PAYN, William, of Weymouth, Dorset.

Having already once served as a bailiff of Weymouth and also as collector of customs in the neighbouring port, William Payn, along with Thomas Payn and other local men, entered into recognizances for £400 in June 1418, then binding himself to appear before the King’s Council on 8 July to answer concerning the seizure of a cargo belonging to a Flemish merchant, only for it to be agreed in October following that no further action need be taken. It is important to note that when elected for Weymouth to Henry V’s last Parliament, he was again occupying the office of local bailiff. But, otherwise, all that is further known of him is that at Michaelmas 1430 he witnessed a deed in the town.[footnote]