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The Theftby Samual
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There once lived a man called Jake who lived with his father. They were villeins and part of a tithing of 12 members. They lived in a small cottage out in the sleepy countryside surrounded by hazel and elm trees where an abundance of red squirrels lived. The father and son farmed the land here. Jake had worked on the farm with his father from the age of 7, he was now 19. As the years had gone by his father was getting less able and was very ill, he needed medicine but this was very expensive and they could not afford it. Jake's father believed that God had created this path for him and that’s the way it should be, but Jake thought differently, he wanted to help his father. Jake had a plan!Jake knew that the reeve had recently collected most of the rent from the villagers and he was waiting for his opportune moment.
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Jake kept an eye on William the reeve’s movements and once he saw that William was out working his own strip of land he made his move, he snuck in and stole a bag that contained 20 shillings. Once Jake had got the money safely back to his cottage he hid it and went back to work so no one would notice.Jake knew that lunch time neared as the sun was high in the sky, so he was just finishing off his final strip of ploughing when he heard the loud ear piercing noise of a horn. It was the hue and cry. Everyone left the fields and headed to the sound of the horn, Jake followed so not to raise suspicion. Once at the scene of the crime everyone gathered around to hear what William had to say. “A thief be among us, thee must show yourself right away!” he shouted. The crowd all looked around confused as they did not know who was responsible. Jake kept very quiet and tried to blend in. The hue and cry group were unable to find the culprit so the crime was reported to the sheriff.
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Jake kept an eye on William the reeve’s movements and once he saw that William was out working his own strip of land he made his move, he snuck in and stole a bag that contained 20 shillings. Once Jake had got the money safely back to his cottage he hid it and went back to work so no one would notice.Jake knew that lunch time neared as the sun was high in the sky, so he was just finishing off his final strip of ploughing when he heard the loud ear piercing noise of a horn. It was the hue and cry. Everyone left the fields and headed to the sound of the horn, Jake followed so not to raise suspicion. Once at the scene of the crime everyone gathered around to hear what William had to say. “A thief be among us, thee must show yourself right away!” he shouted. The crowd all looked around confused as they did not know who was responsible. Jake kept very quiet and tried to blend in. The hue and cry group were unable to find the culprit so the crime was reported to the sheriff.
