The People of 1381
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Source
| Type | Petition |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 145/3/5/1 (s) |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Essex |
| Text in Original Language | [The following documentation was sent to King's Bench with the confessions of John Glasene and John Webbe of Manningtree on 12 May 1382 by Richard Ryhale on behalf of the Steward of the Marshalsea] [The inhabitants of Manningtree who were compelled to rise are named]: John Dauwe, William Ferye, Robert Piers, John Gernoun, John Someno[ur], Adam Vyne, William Chamberleyn, Richard Gennoke, Richard Dene, John Edward, Robert [Cor]dewaner of Manningtree, John Webbe, John Lucas, John Hardyng, William Dundeveyn, John Rameshale, Peter Chatthere and various others of the same vill. Al' conseil nostre tresdouce pour le Roi monsterent ses povres liges Rob' Piers Johan Somenor William Chamberleyn Johan Gernoun Johan Langham Johan Webbe Robert Waleys et Godefrey Panyman que comme un Thomas Hardyng ait fait sur eux par malice pur ... diverses sugestions ayent veritable au dit conseil nostre pour le Roi et ad purchase hors dil Chanecelerie commicions d'arest de lours corps la ou il est done expressement perestatvit que nulli ne soit arrest' per sugestioun sanz duue process per quoi ils supplient homblement al dit conseil nostri le Roi d'envoier comicionis ad pluis vaillianz du pais d'enquere sils soient coupables de les sugestions susditz ou noun et d'esesser de tiel arest tanquel soit enquis par les ditz Robert Piers Johann' Somenour et altres omit fait seurte as justices del pees en le comite d'essex d'ester al pees et d'estre obediant a la Roy. |
| Text (English translation) | To the council of our sweetest lord the king show his poor lieges Robert Piers, John Somenor, William Chamberleyn, John Gernoun, John Langham, John Webbe, Robert Waleys and Godfrey Panyman that whereas one Thomas Hardyng has by malice made various suggestions against them to the council of our lord the king, claiming them to be true, and has purchased from the chancery commissions to arrest their bodies and whereas it is expressly stipulated that nobody should be arrested by suggestion without due process, wherefore they pray humbly to the said council of our [lord the] king to issue commissions to the most worthy men of the country to enquire if the are guilty or not of the said suggestions and to cease such arrests while the said Robert Piers, John Somenour and others give sureties to the justices of the peace of the county of Essex to be peaceful and obedient to the king. |
| General Information | This petition was forwarded to King's Bench together with the confessions of Joh Glasene and John Webbe: see KB 27/485 rex mm. 5-5d. The commission of arrest to which this petition refers was issued to Harding, Thomas Sayvill, a sergeant of arms, and the Sheriff of Essex on 30 August 1381: CPR 1381-5, p. 77. Appended to this petition in the King's Bench Recorda file are a series of indictments against Piers, Somenour et al which were presumably taken by the commission issued in response to this petition but no such commission is recorded on the Patent Rolls: KB 145/3/5/1 (t). |
People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
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| 27100 | Peter | Chatthere | Male | Manningtree,Essex | Go to participant page | |||
| 27092 | Robert | Cordewaner | Male | Manningtree,Essex | Accused | Go to participant page | ||
| 27086 | John | Dauwe | Male | Manningtree,Essex | Accused | Go to participant page | ||
| 27098 | William | Dundeveyn | Male | Manningtree,Essex | Accused | Go to participant page | ||
| 27087 | William | Ferye | Male | Manningtree,Essex | Accused | Go to participant page | ||
| 27089 | John | Gernoun | Male | Manningtree,Essex | Accused | Go to participant page | ||
| 27094 | John | Glasene | Male | Manningtree,Essex | Accused | Go to participant page | ||
| 27101 | Thomas | Harding | Male | Manningtree,Essex | Victim | Go to participant page | ||
| 27097 | John | Hardyng | Male | Accused | Go to participant page | |||
| 27096 | John | Lucas | Male | Manningtree,Essex | Accused | Go to participant page | ||
| 27103 | Godfrey | Panyman | Male | Manningtree,Essex | Accused | Go to participant page | ||
| 27088 | Robert | Piers | Male | Manningtree,Essex | Accused | Go to participant page | ||
| 27099 | John | Rameshale | Male | Manningtree,Essex | Go to participant page | |||
| 27093 | Robert | Ryhale | Male | Lieutenant of the steward of the household | Justice | Go to participant page | ||
| 27090 | John | Somenour | Male | Manningtree,Essex | Accused | Go to participant page | ||
| 27085 | Adam | Vyne | Male | Manningtree,Essex | Accused | Go to participant page | ||
| 27102 | Robert | Waleys | Male | Manningtree,Essex | Go to participant page | |||
| 27095 | John | Webbe | Male | Manningtree,Essex | Accused | Go to participant page |
