Richard de Leycestre condemns Edmund de Walsyngham to death by beheading
Details
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.
Date of incident (or "date from" if range)
17/06/1381
Location
Ely,Cambridgeshire
Type
Homicide: beheading,Abuse of legal procedure: false accusation
