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 Claire Noble (ed.), with introduction by Christine Carpenter, Calendar of Inquisitions Post-Mortem and other Analogous Documents preserved in the Public Record Office XXIII: 6-10 Henry VI (1427-1432). Boydell & Brewer2004 2013-02-28T19:05:19.91Z XML generated from GATE information extraction pipeline
WILLIAM UPTON
223 Writ mandamus . ‡ 18 March 1428. [Wymbyssh].
WILTSHIRE. Inquisition. Salisbury 5 November 1428. [Veer].
Jurors: Robert Marleburgh ; John Sertayn ; John Stokbrigge ; John Taillour ; John Durneford ; John Umfray ; Robert Clerk ; John Chapman ; Richard Fuller ; Richard Umfray ; Richard Parker ; and Richard Perys .
He held the following in demesne as of fee. Old Sarum, a toft, worth nothing yearly; a carucate of land containing 100 a., each acre worth 2d. yearly; and 100 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly, held of the king in chief by knight service. Dunyton, 2 messuages, each worth 6s. 8d. yearly above necessary repairs; 200 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 20 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; and 12 a. wood, each acre worth 6d. yearly, held of John Grene , service unknown. He held the following at the will of Aubrey Payn . Warminster, 2 messuages, each worth 3s. 4d. yearly above necessary repairs; 30 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly; and 1 a. meadow, worth 20d. yearly, held of Humphrey, earl of Stafford , service unknown.
He died on 1 October 1402. Aubrey Payn is his kin and next heir.
John Osburne of Bishopstrow, ‘frankelayn’, and Henry Hikkes of Warminster, ‘husbondmen’, entered the lands and tenements in Old Sarum and Dunyton by trespass after the death of William, and still take the issues, title unknown. Aubrey Payn entered and occupied the lands and tenements in Warminster after the death of William because William held them at Aubrey’s will. He has taken the issues until now.
C 139/39/37 mm.1–2