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Source
| Type | Exchequer Memoranda Rolls - Communia |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA E 159/161 Communia unnumbered (Trinity 1385) |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Cornwall |
| Text (English translation) | Concerning Nicolas Wampford, a justice of the lord King appointed regarding the last insurrection in the county of Cornwall, required to deliver the escheats of the justice aforesaid It was ascertained in the originalia of 5 Rich. II [1381‒2] etc., that the same lord King, because a great many criminals, in diverse associations and covenants, in diverse parts of our kingdom of England, against the loyalty and allegiance owed by the traitors to their said King, inimically made and perpetrated diverse treasons, murders, arsons, and other intolerable and unprecedented wrongs in the recent uprising, etc., the same lord King, from the advice and agreement of the peers and magnates aiding the lord King in the then last parliament, wishing the peace of his people be stabilized and strengthened etc, appointed, through his letters patent under his great seal dated 8 March 5 Rich. II [1382], his beloved Thomas, bishop of Exeter, Edward, earl of Devon, Robert Tresilian, Richard Sergeaux, John Kentwode, Ralph Cariminow, William Basset, William Bruyn, Thomas Peverell, William Talbot, Nicholas Wanniford, Otho Bodrygen, John Sergeaux and John Tremayn, jointly and severally, of whom some of the aforesaid, Robert [Tresilian] and John Tremayn was a justice, for the peace of the said King in the county of Cornwall etc. [an extensive description of their commission follows]. The aforesaid Nicolas Wampford was required to be here at the quindene of Trinity this term [12‒18 June 1385] to deliver, together with the other justices aforesaid, the estreats of their sessions. At the aforesaid quindene the aforesaid Nicolas came through John de Castelton, his attorney, and he says that he himself ought not deliver any estreats regarding the premises, because, he says that the letters patent aforesaid never arrived in the hand of the aforesaid Nicholas Wampford, nor did he himself undertake any sessions under the pretext of the letters aforesaid, nor did he have any knowledge of the aforesaid letters, nor did any estreats arrive in the hand of the aforesaid Nicolas Wampford. And this is put forward to prove in whatever court etc. It is asked for the lord King that this be examined. And the aforesaid Nicolas Wampford says that which he said before and begs similarly. Therefore, let inquiry be made, and it is ordered that the sheriff of Cornwall undertake this at the octave of Michaelmas [6‒12 October 1385] etc., and the same day is given to the aforesaid Nicolas Wampford etc. |
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People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22673 | William | Basset | Male | 4069 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22678 | Otto | Bodrygen | Male | 4069 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22666 | Thomas | de Brantingham | Male | Bishop of Exeter | 4069 | Go to participant page | ||
| 22674 | William | Bruyn | Male | 4069 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22672 | Ralph | Cariminow | Male | 4069 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22680 | John | de Castleton | Male | Attorney | 4069 | Go to participant page | ||
| 22667 | Edward | Courtenay | Male | Earl of Devon | 4069 | Go to participant page | ||
| 22671 | John | Kentwode | Male | 4069 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22675 | Thomas | Peverell | Male | 4069 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22679 | John | Sergeaux | Male | 4069 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22670 | Richard | Sergeaux | Male | 4069 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22676 | William | Talbot | Male | 4069 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22669 | John | Tremayn | Male | 4069 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22668 | Robert | Tresilian | Male | 4069 | Go to participant page | |||
| 22677 | Nicholas | Wampford | Male | 4069 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4069 | Exchequer case concerning the commission into the revolt in Cornwall | Concerning Nicolas Wampford, a justice of the lord King appointed regarding the last insurrection in the county of Cornwall, required to deliver the escheats of the justice aforesaid. | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Basset ( 22673 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission into the revolt in Cornwall (4069) | Commissioner | |
| Otto Bodrygen ( 22678 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission into the revolt in Cornwall (4069) | Commissioner | |
| Thomas de Brantingham ( 22666 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission into the revolt in Cornwall (4069) | Commissioner | |
| William Bruyn ( 22674 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission into the revolt in Cornwall (4069) | Commissioner | |
| Ralph Cariminow ( 22672 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission into the revolt in Cornwall (4069) | Commissioner | |
| John de Castleton ( 22680 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission into the revolt in Cornwall (4069) | Attorney | |
| Edward Courtenay ( 22667 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission into the revolt in Cornwall (4069) | Commissioner | |
| John Kentwode ( 22671 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission into the revolt in Cornwall (4069) | Commissioner | |
| Thomas Peverell ( 22675 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission into the revolt in Cornwall (4069) | Commissioner | |
| John Sergeaux ( 22679 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission into the revolt in Cornwall (4069) | Commissioner | |
| Richard Sergeaux ( 22670 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission into the revolt in Cornwall (4069) | Commissioner | |
| William Talbot ( 22676 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission into the revolt in Cornwall (4069) | Commissioner | |
| John Tremayn ( 22669 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission into the revolt in Cornwall (4069) | Commissioner | |
| Robert Tresilian ( 22668 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission into the revolt in Cornwall (4069) | Commissioner | |
| Nicholas Wampford ( 22677 ) | Exchequer case concerning the commission into the revolt in Cornwall (4069) | Commissioner |
