Contents
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| Title | Deopham Hall: General Court with the Leet & Petty Session |
| Date | December 1st 1719 |
| Steward | John Amyas, gentleman, Steward |
| Location | – |
| Page numbers in Court Roll | – |
Court Baron
Inquisitores ex Officio
Sworn
| John Cooper William Poynton Edward Stimpson |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abigail Nicholls, widow | Robert Wright | Freehold land & tenements lately Burman’s | Relief 4d | ||||
| Abigail Nicholls, widow | Robert Wright | Freehold land & tenements lately Pooley’s | Relief 3d | ||||
| Mary, wife of Robert King | Freehold land & tenements lately Francis Sedley’s | Relief 4d | |||||
May 19th 1719 Augustine Cullyer, gentleman conditionally surrendered out of Court in return for a mortgage | Mary Mantell of Burnham Thorpe, widow | Copyhold lands lately of Thomas Gooch | |||||
| Mary Mantell acknowledged that her loan had been satisfied [see below] | Augustine Cullyer | ||||||
| May 20th 1719 Augustine Cullyer, gentleman, out of Court conditionally surrendered in return for a loan of £85 | Mary Mantell of Burnham Thorpe, widow | All & singular the Messuages, Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments held of this Manor by Copy of Court Roll. | |||||
| December 29th 1718 John Wade surrendered out of Court | November 7th 1717 | Ann George of Carbooke, widow, now Ann, wife of James Towler | ½ acre of copyhold land in Deopham between land of Phillip Corey, previously John Corey, North, land of John Skipper, lately Stephen Grayne, East, a tenement of Francis Corey, lately John Corey, West. | ||||
| October 19th 1718: Robert Pitts conditionally surrendered in return for a mortgage of £63 | October 19th 1718 on the surrender of John Raven & Thomas Spinks | William Cooper of Hingham, Butcher | A piece of copyhold land in or next to the Pasture of Deopham called Low Common by the water mill lately of Richard Raven, South & West, 60 ft longitude & 60 ft latitude | ||||
| William Cooper | Henry Osborn of Deopham, Miller | A piece of copyhold land in or next to the Pasture of Deopham called Low Common by the water mill lately of Richard Raven, South & West, 60 ft longitude & 60 ft latitude | |||||
| Henry Osborn | Lord of the Manor to the use of his last will & testament | All & singular the Messuages, Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments held of this Manor by Copy of Court Roll. | |||||
| Henry Osborn conditionally surrendered in return for a mortgage of £80 | William Cooper of Hingham, Butcher | A piece of copyhold land in or next to the Pasture of Deopham called Low Common by the water mill lately of Richard Raven, South & West, 60 ft longitude & 60 ft latitude | |||||
| Stephen Baldwyn (deceased) | January 1687 on the surrender of Robert Underwood | Stephen Baldwyn according to his father’s will [see below] | William Thurrold | 1) 1 acre of copyhold land in the Field of Morley between land lately of John Wright, West, copyhold land of the Manor of Shadwells, East, abutts the way called Palloway, North, land of Stephen Baldwyn, South; 2) 2 acres of copyhold land in Morley Field between land of Stephen Baldwyn, West, land of John Amyas, gentleman, East, abutts Palloway, North, land of divers men, South. | |||
| Stephen Baldwyn | Certain freehold land | Relief 2d | |||||
| William Poynton surrendered conditionally in return for a mortgage of £20 | Edward Coleman of Wicklewood | ||||||
| Stephen Baldwyn out of Court conditionally surrendered according to the terms of an indenture dated March 2nd 1718 | William Grigson of Reymerston, gentleman | All & singular the Messuages, Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments held of this Manor by Copy of Court Roll |
Mary Mantell’s confirmation
The following declaration dated May 23rd 1719 has been included in the Court Roll in English:
I acknowledge my Self Satisfyed this mortgage by a Conditional Surrender this day made to me of the Copyhold lands within mentioned for a greater Sume of money.
Mary Mantell
Witnesses: John Amyas & Thomas Amyas
Extract from the will of Stephen Baldwyn
The following extract from the will of Stephen Baldwyn dated May 15th 1719 has been included in the Court Roll in English:
Item: I do hereby order & direct that all my Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments whatsoever scituate being & being in Deopham & Morley in the said County of Norfolk then in the use or occupation of Thomas Souter of his Assigns with their & every of their appurtenances Shall as Soon after my decease as conveniently they may or can be Sold for the best price of prizes can be gotten for the same by my Brother in Law, William Thurrold of Hingham in Norfolk, Grocer, & by my Son, Stephen Baldwyn, or by the Survivor of them, or by the Executors or Administrators of the Survivors of them,
And the money ariseing by Sale thereof, together with Rents thereof from the time of my death untill Such Sale be made, I will shall be applyed for & towards the payment of all my just debts whatsoever & the Overplus, if any be, to remain & be to my said Son, Stephen, his Executors & Administrators, to whom I give the Same.
Item. I do make, nominate & appoint the said Stephen my Son, Sole Executor of this my last will & Testament.
Court Leet
Capital Pledges
Sworn
| John Cooper Samuel Stannard John Rodwell | Charles Osborne William Poynton |
Officer
| Name | Office |
|---|---|
| John Rodwell | Constable |
According to ancient custom, 30d was given to the Lord as a sign of loyalty.
Navigation
| Date | Change |
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| 26/1/26 | Published – IMG_20251125_115055 |
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