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 detailed version of the judicial record was made available by Arthur Hermann Thomas in his 1932 Calendar of Select Plea and Memoranda Rolls, London, 1381–1412. Thomas's account simply stated that an investigation had taken place "concerning two men accused of moral wrongdoing, one of whom implicated several people, both males and females, in religious institutions".