The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 9/166/1 m. 9 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Suffolk |
| Published source (may be more than one) | Powell pp. 128 - 29 |
| Text in Original Language | Stowe - Iurati presentant quod Iohannes Barbour de Huntyngdon Iohannes atte Cros de Shellard (decollatus) Galfridus Taillour de Drenkeston congregatores sustentores et manutentores tempore levacionis de villa ad villam in hundredo de Stowe modo guerrino et contra dignitatem corone domini Regis venerunt felonice et fraudulenter in villam de Oldeneuton' videlicet die sabbati proxima post festum corporis Christi anno regni regis Ricardi secundi post conquestum quarto et ibidem clausum et domos Willelmi Berard apud Oldeneuton felonice et proditiose fregerunt et intraverunt cum multis aliis ignotis et ibidem vaccas bidentes laneas bladum brasium ac alia bona et catalla ad valenciam x li. depredaverunt et asportaverunt. Item dicunt quod Iohannes Wrau capellanus Galfridus Parfey vicarius ecclesie omnium sanctorum de Sudbury Adam Bray Barkere de Sudbury fuerunt capitales congregatores sustentores et manutentores felonice et proditiose tempore levacionis et contra dignitatem corone domini Regis in hundredo de Stowe et sic a villa de Sudbury usque villam de Thetford. Et alibi in diversis locis in comitatu Suffolchie. |
| Text (English translation) | Stowe - the jurors present that John Barbour of Huntingdon, John atte Cros of Shelland (beheaded) and Geoffrey Taillour of Drinkstone, congregators, supporters and maintainers at the time of the rising, from village to village in the hundred of Stowe, in a warlike manner and against the dignity of the crown, came feloniously and fraudulently to the village of Old Newton, namely on Saturday 15th June 1381 and there they feloniously and treacherously broke and entered the close and houses of William Berard at Old Newton with many others unknown and plundered and carried away cows, sheep, wool, corn, malt and other goods and chattels worth £10. Also they say that John Wrau, chaplain, Geoffrey Parfey, vicar of the Church of All Souls, Sudbury and Adam Bray, barker of Sudbury, were chief congregators, supporters and maintainers feloniously and treacherously at the time of the rising and against the dignity of the crown in the hundred of Stowe, and thus from the village of Sudbury to the village of Thetford, and also in various locations in the county of Suffolk. |
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People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
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| 8538 | John | Barbour | Male | Huntingdon,Cambridgeshire | 2880 | Go to participant page | ||
| 8541 | William | Berard | Male | Old Newton,Stow Hundred,Suffolk | 2880 | Go to participant page | ||
| 8544 | Adam | Bray | Male | Barker | Sudbury,Stow Hundred,Suffolk | 2881 | Go to participant page | |
| 8539 | John | atte Cros | Male | Shelland,Suffolk | 2880 | Go to participant page | ||
| 8543 | Geoffrey | Parfay | Male | Vicar | Sudbury,Stow Hundred,Suffolk | 2881 | Go to participant page | |
| 8540 | Geoffrey | Taillour | Male | Drinkstone,Suffolk | 2880 | Go to participant page | ||
| 8542 | John | Wrau | Male | Chaplain | 2881 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2880 | Attack on property of William Berard by John Barbour and others | the jurors present that John Barbour of Huntingdon, John atte Cros of Shelland (beheaded) and Geoffrey Taillour of Drinkstone, congregators, supporters and maintainers at the time of the rising, from village to village in the hundred of Stowe, in a warlike manner and against the dignity of the crown, came feloniously and fraudulently to the village of Old Newton, namely on Saturday 15th June 1381 and there they feloniously and treacherously broke and entered the close and houses of William Berard at Old Newton with many others unknown and plundered and carried away cows, sheep, wool, corn, malt and other goods and chattels worth £10. | Larceny: theft of livestock,Larceny: theft of goods,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses,Trespass to chattels: removal of goods | Go to incidents page |
| 2881 | Uprising of John Wrau and others in hundred of Stow, Suffolk | [The jurors] also say that John Wrau, chaplain, Geoffrey Parfey, vicar of the Church of All Souls, Sudbury and Adam Bray, barker of Sudbury, were chief congregators, supporters and maintainers feloniously and treacherously at the time of the rising and against the dignity of the crown in the hundred of Stowe, and thus from the village of Sudbury to the village of Thetford, and also in various locations in the county of Suffolk. | Raising the commons: other | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Barbour ( 8538 ) | Attack on property of William Berard by John Barbour and others (2880) | Accused | |
| William Berard ( 8541 ) | Attack on property of William Berard by John Barbour and others (2880) | Victim | |
| John atte Cros ( 8539 ) | Attack on property of William Berard by John Barbour and others (2880) | Accused | Beheaded |
| Geoffrey Taillour ( 8540 ) | Attack on property of William Berard by John Barbour and others (2880) | Accused | |
| Adam Bray ( 8544 ) | Uprising of John Wrau and others in hundred of Stow, Suffolk (2881) | Accused | |
| Geoffrey Parfay ( 8543 ) | Uprising of John Wrau and others in hundred of Stow, Suffolk (2881) | Accused | |
| John Wrau ( 8542 ) | Uprising of John Wrau and others in hundred of Stow, Suffolk (2881) | Accused |
