In 1241
Richard le Vacher and John Dobyn killed Matilda la Daye and sought sanctuary in
the church of St Laurence in Reading. John confessed to two royal coroners and swore to
leave England. The deal with sanctuary was that in return for your safety, you had to confess to your crime and then leave England ASAP. The leaving England wasn't always that easy however.
When John left the church, Matilda's daughters and a mob chased after him, captured him and took him to Charlton where he was tried by the men of the hundreds, and the bailiff, and hanged.
Because I'm treating you this week, here's the document that details this.
When John left the church, Matilda's daughters and a mob chased after him, captured him and took him to Charlton where he was tried by the men of the hundreds, and the bailiff, and hanged.
Because I'm treating you this week, here's the document that details this.
Notes
NA, MS Just/1/37, m.33 r.
Shoemaker, Karl, Sanctuary and crime in the European middle ages,
400-1500 (Ashland, Ohio: Fordham University Press, 2011) p. 112
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