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| Title | Deopham Hall: General Court with the Leet & petty session |
| Date | December 7th 1721 |
| Steward | John Amyas, gentleman, Steward |
| Location | – |
| Page numbers in Court Roll | – |
Court Baron
Inquisitores ex Officio
Sworn
| Stephen Payne William Poynton |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Stevenson* (deceased) | October 18th 1709 on the death of Mary Raven | Ann Stevenson*, widow & relict of Edward Stevenson* [see below] | 1 acre & 3 roods of copyhold land in Nether Crofte in Deopham | ||||
| Ann Stevenson*, widow | Freehold tenements and lands previously of Edward Stevenson* | Relief 18d | |||||
| John Neave | Freehold land & tenements | Relief 9d |
Extract from the will of Edward Stevenson
The following extract from the will of Edward Stevenson*, dated November 30th 1720, has been included in the Court Roll, in English:
Item. I give, devise & bequeath unto Ann Stimpson* my well beloved wife:
All & Singular my Messuages, Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments & Premises with their appurtenances both Freehold & Copyhold, Charter hold or other Customary tenure as they are Scituate being and being in Deopham in the said County of Norfolk for & dureing the Term of her naturall life.
Court Leet
Capital Pledges
Sworn
| John Cooper William Payne William Horne | Charles Osborn William Poynton Edward Beales |
Officer
| Name | Office |
|---|---|
| William Payne | Constable |
According to ancient custom, 30d was given to the Lord as a sign of loyalty.
Footnotes
* The record of this Court clearly refers to the surname Stevenson whereas the Court of November 13th 1723 recorded Stimpson. The will extract at this Court quoted Stimpson. The property and forenames referred to in the Court of November 13th 1723 are clearly one and the same.
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| 28/1/26 | Published – IMG_20251125_122818 |
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