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Type	Indictment by jury
Unique Identifying Text	TNA KB 145/3/6/1 unnumbered (c)
Archive name	The National Archives (London)
Text in Original Language	Inquisitio vis' de Bermondeseye capta coram Willelmo Walleworth maiore civitatis London' et sociis suis justiciariis domini Regis apud Guyhald London' die Lune proxima post festum sancti Swithini anno regni regis Ricardi secundi post conquestum quinto ad inquirendum de malefactoribus contra dominum Regem insurgentibus et de ipsorum malefactis virtute litterarum domini Regis patent' eisdem justiciariis direct' et cetera. Jurati vis' predicti videlicet Johannes White Ricardus Swagham Ricardus Brikeman Johannes Godalmyng Thomas Sandwych Willelmus Walssh Thomas Ode Laurencius Mordon Johannes atte Welle Johannes Wantebrigg Johannes Purle et Ricardus Smyth presentant quod Thomas Shouteman de London' die Veneris proxima post festum corporis Christi anno regni regis Ricardi secundi post conquestum quarto apud Suthwerk proditorie et felonice quendam Johannem Bochier cum quodam gladio interfecit et quod fuit unus de insurgentibus contra dominum Regem et quod post felonia sic facta fugam fecit et cetera. Inquisitio villat' de Suthwerk in comitatu Surr' capta ibidem coram Willelmo Walleworth maiore civitatis London' et sociis suis justiciariis domini Regis ad inquirendum de malefactoribus contra dominum Regem insurgentibus et de ipsorum malefactis virtute litterarum domini Regis patentarum eisdem justiciariis inde direct' et cetera videlicet die Lune proxima ante festum sancte Marg' virginis anno regni regis Ricardi secundi post conquestum quinto. Jurat' villate predicte videlicet Adam Kentissh Walterus Pulter Willelmus Reson Walterus Walpol Ricardus Courtnour Willelmus atte Style Thomas Cobbyng Johannes Sparwe Ricardus Bakere Willelmus Derby Willelmus atte Glene et Willelmus Hosiere presentant quod Thomas Shouteman in societate aliorum malefactorum proditorie et felonice insurgent' die Veneris proxima post festum corporis Christi anno regni regis Ricardi secundi quarto super pontem London' infra les Stulpes iuxta Suthwerk in warda dicti Pontis felonice interfecit Johannem Bochier milward et capud eiusdem Johannis quodam gladio amputavit pro tribus denariis ob' quos idem Johannes predicto Thome debebat et non pro alia causa et fuit communis malefactor et pluria mala multis hominibus tunc tempore insurrectionis fecit et cetera. Item dicunt jurat' predicti quod predictus Thomas Shouteman simul cum aliis quampluribus malefactoribus de insurrectione predicta die Veneris proxima post festum corporis christi anno regni regis Ricardi secundi quarto supradicto apud Grenewych in comitatu Kanc' felonice et proditorie fregit et prosternebat ad terram omnes domos et tenementa Reginaldi Neuport alias dicti Reginaldi atte Chaumbre et diversa bona et catalla ipsius Reginaldi videlicet pannos lineos et laneos et alia iocalia ad valenciam xl librarum felonice cepit et asportavit et quod fuit communis malefactor ad huiusmodi mala faciend' in comitatibus Surr' et Midd' et cetera. Inquisitio capta coram Willelmo Walleworth maiore civitatis London' et sociis suis justiciariis domini Regis apud Suthwerk die Mercurii proxima post festum Nativitatis sancti Johannis Baptist' anno regni regis Ricardi secundi post conquestum quinto ad inquirendum de malefactoribus contra dominum Regem insurgentibus et de eorum malefactis virtute litterarum domini Regis patentarum eisdem justiciariis inde direct' et cetera. Jurat' vis' de Suthwerk predict' videlicet Willelmus Hosiere Johannes Cheryton Johannes Trentden Johannes atte ... Ricardus Nevyll Walterus Segrave Johannes Botiller Thomas Cobhambury Johannes Cauntbrigg' Willelmus ... ... ... Galfridus Hostiller et Johannes Marchal presentant quod Thomas Shouteman del Brighous in comitiva dictorum malefactorum die Veneris proxima post festum corporis Christi anno regni regis Ricardi secundi quarto infra les Stulpes ... Pontem London' in warda de Pont' felonice decollavit quendam Johannem Bochier milward ... ... gladio et ipsum ibidem interfecit. Et statim post decollacionem predict' s. c. fact' idem Thomas tract... ... corpus ipsius Johannis Bochier extra libertatem civitatis London' usque in villam de Suthwerk in comitatu Surr' et cetera.
