The People of 1381
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| Type | Approvers appeal |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 27/486 rex m. 10 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Suffolk |
| Text in Original Language | Suff' Iohannes Wrawe de Sudbury venit coram Willelmo Knyghtcote et Waltero Doget vicecomitibus civitatis London' et Iohanne Charneye coronatore eiusdem civitatis et cognovit se esse proditorem et felonem domini Regis de diversis prodicionibus et feloniis et appellat Thomam Munchesye de Edwardeston' squyer iuniorem Galfridum Parfey vicarium ecclesie Omnium Sanctorum de Sudbury Thomam servientem eiusdem Galfridi Adam Bray de parochia Omnium Sanctorum de Sudbury de eo quod ipsi in absencia predicti probatoris iverunt ad villam de Tetford in comitatu Norf' die veneris proximo post festum Corporis Christi anno quarto supradicto et ibidem felonice et prodiciose ceperunt et depredati fuerunt de maiore et capitalibus burgensibus dicte ville de Tetford xx marcas auri numerati ad salvandum eos et villam suam de Tetford predictam et tunc minabantur ibidem eosdem majorem et burgenses nisi voluissent eis deliberasse summam predictam quod predictus Iohannes Wrawe cum comitiva sua predicta eodem die veneris veniret ibidem ad destruendum et opprimendum ipsos majorem et capitales burgenses ac villam suam predictam comburendum etc. et de quibus quidem viginti marcis predictis de eisdem maiore et burgensibus ut premittitur receptis prefatus Galfredus dedit predicto Thome Munchesy pro parte sua viginti solidos predicto Ade Bray viginti solidos et cepit penes se pro se ipso et pro predicto Thoma capellano suo quadraginta solidos et residium videlicet quatuordecim marcas idem Galfredus postea liberavit predicto Iohanni Wrawe apud Sudbury predictam et ibi narravit eidem Iohanni Wrawe qualiter et quomodo ipse Galfredus et socii sui predicti dictum aurum cepissent et ubi etc. et qui quidem Iohannes Wrawe tunc predictas quatuordecim marcas recepit ibidem de prefato Galfredo apud Sudbury predictam sciens ipsum et socios predictos dictam pecuniam in forma predicta felonice et prodiciose cepisse et depredator fuisse et consentivit ad easdem felonias et prodicionem factas. Quod quidem appellum dominus rex postea certis de causis venire fecit coram eo terminandum. Per quod preceptum fuit vicecomite quod caperet eos si etc. Et modo scilicet die martis proxima post tres septimanias sancti Michaelis isto eodem termino coram domnini rege apud Westmonasterium venit predictus Thomam Munchesy postquam positus fuit in exigendis et reddidit se prisone marescalli domini regis qui commititur marescallo etc. Et statim per marescallum ductus venit. Et quia predictus probator iam suspensus est prout patet termino sancte Pasche anno regni regis nunc quinto rot' xxvj inter placita regis predictus Thomas instanter allocutus est qualiter de feloniis et prodicionibus predictis se velit acquietare dicit quod ipse in nullo est inde culpabile et inde de bono et malo ponit se super patriam. Ideo veniat inde iurati coram domino rege in octabis sancti Hillar' ubicumque etc. Et qui etc. ad recognoscendum etc. Et interim predictus Thomas Munchesy committuntur marescallo in custodia Roberti Bracy marescallo etc. |
| Text (English translation) | Suff' John Wrawe of Sudbury came before William Knyghtcote and Walter Doget sheriffs of the city of London and John Charneye coroner of the same city and confessed himself to be a traitor and felon of the Lord King concerning various treasons and felonies and appeals Thomas Munchesye of Edwardstone, esquire, Geoffrey Parfey vicar of the church of All Saints Sudbury, Thomas chaplain of the same Geoffrey, Adam Bray of the parish of All Saints Sudbury that in the absence of the said approver, they went to the town of Thetford in Norfolk on Friday 14 June. There they criminally and treasonably took and carried off from the mayor and chief burgesses of Thetford twenty marks of gold paid to