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'''John Rykener''', known also as '''Johannes Richer''' and '''Eleanor''', was a 14th-century [[transvestite]] prostitute working mainly in [[London]] (near Cheapside), but also active in [[Oxford]]. He was arrested in 1395 for cross-dressing and interrogated. The records have survived, the only surviving legal records from that age which mentions same-sex intercourse. | [[File:John Rykener.jpg|thumb|John Rykener]]'''John Rykener''', known also as '''Johannes Richer''' and '''Eleanor''', was a 14th-century [[transvestite]] prostitute working mainly in [[London]] (near Cheapside), but also active in [[Oxford]]. He was arrested in 1395 for cross-dressing and interrogated. The records have survived, the only surviving legal records from that age which mentions same-sex intercourse. | ||
During his interrogation, Rykener claimed to have had many clients including priests, monks and nuns; he said that he preferred priests because they paid better than others. He revealed that one Franciscan friar had given him a gold ring, and that a Carmelite friar and six foreigners, "of whom one gave Rykener twelve pence, one twenty pence, and one two shillings."<ref>http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/1395rykener.html</ref> | During his interrogation, Rykener claimed to have had many clients including priests, monks and nuns; he said that he preferred priests because they paid better than others. He revealed that one Franciscan friar had given him a gold ring, and that a Carmelite friar and six foreigners, "of whom one gave Rykener twelve pence, one twenty pence, and one two shillings."<ref>http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/1395rykener.html</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 10 July 2026
John Rykener, known also as Johannes Richer and Eleanor, was a 14th-century transvestite prostitute working mainly in London (near Cheapside), but also active in Oxford. He was arrested in 1395 for cross-dressing and interrogated. The records have survived, the only surviving legal records from that age which mentions same-sex intercourse.
During his interrogation, Rykener claimed to have had many clients including priests, monks and nuns; he said that he preferred priests because they paid better than others. He revealed that one Franciscan friar had given him a gold ring, and that a Carmelite friar and six foreigners, "of whom one gave Rykener twelve pence, one twenty pence, and one two shillings."[1]