Contents
Heading
| Title | The Manor of Deopham Hall: General Court with the Leet & petty session |
| Date | November 26th 1725 |
| Steward | John Amyas, gentleman, stewar |
| Location | – |
| Page numbers in Court Roll | – |
Court Baron
Inquisitores Ex Officio
Sworn
| Robert Lovett William Poynton |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tead [?] | Certain lands lately of Mary King held in free & common socage | Relief 4d | |||||
| Arthur Branthwayte (deceased) | November 20th 1724 | October 18th 1711 on the surrender of John Styles | Miles Branthwayte, brother & heir of Arthur Branthwayte (deceased) | 1) A built tenement called Berrys with 2 acres of copyhold land; 2) 2 copyhold pightles containing 3½ acres; 3) A pightle containing 2 acres between land lately of Edward Cock, West, land lately of Robert Cock (deceased), East; 4) 2 acres of copyhold land between land of Robert Codk, East & West; 5) 1 acre & 1 rood between land lately of Edward & Robert Cock, land now of John Cooper called Lower Mallyotts [sic – aka Marriotts], West, land of the Dean & Chapter of the cathedral church of Canterbury, East; 6) ½ acre copyhold land now of John Cooper called Lower Mallyotts, East; 7) 3 roods of copyhold land between land of John Sedley, Ar, West, land of divers men, East; 8) 1 acre between Miles Hobart, Ar (deceased), West, land lately of Richard Wright (deceased), East; 9) 1 acre of copyhold land in Morley Field between land lately of of Robert Underwood, West, land lately of Richard Raven, East; 10) 1 rood of copyhold land in between land lately in the occupation of Anthony Caley, East, freehold land lately of Robert Lincoln, West. Total: 14 acres & 1 rood1 | £13 13s | ||
| Miles Branthwayte | Lord of the Manor to the use of his last will & testament | ||||||
| January 1st 1724 Joseph Payne conditionally surrendered out of Court in return for a mortgage of £126 | Edward Payne of Hingham, Grocer | All & singular his Messuages, Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments | |||||
| Edward Payne confirmed satisfaction of the above mortgage [see below] | Joseph Payne | All & singular his Messuages, Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments | |||||
| April 30th 1725: Augustine Cullyer conditionally surrendered out of Court in the presence of William Grigson & Richard Lubbock, gentleman, in return for a mortgage of £1050. | William Grigson of Morley St Buttolph, clerk | All & singular his Messuages, Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments held by copy of Court Roll of this Manor | |||||
| April 30th 1725: Mary Mantell confirmed satisfaction of a mortgage [see below] | Augustine Cullyer |
Edward Payne satisfaction of Mortgage
The following extract from Edward Payne’s declaration, dated April 2nd 1725, has been copied in English into the Court Roll:
I do hereby acknowledge mySelf Fully Satisfyed & Contented for all moneys due or to be due to me or mentioned in a Surrender made to me the First of January Last by Joseph Payne Of all his Messuages, Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments Copyhold of the Manor of Deopham Hall
And I do hereby desire the Steward of the Court of the said Manor to Enter Satisfaction of this Mortgage in the Court Books or Rolls of the said Manor,
Witness my Hand the day & Year above said:
Edward Payne.
Witness: Thomas Amyas
Mary Mantell satisfaction of Mortgage
The following extract from Mary Mantell’s declaration, dated April 30th 1725, has been copied in English into the Court Roll:
I acknowledge mySelf Satisfyed All moneys due upon a Conditional Surrender made to me by my Brother Augustine Cullyer of Lands & Tenements Copyhold of the Manor of Deopham Hall & I desire the Steward of the Court of the said Manor & the next Homage to fine & Enter Satisfaction in the Court Rolls & Court Books of the said MAnor.
Witness my Hand the day & Year above said:
Mary Mantell
Defaulters
Those tenants where were in default were fined 6d each.
Court Leet
Capital Pledges
Sworn
| Robert Meek John Redwell Archibald Rowing Joseph Thurling William Horne | Robert Wright James Osborn Edward Wright William Poynton John Curles |
Officer
| Name | Office |
|---|---|
| William Horne | Constable |
Leet Fee
“They” gave to the Lord of this Manor a Leet Fee of 30d.
Footnotes
- Although not mentioned in the margin, this property passed to James Cooper at the Court of October 19th 1742 ↩︎
Navigation
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 5/10/25 | Published – IMG_4979 |
Deopham History 