Court of the Manor of Deopham Hall October 1695

Contents

1. Heading
2. Court Baron
   1. Homage
      1. Sworn
   2. Property
      1. Extract from the will of Samuel Harding
   3. Defaulters
3. Court Leet
   1. Essoin
   2. Capital Pledges
      1. Sworn
   3. Defaulters
      1. Capital Pledges
      2. Tithing men
   4. Misdemeanor
   5. Officer
4. Navigation

Heading

Title	Deopham Hall: General Court
Date	October 1st 1695
Steward	George Amyas
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	–

Court Baron

Homage

Sworn

Stephen Payne John Cooper

Robert Draper John Cory

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
Samuel Harding, clerk, (deceased)	1st Proclamation: October 2nd 1694	November 2nd 1659 on the surrender of Robert Cooke	Samuel Levold by the will of Samuel Harding [see below]	Himself	6½ acres of copyhold land lying in Deopham in 2 pieces:- 1) 6 acres between Edward Borman, alderman of the city of Norwich, East. a way in the Haughfield, West, land of divers men, North, a way from the Haughfield, South; 2) ½ acre in Haughfield between John Walter, North, Robert Daboly, South, abutts a way from Shepherds Gagg [Gapp?], East.		£4
Samuel Harding, clerk, (deceased)		October 26th 1681 following the death of Jane Harding	Samuel Levold		1) 3½ acres of copyhold land lying in Deopham in 2 pieces; 2) ½ acre lying in Deopham.		£3
Samuel Levold			Lord of the Manor to the use of his last will & testament

Extract from the will of Samuel Harding

The following Extract from the will of Samuel Harding dated May 12^th 1693 has been copied into the Court Roll in English:

I give and devise unto the said Samuel Levold All my Messuages, Lands, Tenements and hereditaments whatsoever with their Appurtenances lying & being in Deopham in the County of Norfolk or in any other Town or Towns thereto adjoining
To have and to hold the Messuages, Lands, Tenements and hereditaments with their Appurtenances unto the said Samuel Levold, his Heires & Assigns for ever.

Defaulters

Those tenants who were in default were fined 12d each.

Court Leet

Essoin

Name	Reason
Francis Thilthorpe	Essoin de capitales plegii

Capital Pledges

Sworn

Robert Draper Stephen Payne John Cooper Robert Notley John Smith George Creake

Robert Pitts Francis Burman Thomas Howse John Twait John Cory John Themilthorpe

Defaulters

Capital Pledges

Each of the following were fined 12d for defaulting in their duty to appear at Court:

Francis Taylor John Taylor Philip Hales Charles Gavoe Thomas Etteridge John Bubbin Charles Smith

Simon Bale John Burman Stephen Greddman [?] George Mothersole James Skepper Joseph Taylor John Newman

Tithing men

Each of the following were fined 6d for defaulting in their duty to appear at Court:

John Bond Stephen Harrison George Creake

Misdemeanor

Name	Crime	Penalty
John Newman	Blocking a way in the field called Westfield	10s

Officer

Name	Office
Charles Gavell	Constable

Navigation

Date	Change
12/12/25	Published – IMG_20251125_113107