Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Deopham Hall July 1722

Contents

  1. Heading
  2. Homage
    1. Sworn
  3. Property
  4. Navigation

Heading

TitleDeopham Hall:
A special Court at the request of John Amyas, Clerk
DateJuly 17th 1722
StewardJohn Amyas, gentleman, Steward
Location
Page numbers in Court Roll

Homage

Sworn

John Cooper
Edward Payne

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
December 15th 1683Thomas Blake and Edward Sayer claimed rights over this property, but after a recovery process involving Thomas Pearle, and John Turner as Bailiff of the Court, as well as the fictitious John doe & Richard Roe, John Amyas, Clerk & Mary his wife were admitted
1) A close called Glocesters containing 12 acres;
2) 4 acres of copyhold land & pasture by the Messuage called Humfryes in Deopham;
3) 3 acres & 3 roods of copyhold land in Morley Field next to the freehold land of John Amyas, called Pillrood;
4) An inclosure called Church Close containing 11 acres in Deopham between land of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury, West,
king’s highway & land of this Manor, East,
abutts Pallow way, South;
5) 6 acres & 3 roods of copyhold land between land of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury, West,
abutts a close calle Pillrood & land of this Manor, South,
lately in the copyhold tenure of John Amyas, senior;
6) 2 acres of copyhold land in Church field in Deopham between land of the vicar of Deopham, West,
land of John Amyas, East,
abutts Pallow way, South;
7) 1½ acres between land of John Amyas, senior, West,
land of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury, East,
abutts Palloway, North, lately in the copyhold tenancy of John Amyas, senior, gentleman;
8) ½ acre of copyhold land between land of John Amyas, senior, East & West,
abutts Pallow way;
9) ½ acre of copyhold land in Deopham between land of Edward Burman, esquire, West, and
land of the Lord of this Manor, East,
abutts land of John Amyas, Senior, South,lately in the copyhold tenure of Edward Cock;
10) 8 acres of copyhold land inclosed in Morley Field between land of Robert Payne, East, and land lately of Robert Underwood, West,
abutts Palloway North,
lately in copyhold tenure of George Cooper.
DateChange
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