Text (English translation)	King to Walleworth - certiorari, requesting for various reasons that indictments made in the court of Walleworth and his fellows, lately justices assigned to chastise and punish certain rebels, who arose against the peace and their allegiance in the city of London and counties of Middlesex and Surrey of Thomas Shouteman del Brighouse, to be returned into Chancery - 24 Apr 6 Ric. II. Inquisition of the view of Bermondsey, taken before William Walleworth, mayor of the city of London, and his fellow justices of the lord king at the Guildhall of London on Monday next after the feast of St Swithin in the fifth year of the reign of King Richard II after the conquest, to inquire into wrongdoers rising up against the lord king and about the wrongdoings of the same men by virtue of letters patent of the lord king, directed to the same justices, etc. The jurors of the aforesaid view, viz John White, Richard Swagham, Richard Brikeman, John Godalmyng, Thomas Sandwych, William Walssh, Thomas Ode, Lawrence Mordon, John atte Welle, John Wantebrigg, John Purle and Richard Smyth, present that Thomas Shouteman of London, on Friday next after the feast of Corpus Christi in the fourth year of the reign of King Richard II after the conquest, at Southwark, traitorously and feloniously killed a certain John Bochier with a certain sword, and that he was one of those rising up against the lord king, and that after the felony had been so made, he made a flight, etc. Inquisition of the vill of Southwark in the county of Surrey, taken there before William Walleworth, mayor of the city of London, and his fellow justices of the lord king to inquire into wrongdoers, rising up against the lord king, and about the wrongdoings of the same men, by virtue of letters patent of the lord king, thereupon directed to the same justices, etc, viz on Monday next before the feast of St ?Margaret the virgin in the fifth year of the reign of King Richard II after the conquest. The jurors of the aforesaid vill, viz Adam Kentissh, Walter Pulter, William Reson, Walter Walpol, Richard Courtnour, William atte Style, Thomas Cobbyng, John Sparwe, Richard Bakere, William Derby, William atte Glene and William Hosiere, present that Thomas Shouteman, in the company of other wrongdoers, traitorously and feloniously rising up, on Friday next after the feast of Corpus Christi in the fourth year of the reign of King Richard II, upon London Bridge within 'les Stulpes' by Southwark, in the ward of the said Bridge, feloniously killed John Bochier, millward, and cut off the head of the same John with a certain sword for 3½d, which the same John owed to the aforesaid Thomas, and not for another cause, and he was a common wrongdoer and did several bad things to many men then at the time of the insurrection, etc. Item, the aforesaid jurors say that the aforesaid Thomas Shouteman, together with very many other wrongdoers from the aforesaid insurrection, on Friday next after the feast of Corpus Christi in the fourth year of the reign of King Richard II, abovesaid, at Greenwich in the county of Kent, feloniously and traitorously broke and knocked down to the ground all the houses and tenements of Reginald Neuport otherwise called Reginald atte Chaumbre, and feloniously took and carried away diverse goods and chattels of the same Reginald, viz linen and woollen cloths and other jewels, to the value of £40, and that he was a common wrongdoer in doing these bad things in the counties of Surrey and Middlesex, etc. Inquisition, taken before William Walleworth, mayor of the city of London, and his fellow justices of the lord king, at Southwark on Wednesday next after the feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist in the fifth year of the reign of King Richard II after the conquest, to inquire into wrongdoers, rising up against the lord king, and into their wrongdoings, by virtue of letters patent of the lord king, thereupon directed to the same justices, etc. The jurors of the view of Southwark, aforesaid, viz William Hosiere, John Cheryton, John ?Trentden, John atte ..., Richard Nevyll, Walter Segrave, John Botiller, Thomas Cobhambury, John Cauntbrigg, William ... ... ..., Geoffrey Hostiller and John Marchal, present that Thomas Shouteman of Brighouse in the company of the said wrongdoers, on Friday next after the feast of Corpus Christi in the fourth year of the reign of King Richard II, within 'le Stulpes' ... London Bridge in the ward of Bridge, feloniously beheaded a certain John Bochier, millward, ... ... sword, and killed him there. And immediately after the aforesaid beheading had been made ... ... the same Thomas ?dragged ... the body of the same John Bochier outside the liberty of the city of London as far as the vill of Southwark in the county of Surrey, etc.

