1208-1209 Land of William de Duston was listed in the Book of Fees.
Isti tenent de escaetis in eodem comitatu [Feodo de Moreton']. Honore de Notingh'. ... Willelmus de Duston' feodum unius militis. [1]
Isti sunt milites tenentes de Episcopatu Lincolniensi qui est in manu domini regis. ... Willelmus de Duston' j. militem in Walmescote de warda. [2]
1218 William de Duston was a surety for Robert Marmion on May 15. [3]
Pledges of the same [Robert Marmion] taken by Ralph de Neville in court:
Henry of Audley for 30 m. William of Duston for 30 m. Geoffrey de Say for 20 m. Robert of Ropsley for 10 m. [C 60/10, m. 3d. '20 m.'] Henry de Pont-Audemer for 10 m. Hugh de Neville for 5 m. Herbert de Alençon for 5 m. William Basset for 10 m.
1218 William de Duston was a surety for Henry of Handsacre. [4]
30 May. Amersham. Derbyshire. Henry of Handsacre gives the king one mark, for which William of Duston is his pledge, for pardon of the abjuration of the realm of England that he made for the deaths of Richard Frost and Geoffrey Frost, his son, of which he was accused, as is more fully contained in the Patent Roll [PR 1216-25, p. 156]. Witness the earl.
1218 William de Duston died before September 7. [5]
7 Sept. Knepp. Staffordshire and Shropshire. Order to the sheriff of Staffordshire and Shropshire that since the king has committed to his servant, Michael, for as long as it pleases the king, the custody of the lands formerly of William of Duston, now deceased, in Longnor, Ranton, Warley, Nortun', Mess', and Holme, to be kept to the king's use for the debts which William owed King John, the king's father, and the king himself, he is to cause Michael to have full seisin without delay of all aforesaid lands in the aforesaid vills with all of his chattels in his bailiwick. Witness the earl.
7 Sept. Knepp. Staffordshire and Shropshire. Order to the sheriff of Staffordshire and Shropshire that since the king has committed to his servant, Michael, for as long as it pleases the king, the custody of the lands formerly of William of Duston, now deceased, in Longnor, Ranton, Warley, Nortun', Mess', and Holme, to be kept to the king's use for the debts which William owed King John, the king's father, and the king himself, he is to cause Michael to have full seisin without delay of all aforesaid lands in the aforesaid vills with all of his chattels in his bailiwick. Witness the earl.
7 Sept. Knepp. Northamptonshire. The same order to the sheriff of Northamptonshire, concerning the lands of the same William of Duston in Duston, [Omitted in C 60/10, m. 2.] Weekley and Easton, which are to be delivered to Ralph Pagan and Theobald Blund, the bearers of the present, to keep for as long as it pleases the king. Witness the earl.
7 Sept. Knepp. Leicestershire. It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Leicestershire, concerning the lands of the aforesaid William in Whatton, which are to be delivered to the aforesaid Ralph and Theobald. Witness the earl.
7 Sept. Knepp. Nottinghamshire. It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Nottinghamshire, concerning the lands of the aforesaid William in Risley, Stanton and Whisby, which are to be delivered to Nicholas Usher. Witness the earl.
7 Sept. Knepp. Essex. Order to the sheriff of Essex to take into the king's hand the land of the aforesaid William in Hida and in Selewes with appurtenances, with all chattels found therein, and not to permit anything to be removed by reason of the debt [Corrected from 'until he has another order to the contrary'.] that William owed King John, father of King Henry, until he has been commanded otherwise. Witness the earl.
8 Sept. Bramber. It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Sussex, concerning the land that the aforesaid William held of the gift of Richard de Percy in Warnham, which is to be delivered to William de Brikeville in the aforesaid manner, namely for the debt to the king. Witness the earl.
1218 Orders concerning the execution of the will of William de Duston were given on October 14. [6]
Staffordshire and Shropshire. Order to the sheriff of Staffordshire and Shropshire to cause S. archbishop of Canterbury, R. bishop of Salisbury, and all other executors of the testament of William of Duston, to have all chattels formerly of the same William in his bailiwick, in order to make reasonable execution of the testament, having accepted security from them for rendering that debt which William owed to the king. Witness as above [the earl].
It is written in the same manner to Falkes de Bréauté, concerning the same. Witness as above.
It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Nottinghamshire. Witness as above.
It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Essex. Witness as above.
1218 Custody of the land of William de Duston was granted to Walter of Preston on November 27. [7]
Nottinghamshire. Order to the sheriff of Nottinghamshire to cause Walter of Preston to have full seisin of the lands formerly of William of Duston in his bailiwick, to keep to the king's use for as long as it pleases the king. Witness as above.
It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire for the same Walter.
[1] C. Maxwell Lyte and C. G. Crump, eds., Liber Feodorum. The Book of Fees, commonly called Testa de Nevill, reformed from the earliest MSS, Vol. 1 (London: HMSO, 1920), 18, [InternetArchive].
[2] C. Maxwell Lyte and C. G. Crump, eds., Liber Feodorum. The Book of Fees, commonly called Testa de Nevill, reformed from the earliest MSS, Vol. 1 (London: HMSO, 1920), 39, [InternetArchive].
[3] Henry III Fine Rolls Project, Fine Rolls of Henry III, 2 Henry III (28 October 1217-27 October 1218), Fine Roll C 60/9, membrane 4, [Fine_Rolls_Project].
[4] Henry III Fine Rolls Project, Fine Rolls of Henry III, 2 Henry III (28 October 1217-27 October 1218), Fine Roll C 60/9, membrane 5, [Fine_Rolls_Project].
[5] Henry III Fine Rolls Project, Fine Rolls of Henry III, items 212-217, 2 Henry III (28 October 1217-27 October 1218), Fine Roll C 60/9, membrane 2, [Fine_Rolls_Project].
[6] Henry III Fine Rolls Project, Fine Rolls of Henry III, items 250=253, 2 Henry III (28 October 1217-27 October 1218), Fine Roll C 60/9, membrane 1, [Fine_Rolls_Project].
[7] Henry III Fine Rolls Project, Fine Rolls of Henry III, items 38a and 38b, 3 Henry III (28 October 1218-27 October 1219), Fine Roll C 60/11, membrane 11, [Fine_Rolls_Project].