In
the countryside, there were rumours that the landlords of the manor had
hired criminals to destroy the ripe crops of the peasants. Being afraid
of the situation, peasants in several districts seized hoes and
pitchforks and attacked Chateaux (castles belonging to the noblemen).
They
looted the hoarded grain. They also burnt down documents containing
records of the manorial dues. As a result, a larger number of nobles
fled from their hometowns and migrated to neighbouring countries.