ˈæftɚ ðə kˈɔːɹnɪʃ ˈʌpɹaɪzɪŋ, ɪnwˌɪtʃ kˈɔːɹnɪʃ pˈiːpəl wɜː slˈɔːɾɚd wɛn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ænd mˈɜːsənˌɛɹi fˈoːɹsᵻz mˈuːvd ˌɪntʊ kˈɔːɹnwɔːl, dʒˈɑːn ɹˈʌsəl, fˈɜːst ˈɜːl ʌv bˈɛdfɚd lˈɛft ðə tˈæsk ʌv sˈɛɾəlɪŋ skˈoːɹz wɪððə kˈɔːɹnɪʃ tə kˈɪŋstən, hˌuː wʌz ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɚɹə sˈɪɹiz ʌv mˈɜːdɚz ænd dʒuːdˈɪʃəl hˈæŋɪŋz ʌv wˈɛlnˈoʊn fˈɪɡjɚz.
After the Cornish uprising, in which Cornish people were slaughtered when English and mercenary forces moved into Cornwall, John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford left the task of settling scores with the Cornish to Kingston, who was responsible for a series of murders and judicial hangings of well-known figures.