1315 - John Petit among disobedient mariners
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
Record | |
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Date | 1315 |
Topic | John Petit and other king's mariners bound over after contemning the commands of their superiors |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-03-08. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-06-21.
Record
[8 Oct. 1315:]
Writ de intendendo, under pain of forfeiture, directed to John Mot and his fellow mariners, for Humphrey de Littlebury and John Sturmy, captains and admirals of the king's fleet. The writ was issued in consequence of John Mot and his fellow mariners contemning the commands of the said Humphrey de Littlebury and John Sturmy as captains of the fleet, at which the king was much incensed.
William le Fissher, Luke de London, John Petit, Richard Golde, Richard de la Woses, and their fellow mariners.[1]
Writ de intendendo, under pain of forfeiture, directed to John Mot and his fellow mariners, for Humphrey de Littlebury and John Sturmy, captains and admirals of the king's fleet. The writ was issued in consequence of John Mot and his fellow mariners contemning the commands of the said Humphrey de Littlebury and John Sturmy as captains of the fleet, at which the king was much incensed.
By K. & C.
The like directed to the under-mentioned mariners, viz.:—William le Fissher, Luke de London, John Petit, Richard Golde, Richard de la Woses, and their fellow mariners.[1]
Source notes
Membrane 20.
Marginal note in printed text: "Oct. 8. King's Lynn"
The printed calendar has the five names at the bottom on separate lines, all enclosed in a tall, right-pointing curly brace to the right of which is the phrase "and their fellow mariners".
IRHB comments
For the career of this John Little see Little John the mariner (record texts).
Lists
- Not included in Sussex, Lucy, compil. 'References to Robin Hood up to 1600', in: Knight, Stephen. Robin Hood: A Complete Study of the English Outlaw (Oxford, UK; Cambridge, Massachusetts: Blackwell, 1994), pp. 262-88.
Sources
Also see
- Little John the mariner (links)
- Criminals named Little John (links)
- Persons named Little John (links).
Notes