The People of 1381
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| Type | Exchequer Memoranda Rolls - Brevia Directa |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA E 159/159 Brevia Directa m. 2 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Cambridgeshire |
| Text (English translation) | For William Bokenham The King to his treasurer and barons of the exchequer greetings. Wishing for certain reasons to be informed about the tenor of certain inquiry by Ralph Wyke, lately our escheator in the county of Cambridgeshire, regarding certain lands and tenements that belonged to William Bokenham, held in the aforesaid county and returned to before yourselves in the aforesaid exchequer in order that it be declared formally, to you we command that, concerning the tenor of the aforesaid inquiry, you return this our writ to our chancery under the seal of the same exchequer, separately and openly, without delay. Witnessed by myself at Westminster, 7 May, 6 Rich. II [1383]. This writ is sent back to chancery together with a certificate about the premises - containing these words: The tenor of the inquiry etc. The inquiry was held in the presence of Ralph Wyke, escheator of the lord king in the country of Cambridgeshire, at Lynton on Monday before the feast of the Exultation of the Holy Cross, 5 Rich. II [9 September 1381] under the oaths of Henry Martyn, John Clopton, Henry Smyth, John Cate, Thomas Bodeneys, John Daye, John Longhikkesson, Walter Courthose, Hugo Baker, John Smyth of Bartlow [Cambs.], John Cok and John Taillor of Bartlow. They state that John Songere of Hynxton [Hinxton, Cambs.], traitor to the lord king, having risen up against his liege on 13 June, 4 Rich. II [1381], had goods and chattels, namely a crop of two acres of land sown with dredge [mixed barley and oats], price 3s. per acre, and a crop of one acre of land sown with peas, price 2s. Also, they state that William de Bokenham, traitor to the lord king etc., had lands and tenements in Hynxton [Hinxton, Cambs.], namely one messuage with a certain building that is worth 6d. per annum after deductions, 61 acres of arable land, which is worth 15s. per annum, and two acres of meadow which is worth 3s. per annum. In which matter etc. And let it be recorded that the same inquiry remains in a certain bag of particulars of account of the aforesaid Ralph Wykes, king's escheator in the county of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, concerning the revenues of the same escheator from 12 November 4 Rich. II [1380] until 15 December 5 Rich. II [1381], that is in the custody of the king's remembrancer. |
| General Information | Trinity 1383. For the original writ conc. William de Bokenham, see C 260/94/54 For the original writ conc. John de Songere, see C 260/94/54 |
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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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| 17579 | Hugo | Bakere | Male | 3680 | Go to participant page | |||
| 17575 | Thomas | Bodeneye | Male | 3680 | Go to participant page | |||
| 17570 | William | Bokenham | Male | 3680 | Go to participant page | |||
| 17574 | John | Cate | Male | 3680 | Go to participant page | |||
| 17572 | John | Clopton | Male | 3680 | Go to participant page | |||
| 17581 | John | Cok | Male | 3680 | Go to participant page | |||
| 17578 | Walter | Courthose | Male | 3680 | Go to participant page | |||
| 17576 | John | Daye | Male | 3680 | Go to participant page | |||
| 17577 | John | Longhikkesson | Male | 3680 | Go to participant page | |||
| 17571 | Henry | Martyn | Male | 3680 | Go to participant page | |||
| 17573 | Henry | Smyth | Male | 3680 | Go to participant page | |||
| 17580 | John | Smyth | Male | Bartlow,Cambridgeshire | 3680 | Go to participant page | ||
| 17583 | John | Songere | Male | Hinxton,Cambridgeshire | 3680 | Go to participant page | ||
| 17582 | John | Taillour | Male | Bartlow,Cambridgeshire | 3680 | Go to participant page | ||
| 17569 | Ralph | Wykes | Male | Escheator | 3680 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3680 | Concerning the inquiry into the lands and tenements of William Bokenham and John Songere | Exchequer writ to chancery concerning the inquiry of Ralph Wyke, king's escheator in Cambridgeshire, into the property of William Bokenham and John Songere of Hinxton, traitors to the king, who rose up on 13 June 1381. | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Bakere ( 17579 ) | Concerning the inquiry into the lands and tenements of William Bokenham and John Songere (3680) | Juror | |
| Thomas Bodeneye ( 17575 ) | Concerning the inquiry into the lands and tenements of William Bokenham and John Songere (3680) | Juror | |
| William Bokenham ( 17570 ) | Concerning the inquiry into the lands and tenements of William Bokenham and John Songere (3680) | Accused | |
| John Cate ( 17574 ) | Concerning the inquiry into the lands and tenements of William Bokenham and John Songere (3680) | Juror | |
| John Clopton ( 17572 ) | Concerning the inquiry into the lands and tenements of William Bokenham and John Songere (3680) | Juror | |
| John Cok ( 17581 ) | Concerning the inquiry into the lands and tenements of William Bokenham and John Songere (3680) | Juror | |
| Walter Courthose ( 17578 ) | Concerning the inquiry into the lands and tenements of William Bokenham and John Songere (3680) | Juror | |
| John Daye ( 17576 ) | Concerning the inquiry into the lands and tenements of William Bokenham and John Songere (3680) | Juror | |
| John Longhikkesson ( 17577 ) | Concerning the inquiry into the lands and tenements of William Bokenham and John Songere (3680) | Juror | |
| Henry Martyn ( 17571 ) | Concerning the inquiry into the lands and tenements of William Bokenham and John Songere (3680) | Juror | |
| Henry Smyth ( 17573 ) | Concerning the inquiry into the lands and tenements of William Bokenham and John Songere (3680) | Juror | |
| John Smyth ( 17580 ) | Concerning the inquiry into the lands and tenements of William Bokenham and John Songere (3680) | Juror | |
| John Songere ( 17583 ) | Concerning the inquiry into the lands and tenements of William Bokenham and John Songere (3680) | Accused | |
| John Taillour ( 17582 ) | Concerning the inquiry into the lands and tenements of William Bokenham and John Songere (3680) | Juror | |
| Ralph Wykes ( 17569 ) | Concerning the inquiry into the lands and tenements of William Bokenham and John Songere (3680) | Escheator |
