Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Deopham Hall February 1753/4

Contents

  1. Heading
  2. Homage
  3. Property
  4. Navigation
  5. Footnotes

Heading

TitleDeopham Hall
The General Court Baron
DateFebruary 20th 1753/41
StewardJohn Amyas, Gentleman, Steward
Location
Page numbers in Court Roll110 – 114

Homage

James Cooper
John Dey
John Cooper
Richard Jolly

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
Alexander Eyans Scott, of Spittlefields, London, Silk WeaverLord of the Manor to the use & behoof of his last will & testament.
George Godfrey confirmed receipt of £100 thereby redeeming the mortgage Conditional surrender February 28th 1743James Cooper
James CooperAugust 5th 1751 Alice Breese of Hingham, widow, advanced a mortgage of £260 + interest at 4% p.a.
Alexander Eyans Scott and Mary his wife surrendered on May 12th 1752October 24th 1749Elisha De Hague of Norwich, GentlemanRobert Mallom, Gentleman1) 1 tenement built & 6 acres of copyhold land with the appurtenances in diverse pieces in Deopham;
2) 1½ acres of copyhold land in Deopham in 2 pieces:
2.1) 1 acre called Dunnings in the Westfield of Deopham;
2.2) ½ acre called Grubbes Half Acre in the Westfield of Deopham.2
£7 10s

Footnotes

  1. The date of the Court is actually recorded as February 20th 1753 in the Court Roll following the contemporary convention whereby the civil year changed on March 25th (Lady Day) even though the historical year had already moved forward on January 1st. ↩︎
  2. It is noted in the margin that John Buckle took on these premises at the Court of April 16th 1794 ↩︎
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