The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Gaol delivery |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA JUST 3/164 m. 22 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Cambridgeshire |
| Published source (may be more than one) | M. M. Taylor (ed), Some sessions of the Peace in Cambridgeshire in the Fourteenth Century. 1340, 1380-83 (Cambridge 1942), appendix iv, pp. 65-6 [transcription only]. |
| Text in Original Language | Deliberacione gaole domini Regis castri Cantebrigia facta ibidem coram Iohanne Holt et Willelmo Thirnynge Iusticiariis domini Regis ad gaolam illam deliberad' assign' die sabati proxima post festum Exaltacionis Sancte Crucis anno regnorum Ricardi Regis angl' et franc' sexto. Cantebrigia. Henricus Bayly quondam serviens Iohannis Sibyle alias captus per indictamentum factam coram Iusticiariis domini Regis de pace in comitatu predicto de eo quod ipse fuit communis surrector et malefactor et congregator malefactorum tempore rumoris et die domenica proxima post festum Corporis Christi anno regnorum domini Regis nunc quarto apud Isleham ipse et alii ignoti per assensum suum felonice et prodiciose diversa bona et catalla Iohannis Sibyle ad valenciam viginti librarum ceperunt et asportaverunt modo venit coram prefatis Iusticiariis hic per vicecomitem ductus. Et viso indictamento et co. allocutus est qualiter de felonia predicta se velit acquietare dicit quod ipse in nullo est inde culpabilis. Et inde de bono et malo ponit se super patriam. Ideo fiat inde Iurata et co. Iuratores veniunt qui ad hoc electi triati et iurati sunt dicunt super sacramentum suum quod predictus Henricus in nullo est culpabilis de felonia predicta nec uncquam se occasione premissa retraxit. Ideo ipse eat inde quietus et co. [quietus] |
| Text (English translation) | Gaol delivery of the lord king's castle of Cambridge held there before John Holt and William Thirnynge justices of the lord king assigned to deliver that gaol on Saturday after Exaltationis Crucis 6 Richard II (20 September 1382). Cambridgeshire. Henry Bayly formerly servant of John Sibyle was arrested on an indictment made before the justices of the peace in the aforesaid county, namely that he was a common insurgent and evildoer and a gatherer of evildoers during the time of the rumour and on Sunday after Corpus Christi in the fourth year of the reign of king Richard II [16 June 1381] at Isleham he together with others unknown by their assent feloniously and treasonously took and carried away divers goods and chattels of John Sibyle worth £20. Now he comes before the aforesaid justices led by the sheriff. And the indictments were reviewed etc. And he was asked separately how he wished to answer to the charges of of the aforesaid felonies, and he says that he is not guilty. And therefore for good or ill he places themselves upon their country. And on this a jury was formed etc. The jurors came and immediately elected, tried and sworn say upon their oath that the aforesaid Henry is not guilty of the aforesaid felonies of which they are separately accused ... And therefore he goes acquitted etc. |
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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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| 22176 | Henry | Bayly | Male | Servant | Isleham,Cambridgeshire | 3981 | Go to participant page | |
| 22173 | John | Holt | Male | Justice | Justice | Go to participant page | ||
| 22175 | John | Sibyle | Male | Isleham,Cambridgeshire | 3981 | Go to participant page | ||
| 22174 | William | Thirnynge | Male | Justice | Justice | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3981 | Attack on property of John Sibyle of Isleham (Cambridgeshire). | Attack on property of John Sibyle of Isleham (Cambridgeshire) by Henry Bayly, formerly servant of John, and others at Isleham. | Larceny: theft of goods,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses,Trespass to chattels: removal of goods | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Bayly ( 22176 ) | Attack on property of John Sibyle of Isleham (Cambridgeshire). (3981) | Accused | acquitted |
| John Sibyle ( 22175 ) | Attack on property of John Sibyle of Isleham (Cambridgeshire). (3981) | Victim |
