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Draft note of the punishment to be applied to Lucas Johnson, a prisoner in Maidstone...

Catalogue reference: STAC 10/4/20

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This record is about the Draft note of the punishment to be applied to Lucas Johnson, a prisoner in Maidstone... dating from 1485-1509 in the series Star Chamber Miscellanea. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
STAC 10/4/20
Date
1485-1509
Description

Draft note of the punishment to be applied to Lucas Johnson, a prisoner in Maidstone gaol, for seditious words spoken against the king. He was to be paraded naked on horseback around the town with a paper pinned to his breast recording his felony; was then to be beaten and set in the pillory. A procalmation was then to be made warning all subjects of the punishment for seditious words. He is to suffer the same punishment at the next assizes at Rochester.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
STAC 10/4, part 1, f. 25
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical condition
some damage at top left of sheet
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15744847/

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STAC 10

Star Chamber Miscellanea

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Draft note of the punishment to be applied to Lucas Johnson, a prisoner in Maidstone...

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