The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | Edmund |
| Last name prefix | de |
| Last name | Walsyngham |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Justice |
| Source | TNA JUST 1/103 m. 10 |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3643 | Richard de Leycestre condemns Edmund de Walsyngham to death by beheading | And that the same Richard on the said Monday at Ely feloniously adjudged to death Edmund de Walsyngham, one of the justices of the peace of the lord the King in the county of Cambridge, whereby the said Edmund was then feloniously beheaded and his head set on the pillory there, the same being a pernicious example. And that the same Richard was the principal commander and leader in all the felonies, seditions and other misdeeds committed within the isle at the time aforesaid, etc. | Ely,Cambridgeshire | Victim | View Incident page | ||
| 3644 | John Buk aids Richard de Leycestre in his crimes | Further the aforesaid jurors say that John Buk of Ely was a fellow of the aforesaid Richard Leycestre all the time of the insurrection and tumult at Ely in the accomplishing of all the felonies, treasons and misdeeds, whereof the said Richard was indicted. And specially that the same John, of his malice, at the time when Edmund de Walsyngham was adjudged to death, feloniously came to him and feloniously snatched a purse of Edmund attached to his tunic containing 42½d., and violently assaulted the said Edmund, dragging him to the place of his beheading, and carried away the said money except 12d. thereof which he gave to John Deye of Willingham, who there feloniously beheaded Edmund, for his labour. [He confesses to committing these acts under influence of the devil, is found guilty and hanged, and his possessions are forfeit.] | Ely,Cambridgeshire | Victim | View Incident page |
