Announcement of Court
The following announcement appeared in the Norwich Mercury dated April 6th 1878:-
The Court
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| Title | The Manor of Deopham Hall The General Court Baron of the Right Honourable John, Earl of Kimberley, Baron Wodehouse of Kimberley |
| Date | April 30th 1878 |
| Steward | Frederic Oddin Taylor, Gentleman, Deputy Steward |
| Location | The house of Mr. William Allen the Elder in Deopham (see announcement above) |
| Page number in Court Roll | 200 |
Homage
| Robert Easton |
| Robert Phoenix |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bathurst Graver Browne of Morley | Charles Scarle | Late of Clarke Stoughton formerly John Browne | 7½d + 3d | ||||
| John Bathurst Graver Browne | Charles Scarle | Late of Rev. George Henry Turner, formerly Clarke Stoughton before Pettingalls | 3s 1d | ||||
| William Mann (deceased) | 1st Proclamation: December 19th 1871 [sic] 2nd Proclamation: November 22nd 1877 3rd Proclamation: January 22nd 1878 | July 14th 1840 following death of John Mann | William Flint of Wymondham, Farm Steward, paid Richard Mann and William Kerrison as executors of William Mann’s will the sum of £228 | Charles Scarle | 2 roods & 17 perches, with two cottages, Piece No 33 on the Inclosures map (see below), bounded by Upper Hackford Rd North West land allotted to Phoenix East & South, formerly in the several occupations of John Searl & John Ward and then William Norton & William Reynolds as tenants | 1s 9d | £13 |
| Bevil Amyas (deceased) | 1st Proclamation: November 22nd 1877 2nd Proclamation: January 22nd 1878 3rd Proclamation “made three times with a loud voice” | “A warrant of this Court is awarded to be issued to the Bailiff of this Manor commanding him to seize the same lands and tenements into the hands of the Lord of this Manor”.1 | Copyhold lands | ||||
| Bevil Amyas (deceased) | 3rd Proclamation | Free lands held of this Manor |
Defaulters
Such tenants as have made default in their suit and service here this day are severally amerced 9 pence each.
1814 Inclosure Map Extracts
Location of piece no 33
All rights reserved by Norfolk Record Office who hold the original;
their ref is NRO C/Sca 2/86
Footnotes
- The Manor of Deopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury issued their warrant for the seizure of the lands of Bevil Amyas four years later at their Court held in July 1882. ↩︎
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| Date | Change |
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| 7/7/24 | Photo of Hall Farm |
| 20/4/24 | Published |
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