The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Petition |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA SC 8/103/5111 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| Published source (may be more than one) | English summary taken from the TNA catalogue entry, compiled as part of the AHRC project 'Medieval Petitions: A Catalogue of Exchequer, Chancery and Gascon petitions in the National Archives', led by W. Mark Ormrod (2006-7) |
| Text (English translation) | The petitioner Margery Tany asks the king to bring John Church before his council to confess to the truth of her accusations, and to order remedy for the same. She states that on Thursday before Corpus Christi in the last parliament a declaration was made that all grievances be brought to the king, then established in the Tower of London, to show their indentures and obtain justice. On Wednesday following the petitioner and Thorp (upon the said proclamation) went to the tower with a bill to show the king and to recover debts due to her by virtue of the testament of her husband, but she was unable to do so and on the morrow she gave her bill to the king's master of the wardrobe in London. The said debts were awarded to the petitioner by due process and the archbishop of Canterbury sequestered all the goods once of William Mugg and now of Walter Almaly, until she recovered her debts. For this Thorp sought an order from the chancellor summoning Almaly and Metford to answer to the points contained in the order. Almaly and Metford were arrested and held for three days in contempt of the king and for obstructing the petitioner's rights. From his great malice, Almaly falsely accused her and her son of being at the tower when the chancellor was killed, which they were not as can be averred by the good people of Southwark and others, by which false suggestion Thorp was arrested in Southwark by John Church, and Almaly then beat Thorp on his head and in other parts of his body and John Church took him to Newgate where he died of his injuries. Now Almaly has procured an inquest to acquit him of these wrongs. |
| General Information | Notes on the guard and internal evidence date this petition to c. 1382. |
People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18992 | Walter | Almaly | Male | Dean | St George's Chapel,Windsor,Berkshire | 3822 | Go to participant page | |
| 18994 | John | Church | Male | Sergeant | London | 3822 | Go to participant page | |
| 18993 | Richard | Metford | Male | 3822 | Go to participant page | |||
| 18991 | William | Mugg | Male | Dean | St George's Chapel,Windsor,Berkshire | 3822 | Go to participant page | |
| 18988 | Margery | Tany | Female | 3822 | Go to participant page | |||
| 18989 | Thomas | Tany | Male | Master | St George's Chapel,Windsor,Berkshire | 3822 | Go to participant page | |
| 18990 | John | de Thorp | Male | 3822 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3822 | Petition from Margery Tany concerning the death of her son | The petitioner asks the king to bring John Church before his council to confess to the truth of her accusations, and to order remedy for the same. She states that on Thursday before Corpus Christi in the last parliament a declaration was made that all grievances be brought to the king, then established in the Tower of London, to show their indentures and obtain justice. On Wednesday following the petitioner and Thorp (upon the said proclamation) went to the tower with a bill to show the king and to recover debts due to her by virtue of the testament of her husband, but she was unable to do so and on the morrow she gave her bill to the king's master of the wardrobe in London. The said debts were awarded to the petitioner by due process and the archbishop of Canterbury sequestered all the goods once of William Mugg and now of Walter Almaly, until she recovered her debts. For this Thorp sought an order from the chancellor summoning Almaly and Metford to answer to the points contained in the order. Almaly and Metford were arrested and held for three days in contempt of the king and for obstructing the petitioner's rights. From his great malice, Almaly falsely accused her and her son of being at the tower when the chancellor was killed, which they were not as can be averred by the good people of Southwark and others, by which false suggestion Thorp was arrested in Southwark by John Church, and Almaly then beat Thorp on his head and in other parts of his body and John Church took him to Newgate where he died of his injuries. Now Almaly has procured an inquest to acquit him of these wrongs. | Homicide: beating,Abuse of legal procedure: false accusation | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Almaly ( 18992 ) | Petition from Margery Tany concerning the death of her son (3822) | Mentioned | |
| John Church ( 18994 ) | Petition from Margery Tany concerning the death of her son (3822) | Mentioned | |
| Richard Metford ( 18993 ) | Petition from Margery Tany concerning the death of her son (3822) | Mentioned | |
| William Mugg ( 18991 ) | Petition from Margery Tany concerning the death of her son (3822) | Mentioned | |
| Margery Tany ( 18988 ) | Petition from Margery Tany concerning the death of her son (3822) | Petitioner | |
| Thomas Tany ( 18989 ) | Petition from Margery Tany concerning the death of her son (3822) | Mentioned | |
| John de Thorp ( 18990 ) | Petition from Margery Tany concerning the death of her son (3822) | Mentioned |
