Heading
| Title | Deopham Hall The General Court Baron with a Leet and petty sessions |
| Date | January 21st 1771 |
| Steward | Capel Bringloe, Gentleman |
| Location | Not recorded |
| Page numbers in Court Roll | 168 – 171 + Loose documents in NRO KIM 1/4/5 |
Homage
| John Jolly Archibald Bale Jonathan Dey William Clarke Richard Jolly Junior |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Cooper of Deopham, Yeoman. (Conditional surrender) | September 26th 1768 | October 24th 1768: James Story of Kimberley, Gentleman, provided a mortgage of £250 at 4.5% annual interest | |||||
| James Cooper of Deopham, Yeoman. | September 26th 1768 | July 8th 1769: James Story of Kimberley, Gentleman, provided a mortgage of £100 at 4.5% annual interest |
Defaulters
All such Tenants as have this Day made Default of the Suit and Service are amerced one shilling apiece.
Leet Bill
All rights reserved by Norfolk Record Office who hold the original; ref NRO KIM 1/4/5
The “leet bill” lists the tenants of the manor1:
| Headborough | Notes | Handboroughs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Cooper | Sw | John Curl | |
| Robert Wright | Sw | John Boone | Sw |
| Thomas Rowing | John Fulsher [Fulcher?] | ||
| Benjamin Piggitt | Ralf Punder | ||
| James Norton | Stephen Pully | ||
| Richard Jolly Junior | Sw | James Clark | |
| John Staff | Sw | ||
| John Hipkin | |||
| Robert Hipkin | |||
| John Nixon | |||
| William Harper | |||
| William Knights | Sw | ||
| John Wright | Sw |
The Court Leet
The Jurors
| James Cooper Robert Wright John Staff William Knights Richard Jolly Junior John Wright John Boone |
Officers
| Office | Name |
|---|---|
| Constables | James Cooper Robert Wright |
Defaulters
| Status | Penalty |
|---|---|
| Headboroughs | 6d a piece |
| Handboroughs | 3d a piece |
Footnotes
- In 1728, Sir William Scroggs published a book The Practice of Courts-leet and Courts-baron which gave directions to Stewards as to how they should manage their courts. This included the following instruction on page 18:
Note: You must call to the Constable for a Leet-Bill, which should comprehend all Inhabitants of the Leet, within the Precinct, above the Age of Sixteen. It is usual to present one, and set a reasonable Amercement, and give Time till a further Day for Amercements, under a greater Penalty. ↩︎
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| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 10/6/24 & 25/4/24 | Published ref IMG_20240605_105006 |
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