save the town and threatened the mayor and burgesses that unless they handed over the said sum, John Wrawe would arrive with his band that same Friday to destroy and opress the mayor and chief burgesses and to bum down the town. Of these twenty marks received from the mayor and burgesses, Geoffrey Parfeye gave twenty shillings to the said Thomas Munchesy for his part, twenty shillings to the said Adam Bray and kept forty shillings for himself and his chaplain Thomas; but afterwards delivered the remainder, i.e. fourteen marks, to John Wrawe at Sudbury. Geoffrey then told Wrawe how he and his companions had taken the said gold. John Wrawe therefore received the said fourteen marks at Sudbury knowing that they had been taken treasonably and criminally, and so consented to these treasons and felonies. Which appeal the Lord King for various reasons made come before him to be determined. By which the sheriff was commanded to arrest them, etc. And now that is to say on Tuesday after the Three Weeks of St Michael in this term (21 October 1382) the said Thomas Munchesy, having been placed in exigent, surrendered to the prison of the marshalsea of the Lord King for the said reasons and was committed to the marshal. And he comes, led by the marshal. And because the said approver is now hanged, as appears by membrane 26 among the pleas of the king for Easter term in the fifth year of the present king, the said Thomas Munchesy is asked how he pleads and says he is not guilty and places himself on the country for better or worse. Therefore jurors are to come to King's Bench in the octaves of Hillary wheresoever etc. And in the meantime the said Thomas Munchesy is committed to the custody of Robert Bracy, the marshal. |
| General Information | Further proceedings on Wraw's appeal are at KB 27/484 rex mm. 26-26d and KB 27/486 rex mm. 8-8d |
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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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| 26808 | Robert | Bracy | Male | Marshal | Mentioned | Go to participant page | ||
| 26812 | Adam | Bray | Male | Sudbury,Stow Hundred,Suffolk | Accused | 4467 | Go to participant page | |
| 26806 | John | Charneye | Male | Coroner | London | Mentioned | Go to participant page | |
| 26805 | William | Doget | Male | Sheriff of London | London | Mentioned | Go to participant page | |
| 26804 | William | Knyghtcote | Male | Sheriff of London | London | Mentioned | Go to participant page | |
| 26809 | Thomas | Munchesye | Male | Esquire | Edwardstone,Babergh Hundred,Suffolk | Accused | 4467 | Go to participant page |
| 26810 | Geoffrey | Parfey | Male | Vicar | Sudbury,Stow Hundred,Suffolk | Accused | 4467 | Go to participant page |
| 26807 | John | Wrawe | Male | Sudbury,Stow Hundred,Suffolk | Approver | 4467 | Go to participant page | |
| 26811 | Thomas | Male | Chaplain | Sudbury,Stow Hundred,Suffolk | Accused | 4467 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4467 | Rebels extort money from the Mayor and Burgesses of Thetford, 14 June 1381 | Rebels extort twenty marks from the Mayor and Burgesses of Thetford by threatening that John Wraw and his company will burn and destroy the town | Trespass to chattels: extortion and forcible fine ,Trespass to person: threats,Trespass to person: extortion | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Bray ( 26812 ) | Rebels extort money from the Mayor and Burgesses of Thetford, 14 June 1381 (4467) | Accused | |
| Thomas Munchesye ( 26809 ) | Rebels extort money from the Mayor and Burgesses of Thetford, 14 June 1381 (4467) | Accused | |
| Geoffrey Parfey ( 26810 ) | Rebels extort money from the Mayor and Burgesses of Thetford, 14 June 1381 (4467) | Accused | |
| John Wrawe ( 26807 ) | Rebels extort money from the Mayor and Burgesses of Thetford, 14 June 1381 (4467) | Approver | |
| Thomas ( 26811 ) | Rebels extort money from the Mayor and Burgesses of Thetford, 14 June 1381 (4467) | Accused |
