quidam textor de Horndon dictus Shortwebbe Thomas Parker nuper serviens Thome Morewelle apud Wolvelespark' quidam textor manens in Billerica Thomas Kyng de Mokkyng Iohannes Stabler de Mokkyng Iohannes Neuman de Raureth communis latro Iohannes Stubber de Rammesdon Benedictus Onere de Warle Ricardus Jan de Warle Stephanus Onywand Nicholus Sarkyn Iohannes Lyghtfot tylere Iohannes Stalworth barbour Ricardus atte Ree de Herwardstok Iohannes Hayward serviens Galfridi Colvill Willelmus Smythe de Gynge Robertus Cardemaker de Bokkyng Willelmus Sculle de Goldhangre Ricardus Onere de Warlee Iohannes Whelere de eadem Willelmus Gylmyn de Reynham Iohannes Scunery de Welde Iohannes Flemyng webbe de Benyngton Willelmus Coteler de Warlee Iohannes Gynes Ricardus Lent de Gyng atte Stone primo surexerunt adversus dominum regem et plures malefactores ac inimicos regis eis collegerunt et congregaciones fecerunt apud Brendewode die iovis proxima post festum Ascensionis Domini anno regni Ricardi secundi post conquestum quarto et in Iohannem Gildesburgh Iohannem Bampton et alios iusticiarios domini regis ad pacem in comitatu Essex conservandum ibidem eodem die assignatis ad sedendum insultum fecerunt cum arcubus et sagittis ipsos prosequendo ad interficiendum. Et postea die lune in crastino Sancte Trinitatis tunc proxima sequente ad domum Prioris Hospitalis Sancti Iohannis Ierusalem' in Anglia de Cressyng venerunt et domos ipsius Prioris felonice ibidem fregerut proditorie et abradicaverunt [et] bona ipsius Prioris felonice ibidem ceperunt et asportaverunt. Et postea eodem die domos Iohannis Sewale vicecomitis regis Essex' apud Coggessale fregerunt et mille cccc marcarum ipsius Iohannis Sewale moneta ceperunt felonice et asportaverunt. Et postea in terra pacis armati equitaverunt et plura maleficia fecerunt.
Text (English translation)	Hundred of Chelmsford Inquisition taken at Chelmsford on Wednesday after the feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul in the 5th Year of King Richard II [3 July 1381] in the presence of Robert Tresilian and William Morrers justices of the lord King etc. by oath of Henry Bodill Robert Bode Thomas Whelere John Haukoun John Nyghteld John Whelere John Adam John Trostele John Baron junior William Beauchamp John Waleys and John Rosselyn who say on their oath that John Geffrey bailiff of East Hanningfield made all the men of the villages of East Hanningfield West Hanningfield and South Hanningfield to go against their will to the temple of the Prior of St John of Jerusalem in England at Cressing and he was the leader of them and arose and went with the iniquitous company voluntarily to the prejudice of the said king and his crown treasonably and the grave damage of his lieges namely on Monday the morrow of Holy Trinity in the 4th year of Richard II [10 June 1381]. And afterwards on Wednesday after the Nativity of John the Baptist following [26 June 1381] he sent John Devenys his servant to the houses of John Baron junior William Harpedon Roger Bode Richard Chervill and others and said to them that unless they went to the church of Great Baddow at sunrise to go with the iniquitous company about the Earl of Buckingham and other lieges of the King, they would be killed and their houses burnt. And that the same John Geffrey on Monday after the feast of Corpus Christi [17 June 1381] together with the iniquitous company made the aforesaid men to go to the park of the Bishop of London at Crondon and broke the park and threw down and discarded the king's banner existing in the said park and took the enclosures of the bishop against the king and the bishop and the peace of the king. And also the same John Geffrey on Thursday after the Nativity of John the Baptist in the said year [27 June 1381] congregated all the men of the villages of East Hanningfield and South Hanningfield and Woodham Ferrers and Rettingdon at Rettingdon Wood and made them swear to rise against the Lord King whensoever they should be warned to the prejudice of the said lord king and against his peace. Inquisition taken at Chelmsford Tuesday after the feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul in the 5th year of Richard II [2 July 1381] in the presence of Robert Tresilian and his fellows justices et co. by the oath of James Stokwell John Gobion John Onywent John Beauchomp Laurence Staner John Hobkyn Nicholas Michel Roger Colvylle William Cut Benedict Stubbere Martin Staner and John Aldewynne who say on their oath that Thomas Bakere of Fobbing, Thomas Geldebourne of Fobbing, Thomas Reve of Fobbing, John Barbour of Stanford-le-Hope, John Hoberd of Mucking, a certain weaver of Horndon-on-the-Hill called Shortwebbe, Thomas Parker lately servant of Thomas Morewelle at 'Wolvelespark', a certain weaver staying at Billericay, Thomas Kyng of Mucking, John Stabler of Mucking, John Neuman of Rawreth, a common robber, John Stubber of Ramsden, Benedict Onere of Warley, Richard Jan of Warle, Stephen Onywand, Nicholas Sarkyn, John Lyghtfot tyler, John Stalworth barber, Richard atte Ree of Harwardstock, John Hayward servant of Geoffrey Colvill, William Smythe of Ginge, Robert Cardemaker of Bocking, William Sculle of Goldhanger, Richard Onere of Warley, John Whelere of the same, William Gylmyn of Rainham, John Scunery of Weald, John Flemyng weaver of Benington, William Coteler of Warley, John Gynes, Richard Lent of Ingatestone first arose against the lord King and gathered to them many malefactors and enemies of the King and made congregations at Brentwood on Thursday after the feast of the Ascension of Lord in the 4th year of Richard II [30 May 1381] and assaulted with bows and arrows John Gildesburgh, John Bampton and other justices of the Lord King to keep the peace in the county of Essex sitting there on that day, seeking to kill them. And afterwards on Monday the morrow of Trinity then next following [10 June 1381] they went to the house of the Prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem at Cressing and broke and destroyed the houses of the said Prior and feloniously took and carried away the goods of the Prior. And afterwards on that day they broke the houses of John Sewale sheriff of Essex and feloniously took and carried away 1,400 marks of money of the said John Sewale. And afterwards they rode armed in a land of peace and did many misdeeds.
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People

