Pylliston' = Billingford (cf. Blomefield, Topographical History of Norfolk (1806), vol. v, p. 318; the former name of Billingford in Earsham hundred was 'Presleston')
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Peter Bray and others plunder Mettingham Castle
Also they present that Peter Bray of Billingford, Robert Clerk of Hinderclay, John Kynggeston of Denton, Peter Garveys of Mettingham, Walter Coseler of Mettingham (beheaded), Thomas Bocher of Stratton, Robert Gunnyld of Rickinghall, weaver, William Causton of Pylliston, Robert Collyng of Moulton, Edmund de Walsyngham, shoemaker, Simon Howard of Harleston and other wrongdoers of the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk feloniously entered the castle of Mettingham of John Plays, knight, Roger Boys, knight and their associate feoffees on Tuesday 18th June 1381, and came upon goods and chattels of the aforesaid feoffees, namely £40 in money, (and) silver and pewter vases and other goods and utensils, doors and windows torn out, beds and armour worth £1000, and feloniously took them and carried them away, and submerged in water and cut up charters, muniments, manorial extents and court rolls existing in the said castle.
