Court of the Manor of Deopham Hall October 1691

Contents

1. Heading
2. Court Baron
   1. Essoin
   2. Homage
      1. Sworn
   3. Property
      1. Extract from the will of Robert Oakley
   4. Defaulters
3. Court Leet
   1. Essoin
   2. Capital Pledges
      1. Sworn
   3. Defaulters
      1. Capital Pledges
      2. Decennarii
   4. Officer
4. Navigation

Heading

Title	The Manor of Deopham Hall: General Court with the Leet
Date	October 28th 1691
Steward	George Amyas, gentleman
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	–

Court Baron

Essoin

Name	Reason
Thomas Cooke & Mary his wife; Robert Raven	Essoin de coi Excused due to illness at home

Homage

Sworn

Robert Draper John Cory John Gostling

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
Anna Barnes, widow, & James Skipper, copyhold tenants, surrendered unconditionally in the presence of William Cullyer & John Corifilit [?]		November 30th 1671 April 23rd 1690	Stephen Payne of Hingham		1) ½ acre of copyhold land in Westfield in Deopham between free land of Francis Blomefield, East, divers men, West, abutts land lately in the tenure of Jane Harding, widow, South, 2) 1 acre of copyhold land in a furlong called Longland between copyhold land of this Manor, East, land lately in the occupation of George Roper, West; 3) 1 rood of copyhold land lately Blomefield’s in Haughfield in Deopham between land lately of Edward Burman, South, Robert de Gray, South & North.		16s
Robert Oakley (deceased)	Proclamation: October 22nd 1690	September 23rd 1641	Mary, wife of Francis Amyas, daughter of Robert Oakley (deceased) according to his will [see below]		2 acres in a Croft lately of William Bidwell between the free land lately of John Bidwell, South , land lately of Robert Layte, North, abutts Common Pasture of Deopham, West, a way from the church of Deopham, East,		26s

Extract from the will of Robert Oakley

The following extract from the will of Robert Oakley dated January 18^th1687 has been copied into the Court Roll (in English):

First, I Give & devise unto Mary my daughter, the wife of Francis Amyas,
All that my Messuages or Tenements where I now dwell with the Barne, Outhouses & Appurtenances, and all my Lands & Tenements, both Freehold & Coppyhold whatsoever and wheresoever for & during the terme of he naturall life.

Defaulters

Those tenants where were in default were fined 6d each.

Court Leet

Essoin

Name	Reason
Samuel Ellmore & … Francis Thilthorpe	Essoin de catitales plegii

Capital Pledges

Sworn

Robert Draper John Jacob Nicholas Smith John Gostling John Twaitly [?] Philip Hales

William Knave John Smith Charles Smith Gilbert Poynton William Lyncolne George Mothersole

Defaulters

Capital Pledges

The following were fined 6d each:

Samuel Lyncolne Henry Cooper Simon Bale Robert Blomefield Robert Reynolds John Newman

Decennarii

The following were fined 3d each

William Poole Stephen Harrison Francis Burman John Bond

Officer

Name	Office
Charles Smith	Constable

Navigation

Date	Change
3/10/25	Published – IMG_1974