People

ID	First name	Last name	Gender	Occupation	Domicile	Role in source	Incidents	Go to participant page
25022	Richard	Bakere	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25013	John	Bochier	Male	Milward			4311	Go to participant page
25032	John	Botiller	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25002	Richard	Brikeman	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25034	John	Cauntbrigg	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25028	John	Cheryton	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25020	Thomas	Cobbyng	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25033	Thomas	Cobhambury	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25018	Richard	Courtnour	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25023	William	Derby	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25024	William	atte Glene	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25003	John	Godalmyng	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25025	William	Hosiere	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25027	William	Hosiere	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25035	Geoffrey	Hostiller	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25014	Adam	Kentissh	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25036	John	Marchal	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25007	Lawrence	Mordon	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25026	Reginald	Neuport	Male				4312	Go to participant page
25030	Richard	Nevyll	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25006	Thomas	Ode	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25015	Walter	Pulter	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25010	John	Purle	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25016	William	Reson	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25004	Thomas	Sandwych	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25031	Walter	Segrave	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25012	Thomas	Shouteman	Male		London		4312,4311	Go to participant page
25011	Richard	Smyth	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25021	John	Sparwe	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25019	William	atte Style	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25001	Richard	Swagham	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25029	John	Trentden	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25017	Walter	Walpol	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25005	William	Walssh	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25009	John	Wantebrigg	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25008	John	atte Welle	Male			Juror		Go to participant page
25000	John	White	Male			Juror		Go to participant page

Incidents

ID	Summary	Description	Type	Go to incidents page
4311	Thomas Shouteman beheads John Bochier	Thomas Shouteman, in the company of other wrongdoers, on Friday 14 June 1381, upon London Bridge within 'les Stulpes' by Southwark, in the ward of the said Bridge, feloniously killed John Bochier, millward, and cut off the head of the same John with a certain sword for 3½d, which the same John owed to the aforesaid Thomas, and not for another cause. After committing the crime, Thomas dragged John's body outside the liberty of the city of London as far as the vill of Southwark, and fled.	Larceny: theft of money,Homicide: beheading	Go to incidents page
4312	Thomas Shouteman knocks down the houses of Reginald Neuport alias Reginald atte Chaumbre	Thomas Shouteman, together with very many other wrongdoers from the aforesaid insurrection, on Friday 14 June 1381, abovesaid, at Greenwich in the county of Kent, feloniously and traitorously broke and knocked down to the ground all the houses and tenements of Reginald Neuport otherwise called Reginald atte Chaumbre, and feloniously took and carried away diverse goods and chattels of the same Reginald, viz linen and woollen cloths and other jewels, to the value of £40, and that he was a common wrongdoer in doing these bad things in the counties of Surrey and Middlesex, etc.	Trespass to land: throwing down of house,Larceny: theft of goods,Trespass to chattels: removal of goods	Go to incidents page

Incidents and People

Person	Incident	Role
John Bochier ( 25013 )	Thomas Shouteman beheads John Bochier (4311)	Victim
Thomas Shouteman ( 25012 )	Thomas Shouteman beheads John Bochier (4311)	Accused
Reginald Neuport ( 25026 )	Thomas Shouteman knocks down the houses of Reginald Neuport alias Reginald atte Chaumbre (4312)	Victim
Thomas Shouteman ( 25012 )	Thomas Shouteman knocks down the houses of Reginald Neuport alias Reginald atte Chaumbre (4312)	Accused