The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 27/482 rex m. 28d |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Hertfordshire |
| Text (English translation) | Herts. Before Robert Tresilian and his fellows late justices of the king appointed to hear and determine divers felonies, treasons, and other misdeeds in said county it was presented that John atte Grene, carpenter, of St Albans and others were the Friday and Saturday after the feast of Corpus Christi 4 Richard II chief rebels against the king and his crown as enemies of the king at the town of St Albans and there treasonably and feloniously threw down the houses of Robert atte Chaumbre, John Clerk and Richard Stryveyns and Simon Lymbrennere. Which indictment the king had made among other things to come to be determined. And now Thursday after the morrow of Animarum [commemoratio] in this term John atte Grene comes before King's Bench at Westminster by the bailiffs of the liberty of the abbot of St Albans of 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 he comes and is questioned how he will acquit himself of the said felonies and treasons. He says he is in no way culpable and puts himself on the country. Returned to Marshalsea etc., then jurors come and say he is not culpable, and he is quit. |
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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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| 23885 | Robert | atte Chaumbre | Male | 4155 | Go to participant page | |||
| 23886 | John | Clerk | Male | 4155 | Go to participant page | |||
| 23884 | John | atte Grene | Male | Carpenter | St Albans,Hertfordshire | 4155 | Go to participant page | |
| 23888 | Simon | Lymbrennere | Male | 4155 | Go to participant page | |||
| 23889 | Thomas | de la Mare | Male | Abbot | Abbey of St Albans,St Albans,Hertfordshire | 4155 | Go to participant page | |
| 23887 | Richard | Stryveyns | Male | 4155 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4155 | John atte Grene rises up at St Albans | John atte Grene, carpenter of St Albans, rose up at St Albans on 14 and 15 June 1381 and threw down the houses of Robert atte Chaumbre, John Clerk, Richard Stryveyns and Simon Lymbrennere. John atte Grene is led from the Marshalsea by the bailiffs of the liberty of the abbot of St Albans, and pleads not guilty. He is acquitted by the jury and goes free. | Trespass to land: throwing down of house | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert atte Chaumbre ( 23885 ) | John atte Grene rises up at St Albans (4155) | Victim | |
| John Clerk ( 23886 ) | John atte Grene rises up at St Albans (4155) | Victim | |
| John atte Grene ( 23884 ) | John atte Grene rises up at St Albans (4155) | Accused | |
| Simon Lymbrennere ( 23888 ) | John atte Grene rises up at St Albans (4155) | Victim | |
| Thomas de la Mare ( 23889 ) | John atte Grene rises up at St Albans (4155) | Mentioned | |
| Richard Stryveyns ( 23887 ) | John atte Grene rises up at St Albans (4155) | Victim |
