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Incident

Id3265
Short DescriptionAdam Pulter and Thomas Aslak abduct and kill Reginald de Eccles, and Henry Moyse beheads him
DetailsAlso the jurors present that Adam Pulter of Potter Heigham and Thomas Aslak of Norwich, cordwainer, on Monday 17th June 1381 seized Reginald de Eccles, assigned justice of the peace of the lord king in the county of Norfolk, from the manor of the Abbey of St Benet's at Holme in Potter Heigham, and they abducted the same Reginald from the same manor and brought him to the pillory at Norwich before the society then assembled and levied there against the crown and the dignity of the lord king, and there the same Thomas pierced the belly of the said Reginald with a knife called a dagger through half his body, and hereafter the same Henry Moyse of Dilham feloniously beheaded the same Reginald.
Date of incident (or "date from" if range)17/06/1381
LocationNorwich,Norfolk;Potter Heigham,Norfolk;St Benet's Abbey,Thurne,West Flegg Hundred,Norfolk
TypeHomicide: beheading,Homicide: other,Trespass to person: abduction
SourceTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 119d

Victims

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ReginaldEcclesVictimTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 119d View participant page

Accused

First NameLast NameRoleCommentsSourcesView participant page
ThomasAslakAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 119d View participant page
HenryMoyseAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 119d View participant page
AdamPulterAccusedTNA KB 9/166/1 m. 119d View participant page

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