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| Title | Deopham Hall The General Court of the Right Honourable John Lord Wodehouse Baron Wodehouse of Kimberley |
| Date | February 13th 1798 |
| Steward | John C. Stoughton, Gentleman, Steward |
| Location | – |
| Page numbers in Court Roll | 12 – 18 (one page number per double page) |
Homage
| Jonathan Dey |
| Richard Jolly |
| John Jolly |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Previous Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Amyas (deceased) | December 6th 1763 by the will of John Amyas, and after Mary Amyas | John Amyas was beneficiary under the will of Anne Amyas (deceased); she describes him as the “Cousin of my cousin, the Rev. John Amyas1“. “John Amyas the Son” comes to this Court via his attorney. | Samuel Heyhoe Le Neve Gilman, Gentleman | 1) One piece of land with a Barn thereupon built, 2) 1 acre & 3 roods in a Croft called Nethercroft, formerly of John Stephenson, 3) 1 acre between the lands now or late of Robert Underwood, North; lands of Manor Shadwells, South; abutts upon a Common Way, West; 4) 1 rood between lands of Edward Borman [?], West, lands of Church of Cathedral of Canterbury, East; abutts upon a Way leading from Tungreen to the Church, North; 5) 1½ acres in Morley in 3 pieces: 5.1) 1 rood between lands later of John Wright then of William Sedley Esquire, East; Lands late of Richard Raven then John Pooley, West; abutts upon Palloway, North; 5.2 1 acre between lands of William Childerhouse, West; Lands of this Manor, East; abutts upon Palloway, North; 5.3 1 rood between lands late of Thomas Bliss now Robert Payne, West; lands of William Childerhouse, East; abutts upon the Common Way, North; 6) 1 acre between lands of divers men, West, lands of this Manor in the tenure of John Cooper, East; abutts upon the Common Way, South; 7) 3 roods in a Field at Stone Hill called Church Field between lands of Dean & Chapter of Canterbury, North; Robert Underwood, South; Lands of this Manor, East; the Common Way, West; formerly of Christopher Notley; 8) ½ acre in Westfield between land of George Brooke, West; Land late of Thomas Amyas, Clerk, East; 9) 3 roods in Church Field between lands of Thomas Amyas, Clerk, East & West; abutts upon the Highway South; formerly of Sarah Calendar; 10) 2½ acres in Nether Row Street with a Messuage or Tenement called Newman’s with a Croft adjoining; formerly of Robert Payne; Total acreage is exactly 10 acres . | £18 18s | ||
| John Amyas | Samuel Heyhoe Le Neve Gilman, Gentleman | Certain freehold lands & tenements late of the said Anne Amyas (deceased), before Mary Amyas | 5s + 1s 6d + 1s 6d + 1s 10d | ||||
| John Steward of Norwich, Gentleman | March 23rd 1797 following surrender of John Rudd | John Taylor of Deopham, Farmer, provided a mortgage of £150 + interest to Isaac Easton of Deopham, Yeoman | Himself | 1) One tenement built called Berrys and 2 acres of Copyhold land2; 2) 1 acre in the Field of Morley between lands late of Robert Underwood, West and Richard Rowen, East; 3) ½ acre between lands formerly of Ralph Cooper late of John Cooper, East & West; abutts upon Palloway, North; 4) 3 roods between the lands formerly of Ralph Cooper late of John Cooper, East & West; abutts upon Palloway, North. | £8 | ||
| Isaac Easton | Surrender to the Lord of the Manor to the Use & Behoof of his last Will & Testament. | All & every his messuages, tenements and hereditaments whatever. | |||||
| Mortgage provided by Thomas Rose of Norwich, Cork Cutter, confirmed to be redeemed by a payment received from John Steward of Norwich, Gentleman. | Certain hereditaments & premises late of John Rudd then of John Steward | ||||||
| John Bousell (deceased) | 2nd Proclamation | ||||||
| Richard Jolly (deceased) | 1st: December 29th 1796 2nd: March 23rd 1797 3rd Proclamation | Precept awarded to the Bailiff that he should seize the lands & tenements into the hands of the Lord of the Manor. |
Defaulters
The Default of Tenants and every of them are severally in Mercy three pence.
Source Document
All rights reserved by Norfolk Record Office who hold the original; their reference is NRO MC 639/3 795X9
Footnotes
- Whether Anne Amyas made this error or a subsequent copyist, this must have been intended to say “Son of my cousin, the Rev. John Amyas”, who died in 1803 leaving by default everything to Bevil Amyas. ↩︎
- It has been noted in the margin that Taylor Phenix was admitted to this tenement called Berrys + 2 acres at the Court held on January 20th 1801. ↩︎
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| Date | Change |
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| 25/9/26 | Footnote on Berrys; Source document |
| 28/5/24 | Published – IMG_20240516_122210 |
