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| Title | The Manor of Deopham Hall The General Court Baron of the Right Honorable John Lord Wodehouse, Baron Wodehouse of Kimberley, Lord of the Manor |
| Date | April 2nd 1799 |
| Steward | John C. Stoughton, Gentleman, Steward |
| Location | – |
| Page numbers in Court Roll | 20 – 23 |
Homage
Sworn
| Richard Jolly |
| John Jolly |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 7th 1775: Recorded that Richard Jolly had conditionally surrendered in return for a mortgage of £500 + interest at 5% p.a. from Elizabeth Moore of Norwich, widow. July 18th 1781: Recorded that on death of Elizabeth Moore the mortgage1 had passed to John Green (clerk) of Norwich Cathedral & his wife Elizabeth. February 2nd 1798: Recorded that following the 3rd proclamation after the death of Richard Jolly, the Lord of the Manor seized the lands. | April 28th 1775: Richard Jolly admitted on surrender of John Jolly | The Lord of the Manor regranted the lands to Elizabeth Green (widow) | Thomas Cringesby Watson the Younger | 1) A tenement called Watts containing 3 roods in Deopham; 2) A Pightle containing 3 roods adjoining the above tenement; 3) An inclosure called Watts Close containing 7 acres; – The above are separated from the following by the Palloway. 4) 1 acre called Dunnings Acre; 5) ½ acre called Shrubs Half Acre in Deopham. 6) 10 acres of Copyhold land in 4 pieces in West Field in Deopham: 6.1) 8 acres between lands late of George Roper (deceased) & lands late of Catherine Smith (widow), West, Lands late of John Entwissell (deceased), East, abutts upon “a certain Way called Holl Street Way otherwise Palloway”, North; 6.2) 1½ acres between George Brooke, West & East; George Roper (deceased), North; 6.3) 1 rood between John Entwissell (deceased), North, South & East, 6.4) 1 rood between Head Lands of divers men, South, Lands late of John Entwissell (deceased), North & East; 7) A piece of land in the Copyhold Tenure of Robert Edwards including the Back House and a small stable in Deopham between Messuage & lands of John Gostling, East, the Yard of Nicholas Smith, West, abutts the Common Pasture of Deopham, North, Breadth at North = 24 ft; Breadth at South = 41 ft; length at West = 147 ft The total holding was 20 acres2 | £42 | ||
| John Boddenham otherwise Bodney (deceased) | 1st Proclamation | ||||||
| Rose Lane (deceased) | 1st Proclamation |
Defaulters
All persons owing suit and service who have made default are amerced 6 pence each.
Footnotes
- In the Court of July 18th 1781, the value of the mortgage was recorded as being £150 not the £500 shown here and elsewhere. ↩︎
- It has been noted in the margin that Robert Herring was admitted to these lands at the Court of December 13th 1804. ↩︎
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| Date | Change |
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| 11/8/25 | Published – IMG_20250806_113515 |
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