The Oath

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Sir Baldwin de Furnshill – Keeper of the King’s Peace, Baldwin was once a Templar, but now seeks a quiet life in Devon.

Simon Puttock – Baldwin’s closest friend, Simon has worked with him on many murder investigations.

Margaret (Meg) – Simon’s wife.

Peterkin (Perkin) – Simon and Margaret’s son.

Hugh – Simon’s long-suffering servant.

Rob – son of a prostitute in Dartmouth, Rob has become Simon’s servant too.

Jack – a young fellow accompanying Baldwin.

NOBLES

King Edward II – King of England.

Edward, Duke of Aquitaine, (also Earl of Chester) – the King’s eldest son, the future Edward III, who was never made a prince.

Sir Hugh le Despenser – Sir Hugh ‘The Younger’, the closest adviser to the King, his best friend, and alleged lover. Known for his outrageous greed and ambition.

Earl Hugh of Winchester – Sir Hugh’s father, known as ‘The Elder’, a loyal servant of King Edward I, but a man keen to enrich himself.

Queen Isabella – wife to the King, and figurehead of the rebellion against him.

Sir Roger Mortimer – lover to Queen Isabella and, with her, leader of the rebels.

Sir Ralph of Evesham – a knight in the service of the King.

Sir Charles of Lancaster – formerly a loyal servant of Earl Thomas of Lancaster, now he is in the service of the King.

BRISTOL

Arthur Capon – a wealthy burgess in Bristol.

Madame Capon – wife to Arthur.

Petronilla – Arthur’s daughter.

Cecily – maidservant to the Capon family.

Squire William de Bar – husband of Petronilla.

Father Paul – priest who became Petronilla’s lover.

Emma Wrey – widow of a successful merchant in Bristol.

Sir Stephen Siward – Coroner in Bristol.

Sir Laurence Ashby – the Constable of Bristol Castle.

Thomas Redcliffe – a merchant of Bristol ruined by pirates.

Roisea Redcliffe – Thomas’s wife.

SOLDIERS

Robert Vyke – a serf brought into the King’s host.

Otho – Sergeant from Vyke’s vill.

Herv Tyrel – a friend to Vyke.

Walerand of Guildford – also Walerand the Tranter, a carter pressed into the King’s service to help transport goods for the troops.