The location of the murder of John Forde on May 3, 1337. Credit: Medieval Murder Maps / University of Cambridge’s Institute of Criminology / Historic Towns Trust. Due to this, Archbishop Mepham reported that Ela Fitzpayne had been excommunicated from the church. In another record reviewed by Eisner, both Ela Fitzpayne and John Forde had been indicted by a Royal Commission in 1322. Archbishop Mepham was almost certainly displeased after hearing about the indictment of one of his own clergy. That said, the criminology professor couldn’t help but concede that Ela Fitzpayne was an “extraordinary” individual, regardless of the era.