Alphred Duport (also written as Alured de la Porte) was a 13th-century freeman of the City of Exeter, Devon, in England.
Duport was elected as Mayor of Exeter eight times, during the reigns of Henry III and Edward I.
[1][2] The Precentor of the cathedral, Walter Lechlade (also written as Lichlade or de Lecchelade) was murdered in the Cathedral Yard in November 1283,[3] as he left from Matins at around 2am.
It was assumed that the culprit fled through the South gate, which should have been locked an hour previously.
[6][7][2] George Oliver, in his 1861 History of the city of Exeter asserts that the execution of Duport may never have happened, and claims other sources are mistaken, primarily as he does not believe that this execution was within the character of the King,[8] although other authors dismiss Oliver's position for lacking evidence, and pointing to the contemporary records.