Hi,

Guest, I agree that Lampkin is entirely overblown- and that nothing more could possibly be written about it.

Maybe their payment dispute was because Lampkin, in fact, was the former lover of the lord's wife:

"Ward Lampkin had been in love with the Landlady, before her marriage to the Lord, and had always sworn to get his revenge." [Davis B]

Or perhaps it was because he was the nurse's lover and the lord was tired of him hanging around flicking cigarettes in the moat :)

Richie