1455 : Joh'em Pluk of Stourmouth accused by John Serlys of creating mayhem


 

Source:  Public Records Office: CP 40/776
Title:  Common Pleas Hilary 33 Henry VI
Date:  Hilary 1455
Place:  Westminster

Pl’ita apud Westmr coram Joh’e Prysot et sociis suis Justic’ d’ni Regis de Banco de Termino s’ci Hillarij anno Regni Regis Henrici sexti post conquest’m Tricesimo tercio

Pleas at Westminster before John Prysot and his fellows, justices of the lord king de Banco, for Hilary term in the 33rd year of the reign of king Henry the sixth after the Conquest

 

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Joh’es Serlys p attorn’ suu’ op se iiijto die vrsus Joh’em Pluk de Sturmouthe in Com’ prd’co Husbondman de pl’ito quare vi & armis clausu’ ip’ius Thome apud Sturmouthe fregit & blada & herbam sua ad valenciam quadraginta solidor ib’m nup crescencia cu’ quibusdam aurijs depastus fuit conculcauit & consumpsit & alia enormia &c’ Ad gaue dampnu’ &c’ Et conta pacem &c’ Et ip’e non ven’ Et prec’ fuit vic’ q’d capet eum &c’ Et vic’ mand’ q’d non est inuent’ &c’ I’o sicut prius capiatr q’d sit hic a die Pasche in xv dies1 &c’

John Serlys appeared by his attorney for a fourth day against John Pluk of Sturmouthe in the county aforesaid husbondman, in a plea wherefore by force of arms he broke into a close of the said Thomas at Sturmouthe and depastured, trampled and consumed with avers1 his corn and grass to the value of 40s there lately growing; and (inflicted) other enormities (upon him) &c to grave damage &c. and against the peace &c. And (the defendant) has not come; and it had been ordered the sheriff to take him. And the sheriff now reports that (the defendant) is not found &c. Therefore, as before, let (the defendant) be taken, to be here on the quindene of Easter &c.

1  20 April1455
2  grazing animals

 

It appears that both Thomas Keell and and John Serlys sued John Pluck. Perhaps they were neighbours who suffered in a similar manner?

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