The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 27/482 rex m. 26d |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Hertfordshire |
| Text (English translation) | Herts. Before Robert Tresilian and his associates lately justices of the king appointed to hear and determine divers felonies, treasons, and other misdeeds in said county it was presented that William Berewyk and Richard Walyngford on the Friday after the feast of Corpus Christi year 4 of the present king [Richard II] traitorously rose up against the lord king and his crown with the community [communitate] of the said vill as enemies of the king, and that on the Saturday after the said feast in the same year they came from London with a standard/banner [cum uno vexillo] as far as the vill of St Albans against the king and his crown and against their allegiance. Which indictment the king had made among other things to come to be determined. And now that is to say Monday after the morrow of Animarum [commemoratio] in this term before the King's Bench at Westminster comes the said William Berewyk and Richard Walyngford by the bailiffs of the liberty of the abbot of St Albans in St Albans by virtue of a certain writ of the king directed to them to be committed to the Marshalsea. And at once led from the Marshalsea they come and separately each says that the king by his special grace by his letters patent presented in court had pardoned him of the felonies and treasons he had committed, in these words: [paraphrased] Richard by the grace of God king of England and France and Lord of Ireland to all his bailiffs and faithful men to whom this letter comes, greetings, lately in the months of May, June and July many excesses and insurrections were committed in various parts of the kingdom by very many [quamplures] of our people, incited by the devil, etc... by special grace pardons William Berewyk Cordewayner of St Albans of felonies or treasons during the insurrection, provided he is not a principal (rebel) in the said insurrection nor (involved) in the death of the venerable Father Simon, archbishop of Canterbury, or Brother Robert Hales, late prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England, then our treasurer, or John de Cavendish late our chief justice, or in the burning of the manor of Savoy, or of the house of Clerkenwell, or the death of the prior of Bury (St Edmunds). So that he shall conduct himself good and peaceful against us and our people...; witnessed by me 28 October year 5 [1381] [and a similar pardon for] Richard Walyngford of St Albans [same date] For this reason, they seek to be released from the king's prison; and because the charters are within date etc. they go without day by mainprise of John Brewere of St Albans, John Lanton of the same, Adam Stonham of same, and John Stoke of same. |
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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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| 23847 | William | Berewyk | Male | Cordwainer | St Albans,Hertfordshire | 4148 | Go to participant page | |
| 23850 | John | Brewere | Male | St Albans,Hertfordshire | 4148 | Go to participant page | ||
| 23851 | John | Lanton | Male | St Albans,Hertfordshire | 4148 | Go to participant page | ||
| 23853 | John | Stoke | Male | St Albans,Hertfordshire | 4148 | Go to participant page | ||
| 23852 | Adam | Stonham | Male | St Albans,Hertfordshire | 4148 | Go to participant page | ||
| 23848 | Richard | Walyngford | Male | St Albans,Hertfordshire | 4148 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4148 | William Berewyk and Richard Walyngford rise up at St Albans | It was presented that William Berewyk and Richard Walyngford on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 June 1381 came from London with a banner and rose up at St Albans with the community of that town. They are brought before the king's bench from the Marshalsea by the bailiffs of the liberty of the abbot of St Albans and produce the king's pardon. They are released and mainprised. | Making flags and banners | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Berewyk ( 23847 ) | William Berewyk and Richard Walyngford rise up at St Albans (4148) | Accused | |
| John Brewere ( 23850 ) | William Berewyk and Richard Walyngford rise up at St Albans (4148) | Mainpernor | |
| John de Cambridge ( 19937 ) | William Berewyk and Richard Walyngford rise up at St Albans (4148) | Mentioned | |
| John de Cavendish ( 10740 ) | William Berewyk and Richard Walyngford rise up at St Albans (4148) | Mentioned | |
| Robert Hales ( 6778 ) | William Berewyk and Richard Walyngford rise up at St Albans (4148) | Mentioned | |
| John Lanton ( 23851 ) | William Berewyk and Richard Walyngford rise up at St Albans (4148) | Mainpernor | |
| John Stoke ( 23853 ) | William Berewyk and Richard Walyngford rise up at St Albans (4148) | Mainpernor | |
| Adam Stonham ( 23852 ) | William Berewyk and Richard Walyngford rise up at St Albans (4148) | Mainpernor | |
| Simon Sudbury ( 6098 ) | William Berewyk and Richard Walyngford rise up at St Albans (4148) | Mentioned | |
| Robert Tresilian ( 12573 ) | William Berewyk and Richard Walyngford rise up at St Albans (4148) | Justice | |
| Richard Walyngford ( 23848 ) | William Berewyk and Richard Walyngford rise up at St Albans (4148) | Accused |
