John Newton

Also known as: sir Iohn Newton · Family: England · Role: knight · First appears: Richard II 15

Life events

c. 1381 · Richard II sends John Newton to summon Wat Tyler to discuss the charter articles.(Richard II 15)
- With: Richard II Wat Tyler
- “at length the king sent to him one of his knights called sir Iohn Newton, to request him to come to him, that they might talke of the articles which he stood vpon to haue inserted in the charter”
c. 1381 · Wat Tyler threatens John Newton with a dagger during their hostile confrontation.(Richard II 15 · 📍 Smithfield)
- With: Wat Tyler
- “With which words Wat Tiler taking indignation, drew out his dagger, menacing to strike the knight, calling him therewith traitor”

sworn: Richard II (The king sends his knight to Wat Tyler.) “at length the king sent to him one of his knights called sir Iohn Newton, to request him to come to him, that they might talke of the articles which he stood vpon to haue inserted in the charter”
enemies with Wat Tyler “With which words Wat Tiler taking indignation, drew out his dagger, menacing to strike the knight, calling him therewith traitor: the knight disdaining to be misvsed at the hands of such a ribald, told him that he lied falselie, and with that plucked foorth his dagger.”

Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.