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| Title | Deopham Hall General Court with Leet and Petty Session |
| Date | February 15th 1731 (Ecclesiastical calendar) |
| Steward | John Amyas, gentleman |
| Location | – |
| Page numbers in Court Roll | 20 – 26 |
Court Baron
Homage
Sworn
| William Poynton |
| Sarah Cooper |
| Robert Payne |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Tillett confirmed satisfaction of mortgage of £126 [see below]. | Edmund Stone | ||||||
| Edmund Stone made a conditional surrender in return for an advance of £378 | William Bullock | ||||||
| Henry Somner Sedley | Adam Rogers | Freehold land previously of Edward Sedley, gentleman | Relief 7½d | ||||
| Joseph Payne (deceased) | Robert Payne (brother & heir of Joseph Payne) | 1 Messuage called Newmans, the adjoining Croft containing 2½ acres of Copyhold land in Deopham in Nether Row Street | 8s 7d | ||||
| Edward Payne (deceased) | Advice that Edward Payne had died: October 2nd 1681 Advice that Joseph Payne his grandson had died: November 30th 1716 | 1) October 10th 1672 on surrender by John Dover the Elder & John Dover the Younger 2) November 4th 1745 [sic] on surrender by Philip Corey | Robert Payne (brother & heir of Joseph Payne) [see extract from will below] | 1) 5 acres & 1 rood of Copyhold land in the Field called Westfield in Deopham; 1.1) 2 acres with a built messuage called Skippers, land lately of George Dover, North; Land of this Manor, South, 1.2) 3 roods between land of this Manor, North & South, 1.3) 3 roods in Longland, between land of this Manor, South, John Walter, North, 1.4) 1 acre between land lately of Philip Cory, North, land lately occupied by John Dover, North, abutts land of John Dover, West 1.5) 3 roods between land occupied by John Dover, South, North & West, 2) 1 acre of Copyhold land in Westfield in Deopham between land of Jeremy Wodehouse, East, land now or lately of George Dover , West, abutts land now or lately of John Entwissell, North & South | £5 | ||
| Joseph Payne (deceased) | October 26th 1730 after the death of Joseph Payne | Robert Payne (brother & heir of Joseph Payne) | Half of 2 roods of Copyhold land in Westfield in Deopham between land formerly of of Edward Payne (deceased), East & South, land of George Brooke, West, abutts land of Edward Payne. South | ||||
| Robert Payne | John Monck, gentleman initially claimed these premises, but following a recovery process involving John Doe and Richard Roe, the Court favoured Archibald Rowing. Robert Meek was the Bailiff in this action. | Himself | [Lands 1.1-1.5 + 2 as listed above] | 6s 8d | |||
| Archibald Rowing and John Monck | Robert Payne [as the final part of the recovery process] | ||||||
| Robert Payne | Lord of the Manor to the use of his last will & testament | ||||||
| January 24th 1731: Michael Hardy surrendered out of Court1 | November 20th 1724 on surrender of Henry Osborn | William Rose of Wymondham, Miller | 1 piece near or adjacent to the Common Pasture of Deopham called The Low Common by the Water Mill late of Richard Raven next the Watercourses there South & West, 60 feet in length 60 feet in width.2 | 7s 6d | |||
| William Rose | Lord of the Manor to the use of his last will & testament |
Extract from Richard Tillett’s Confirmation
The following extract dated December 27th 1731 was copied into the Court record, in English:
Received the day and year above written of Edmund Stone (by the payment of Mr. William Bullock) the Summe of Three hundred and Sixty pounds in discharge of a Conditional Surrender made by me the said Edmund Stone the 9th day of July which was in the Year of our Lord 1724 of All and Singular his Messuages, Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments Copyhold of the Manor of Deopham Hall, Conditioned for the Payment of One hundred and twenty six pounds
And I hereby Authorize and desire the Homage and Steward at the next General Court to be held for the said Manor to find & enter Satisfaction of the said Surrender and All Other Surrenders made by the said Edmund Stone to me.
Witness my hand the day and year above ,
Richard Tillett
Extract from the will of Joseph Payne
The following extract dated November 2nd 1680 was copied into the Court record, in English:
Item: I give & bequeath unto Joseph Payne my Grandchild
All those me Messuages, Lands & Tenements lying & being in Deopham & Hingham aforesaid which I purchased of John Dover the Elder & John Dover the Younger of Attleburgh in this County
And also One piece of Land Containing by Estimation One Acre and lyeth in Deopham Field aforesaid which I purchased of Philip Corey
To have and to hold
All & every the said premises (amongst other Things) with their & every of their Appurtenances unto him the said Joseph & his Assigns for and during the Term of his natural Life
And after the decease of him the said Joseph,
Then to the Issue of his Body lawfully begotten, And for want …
Court Leet
Capital Pledges
Sworn
| Robert Meek Archibald Rowing Robert Wright Charles Osborn Charles Cullyer William Poynton | Thomas Osborn John Taylor George Wright James Osborn William Rose William Frost John Curle |
Offices
| Office | Name |
|---|---|
| Constables | William Poynton |
Footnotes
- There are more details of this transaction, including a transcript of the Indenture, on the page concerning the Low Common Mills – see here. ↩︎
- Source document:
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| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 6/8/25 | Date of Court corrected – IMG_20250604_141221 |
| 14/7/25 | Published – IMG_20241126_112907 |
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