John Petley was a "colyer". He failed to appear before th e king to answer touching divers trespasses, falsities an d deceptions where of he was indicted; but he surrendered t o the Marshalseaa prison of the King's Bench and was pardon ed. He also appears (called John Petle, husbandman) as on e of the eight inhabitants of Downe who took part in Jack C ade's rebellion and received pardon of Henry VI in 1450.