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Source
| Type | Trespass action |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA CP 40/491 m. 227d |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Essex |
| Text in Original Language | Essex. Iohannes Sewale de Coggeshale per Ricardum Waltham attornatum suum optulit se quarto die versus Willelmum Dornall de Canewdon Rogerum Ffuller de Chelmersford et Iohannem Troweman ffullere de placito quare vi et armis clausum et domos ipsius Iohannis Sewale apud Coggeshale fregerunt et cartas scripta rotulos et alia munimenta sua ibidem inventa combusserunt et bona et catalla ad valentiam quadraginta librarum ibidem inventa ceperunt et asportaverunt et alia enormia ad grave dampnum et co. Et ipsi non venerunt. Et preceptum fuit vicecomiti quod caperet eos si et co. Et salvo et co. Ita quod habeat corpora eorum hic a die sancte Hillaris in xv dies et co. Essex. Idem Iohannes per predictam attornatum suum optulit se quarto die versus Iohannem Mellere de Warle Iohannem Starlyng de Warle iunior Iohannem Tannere de Welde Henricum Marchal de Brendewode Thomam Bakere de Welde Willelmum Saman de Burstede. |
| Text (English translation) | Essex. John Sewale of Coggeshall by Richard Waltham his attorney, plaintiff, appears against Wiiliam Dornall of Canewdon, Roger Fuller of Chemsford and John Troweman, fuller, defendants, on a plea that with force and arms they broke the close and the houses of the said John Sewale at Coggeshall and burnt charters, deeds, rolls and other muniments found there and took and carried away goods and chattels found there worth £40 and committed other enormities to his great damage etc. The defendants do not come. Sheriff ordered to attach them. Sheriff ordered to arrest them to appear in the quindene of Hilary [1384]. Essex. The same John by the said attorney, plaintiff, appears against John Mellere of Warley, John Starlyng junior of Warley, John Tannere of Weald, Henry Marchal of Brentwood, Thomas Bakere of Weald and William Saman of Burstead. |
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People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16179 | Thomas | Baker | Male | South Weald,Essex | 3502 | Go to participant page | ||
| 16171 | Wiliam | Dornall | Male | Canewdon,Essex | 3502 | Go to participant page | ||
| 16172 | Roger | Fuller | Male | Chelmsford,Essex | 3502 | Go to participant page | ||
| 16177 | Henry | Marchal | Male | Brentwood,Essex | 3502 | Go to participant page | ||
| 16174 | John | Mellere | Male | Warley,Essex | 3502 | Go to participant page | ||
| 16178 | William | Saman | Male | Great Burstead,Essex | 3502 | Go to participant page | ||
| 16169 | John | Sewale | Male | Coggeshall,Essex | 3502 | Go to participant page | ||
| 16175 | John | Starlyng | Male | Warley,Essex | 3502 | Go to participant page | ||
| 16176 | John | Tannere | Male | South Weald,Essex | 3502 | Go to participant page | ||
| 16173 | John | Troweman | Male | Fuller | 3502 | Go to participant page | ||
| 16170 | Richard | Waltham | Male | Attorney | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3502 | Attack on John Sewale's house at Coggeshall. | Attack on John Sewale's house at Coggeshall. Documents burned and goods worth £40 stolen. | Arson: burning of documents,Larceny: theft of goods,Trespass to chattels: destruction of documents,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Baker ( 16179 ) | Attack on John Sewale's house at Coggeshall. (3502) | Accused | |
| Wiliam Dornall ( 16171 ) | Attack on John Sewale's house at Coggeshall. (3502) | Accused | |
| Roger Fuller ( 16172 ) | Attack on John Sewale's house at Coggeshall. (3502) | Accused | |
| Henry Marchal ( 16177 ) | Attack on John Sewale's house at Coggeshall. (3502) | Accused | |
| John Mellere ( 16174 ) | Attack on John Sewale's house at Coggeshall. (3502) | Accused | |
| William Saman ( 16178 ) | Attack on John Sewale's house at Coggeshall. (3502) | Accused | |
| John Sewale ( 16169 ) | Attack on John Sewale's house at Coggeshall. (3502) | Victim | |
| John Starlyng ( 16175 ) | Attack on John Sewale's house at Coggeshall. (3502) | Accused | |
| John Tannere ( 16176 ) | Attack on John Sewale's house at Coggeshall. (3502) | Accused | |
| John Troweman ( 16173 ) | Attack on John Sewale's house at Coggeshall. (3502) | Accused |
