On which day [3 May 1481] Margaret Lassels, lately servant to John Calbek, came in person and, after being questioned concering the theft of John Calbek's goods, confessed that John Richerdson labourer, recently of Welburn, came to her on several occasions at her master's house and spoke to her of the love they once had for each other, and promised to marry her, and so won her confidence. There being a coffer standing in the parlour, he asked her what it contained and she said there were certain jewels; he answering, said that if she would agree to him having possession of the coffer, he would take it out of there and soon after would obtain a horse and within a short time take her somewhere where no-one knew him or her. Having so suborned her, the said Richerdson came to the city on Sunday, April 1 and on that Sunday night around midnight the said Richerdson received, by her hand, the coffer, and he broke through the wall and took it away, carrying it beyond Layerthorpe, where he broke it open and then departed. He returned three days after and spoke with Margaret at a currier's house in Hungate, promising her that on 15 April he would bring a horse to take her away. But he did not come until the evening of 21 April, when he spoke with her at the currier's house, and on 21 April went to the Minster and took his writings, and then departed, telling her he intended to go to Ripon to visit his father and mother. And she has not seen him since then.