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Source
| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 27/482 rex m. 29d |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Hertfordshire |
| Text (English translation) | Herts. Stephen atte Hethe of Hemel Hempstead otherwise arrested at the vill of St Albans by precept of Robert Tresilian and his fellows late justices of the king appointed to hear and determine divers felonies, treasons, and other misdeeds in said county on suspicion of treasonable insurrection against the king and his people at the vill of St Albans against his allegiance and he was committed to the king's gaol in the liberty of St Albans of St Albans in the custody of the abbot's bailiffs. Now, that is to say the Friday before the feast of St Martin in this term he comes by the said bailiffs before the King's Bench at Westminster 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 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 Stephen atte Hethe of Hemel Hempstead 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 3 Nov year 5 [1381] For this reason, he seeks to be released from the king's prison; and because the charter is within date etc. he goes without day by mainprise of Thomas Petresburgh, Thomas Newman, Walter Newman, and William Mulward. |
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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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| 23890 | Stephen | atte Hethe | Male | Hemel Hempstead,Hertfordshire | 4156 | Go to participant page | ||
| 23891 | Thomas | de la Mare | Male | Abbot | Abbey of St Albans,St Albans,Hertfordshire | 4156 | Go to participant page | |
| 23895 | William | Mulward | Male | 4156 | Go to participant page | |||
| 23893 | Thomas | Newman | Male | 4156 | Go to participant page | |||
| 23894 | Walter | Newman | Male | 4156 | Go to participant page | |||
| 23892 | Thomas | Petrusburgh | Male | 4156 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4156 | Stephen atte Hethe rises up at St Albans | Stephen atte Hethe was arrested on suspicion of treasonable insurrection against the king at St Albans. He is led from the Marshalsea by the bailiffs of the liberty of the abbot of St Albans and produces a pardon under the general amnesty. He is mainprised and released. | Raising the commons: other | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| John de Cambridge ( 19937 ) | Stephen atte Hethe rises up at St Albans (4156) | Mentioned | |
| John de Cavendish ( 10740 ) | Stephen atte Hethe rises up at St Albans (4156) | Mentioned | |
| Robert Hales ( 6778 ) | Stephen atte Hethe rises up at St Albans (4156) | Mentioned | |
| Stephen atte Hethe ( 23890 ) | Stephen atte Hethe rises up at St Albans (4156) | Accused | |
| Thomas de la Mare ( 23891 ) | Stephen atte Hethe rises up at St Albans (4156) | Mentioned | |
| William Mulward ( 23895 ) | Stephen atte Hethe rises up at St Albans (4156) | Mainpernor | |
| Thomas Newman ( 23893 ) | Stephen atte Hethe rises up at St Albans (4156) | Mainpernor | |
| Walter Newman ( 23894 ) | Stephen atte Hethe rises up at St Albans (4156) | Mainpernor | |
| Thomas Petrusburgh ( 23892 ) | Stephen atte Hethe rises up at St Albans (4156) | Mainpernor | |
| Simon Sudbury ( 6098 ) | Stephen atte Hethe rises up at St Albans (4156) | Mentioned |