ID	First name	Last name	Gender	Occupation	Domicile	Role in source	Incidents	Go to participant page
18244	John	Adam	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18267	John	Aldewyn	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18309	Anon	Anon	Male	Weaver	Billericay,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18301	Thomas	Bakere	Male		Fobbing,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18304	John	Barbour	Male		Stanford Rivers,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18246	John	Baron	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18252	John	Baron	Male				3740	Go to participant page
18247	William	Beauchamp	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18258	John	Beauchomp	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18239	Robert	Bode	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18254	Roger	Bode	Male				3740	Go to participant page
18238	Henry	Bodill	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18325	Robert	Cardemaker	Male		Bocking,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18255	Richard	Chervill	Male				3740	Go to participant page
18322	Geoffrey	Colvill	Male			Mentioned		Go to participant page
18263	Roger	Colvyll	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18332	William	Coteler	Male		Warley,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18264	William	Cut	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18251	John	Devenys	Male	Servant	East Hanningfield,Essex		3740	Go to participant page
18331	John	Flemyng	Male	Weaver	Wennington,Chafford Hundred,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18250	John	Geffrey	Male	Bailiff	East Hanningfield,Essex		3741,3740,4062,3742	Go to participant page
18302	Thomas	Geldebourne	Male		Fobbing,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18268	John	Gobion	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18329	William	Gylmyn	Male		Rainham,Chafford Hundred,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18333	John	Gynes	Male				3744	Go to participant page
18253	William	Harpedon	Male				3740	Go to participant page
18241	John	Haukonn	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18321	John	Hayward	Male	Servant			3744	Go to participant page
18305	John	Hoberd	Male		Mucking,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18261	John	Hobkyn	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18315	Richard	Jan	Male		Warley,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18310	Thomas	Kyng	Male		Mucking,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18334	Richard	Lent	Male		Ingatestone,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18318	John	Lyghtfot	Male	Tiler			3744	Go to participant page
18262	Nicholas	Michel	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18308	Thomas	Morewell	Male			Mentioned		Go to participant page
18237	William	Morrers	Male	King's justice		Justice		Go to participant page
18312	John	Neuman	Male		Rawreth,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18242	John	Nyghteld	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18314	Benedict	Onere	Male		Warley,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18327	Richard	Onere	Male		Warley,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18259	John	Onywand	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18316	Stephen	Onywand	Male				3744	Go to participant page
18307	Thomas	Parker	Male	Servant			3744	Go to participant page
18320	Richard	atte Ree	Male		Stock,Chelmsford Hundred,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18303	Thomas	Reve	Male		Fobbing,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18249	John	Rosselyn	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18317	Nicholas	Sarkyn	Male				3744	Go to participant page
18326	William	Sculle	Male		Goldhanger,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18330	John	Scunery	Male		South Weald,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18306	???	Shortwebbe	Male		Horndon on the Hill,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18324	William	Smyth	Male		Ingatestone,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18311	John	Stabler	Male		Mucking,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18319	John	Stalworth	Male	Barber			3744	Go to participant page
18260	Laurence	Stamer	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18266	Martin	Stamer	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18257	Jacob	Stokwell	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18313	John	Stubber	Male		Ramsden Bellhouse,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18265	Benedict	Stubbere	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18236	Robert	Tresilian	Male	King's justice		Justice		Go to participant page
18245	John	Trostele	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18248	John	Waleys	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18243	John	Whelere	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
18328	John	Whelere	Male		Warley,Essex		3744	Go to participant page
18240	Thomas	Whelere	Male			Juror		Go to participant page

