Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Deopham Hall July 1778

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TitleDeopham Hall:
A Special Court at the request of John Lane
DateJuly 30th 1778
StewardCapel Bringloe, Gentleman
LocationNot recorded
Page number in Court Roll207 – 210
+ loose papers

Homage

Jonathan Dey
John Jolly

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
July 25th 1778:
James Cooper of Deopham, Yeoman, surrendered out of Court.
James Cooper admitted October 19th 1742 upon surrender of Miles Braithwaite Esquire and recovery on September 26th 1768John Lane of Deopham, FarmerHimself1) 2 acres of Copyhold land on which is a tenement built called Berrys;
2) 3½ acres abutts lands late of William Ekks, South;
3) 2 acres between lands late of Robert Cock, West,
Robert Cock, East;
4) 2 acres enclosed between Robert Cock East & West;
5) 1 acre & 1 rood between lands late of Robert Cock & John Cooper called Lower Marriotts1, West,
lands of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury, East;
6) ½ acre of Copyhold land between the lands of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury, West,
John Cooper called Lower Marriotts, East;
7) 3 roods of Copyhold land between John Sedley Esquire, West;
divers men East;
8) 1 acre of Copyhold land in the Field of Morley between Robert Underwood, West,
Richard Raven, East;
9) 1 rood of Copyhold land between lands late in occupation of Anthony Calye, East;
free lands of Robert Lincoln, West.
2
John LaneThe Lord of the Manor to the use & behoof of his last will & testament.

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Footnotes

  1. Marriotts: There are various spellings in the record including Mallyotts and Malliotts. Marriotts seems most likely. ↩︎
  2. A note in the margin states that the Fine is to be settled by Mr Watson; the value of the Fine is not stated. ↩︎
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