Historians have been aware of Rykener's case since a calendared version of the legal record was published by Arthur Hermann Thomas in his 1932 Calendar of Select Plea and Memoranda Rolls, London, 1381–1412. Thomas's summary was noted only that an examination had taken place "of two men charged with immorality, of whom one implicated several persons, male and female, in religious orders".
Scholars have been aware of Rykener's case since a documented record of the judicial process was published by Arthur Hermann Thomas in his 1932 Calendar of Select Plea and Memoranda Rolls, London, 1381–1412. Thomas's summary merely noted that an examination had occurred "regarding two men accused of moral transgressions, one of whom implicated several individuals, both male and female, in religious organizations".