Incidents

ID	Summary	Description	Type	Go to incidents page
3744	Attack on Cressing Temple	Attack on Hospitallers' manor at Cressing Temple. Buildings destroyed and goods carried away.	Larceny: theft of money,Larceny: theft of goods,Arson: burning of houses,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses,Treason: plotting against the King and his subjects,Warlike array and insurrection,Treason: words against King and his people	Go to incidents page
4062	Bailiff of East Hanningfield leads attack on Bishop of London's park at Crondon	John Geffrey, Bailiff of East Hanningfield, makes men to go to the park of the Bishop of London at Crondon, where they throw down the King's banner and seize the Bishop's enclosures.	Warlike array and insurrection,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses	Go to incidents page
3742	Bailiff of East Hanningfield orders rebels to attack Cressing Temple.	John Geffrey, bailiff of East Hanningfield leads rebels in the attack on Cressing Temple.	Raising the commons: other,Raising the commons: forcing others to join company,Treason: plotting against the King and his subjects,Trespass to person: threats,Treason: words against King and his people	Go to incidents page
3740	Bailiff of East Hanningfield sent his servant to compel his neighbours to come to Great Baddow.	John Geffrey bailiff of East Hanningfield sent his servant John Devenys to compel his neighbours to come to Great Baddow and resist the Earl of Buckingham.	Joining rebel company,Raising the commons: other,Treason: words against King and his people,Trespass to person: threats,Treason: plotting against the King and his subjects,Raising the commons: forcing others to join company	Go to incidents page
3741	John Geffrey of East Hanningfield ordered the inhabitants of East and South Hannigfield and Woodham Ferrers to rise.	John Geffrey of East Hanningfield ordered the inhabitants of East and South Hannigfield and Woodham Ferrers to rise and come to Rettendon wood.	Raising the commons: forcing others to join company,Treason: plotting against the King and his subjects,Treason: words against King and his people,Raising the commons: other,Joining rebel company	Go to incidents page

Incidents and People

Person	Incident	Role
Anon Anon ( 18309 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
Thomas Bakere ( 18301 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
John Barbour ( 18304 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
Robert Cardemaker ( 18325 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
William Coteler ( 18332 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
John Flemyng ( 18331 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
Thomas Geldebourne ( 18302 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
William Gylmyn ( 18329 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
John Gynes ( 18333 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
John Hayward ( 18321 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
John Hoberd ( 18305 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
Richard Jan ( 18315 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
Thomas Kyng ( 18310 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
Richard Lent ( 18334 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
John Lyghtfot ( 18318 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
John Neuman ( 18312 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
Benedict Onere ( 18314 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
Richard Onere ( 18327 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
Stephen Onywand ( 18316 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
Thomas Parker ( 18307 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
Richard atte Ree ( 18320 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
Thomas Reve ( 18303 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
Nicholas Sarkyn ( 18317 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
William Sculle ( 18326 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
John Scunery ( 18330 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
??? Shortwebbe ( 18306 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
William Smyth ( 18324 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
John Stabler ( 18311 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
John Stalworth ( 18319 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
John Stubber ( 18313 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
John Whelere ( 18328 )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
( )	Attack on Cressing Temple (3744)	Accused
William Courtenay ( 12871 )	Bailiff of East Hanningfield leads attack on Bishop of London's park at Crondon (4062)	Victim
John Geffrey ( 18250 )	Bailiff of East Hanningfield leads attack on Bishop of London's park at Crondon (4062)	Accused
John Geffrey ( 18250 )	Bailiff of East Hanningfield orders rebels to attack Cressing Temple. (3742)	Accused
Robert Hales ( 6778 )	Bailiff of East Hanningfield orders rebels to attack Cressing Temple. (3742)	Victim
John Baron ( 18252 )	Bailiff of East Hanningfield sent his servant to compel his neighbours to come to Great Baddow. (3740)	Victim
Roger Bode ( 18254 )	Bailiff of East Hanningfield sent his servant to compel his neighbours to come to Great Baddow. (3740)	Victim
Richard Chervill ( 18255 )	Bailiff of East Hanningfield sent his servant to compel his neighbours to come to Great Baddow. (3740)	Victim
John Devenys ( 18251 )	Bailiff of East Hanningfield sent his servant to compel his neighbours to come to Great Baddow. (3740)	Accused
John Geffrey ( 18250 )	Bailiff of East Hanningfield sent his servant to compel his neighbours to come to Great Baddow. (3740)	Accused
William Harpedon ( 18253 )	Bailiff of East Hanningfield sent his servant to compel his neighbours to come to Great Baddow. (3740)	Victim
Thomas of Woodstock ( 12233 )	Bailiff of East Hanningfield sent his servant to compel his neighbours to come to Great Baddow. (3740)	Victim
John Geffrey ( 18250 )	John Geffrey of East Hanningfield ordered the inhabitants of East and South Hannigfield and Woodham Ferrers to rise. (3741)	Accused