ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ɐ ʃˈɛpɚd dˈaɪd ɔnðə kˈɑːmən ænd ðə vˈɪkɚɹ ʌv sˈændɹɪdʒ klˈeɪmd ðə bˈɑːdi fɔːɹ bˈɛɹɪəl, bˌʌt ðə mˈɛn ʌv wˈiːθɐmpstˌɛd spˈɪɹɪɾᵻd ðə kˈɔːɹps ɐwˈeɪ ænd bˈɛɹid ɪɾ ɪn ðɛɹ tʃˈɜːtʃjɑːɹd.
In 1428 a shepherd died on the common and the Vicar of Sandridge claimed the body for burial, but the men of Wheathampstead spirited the corpse away and buried it in their churchyard.