Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Deopham Hall October 1697

Contents

  1. Heading
  2. Court Baron
    1. Homage
      1. Sworn
    2. Property
    3. Defaulters
  3. Court Leet
    1. Essoin
    2. Capital Pledges
      1. Sworn
    3. Defaulters
      1. Capital Pledges
      2. Decennarii
    4. Officer
  4. Navigation

Heading

TitleDeopham Hall:
General Court with the Leet
DateOctober 4th 1697
StewardPhilip Wodehouse, gentleman
Location
Page numbers in Court Roll

Court Baron

Homage

Sworn

Robert Draper
John Cooper
John Cory

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
George Amyas (deceased) lately steward of this Court
Stephen Amyas lately of [???] in Norfolk out of Court on November 23rd 1690 surrendered in the presence of Mathew Amyas Lord of the Manor to the use of his last will & testament

Defaulters

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

Thomas Stimpson
Henry Norton
William Grigson
Joseph Gay
John Knight
Thomas Amyas
… Phillipps
Thomas Tooke
John Whitefoote
Mathew Gold
James Harlowy, jure ux
Richard Raven
Stephen Baldwin
Mary wife of Robert Raven
Mary Watts
Joseph Payne
Stephen Payne
Robert Notly

Court Leet

Essoin

NameReason
James Harlin [?]Essoin de capitales plegii

Capital Pledges

Sworn

Robert Draper
John Cooper
Thomas Howes
William Ryall
John Harman
John Twayte
Charles Smith
Charles Garvell
Francis Thilthorpe
Francis Burman
John Cory
Thomas Thorne

Defaulters

Capital Pledges

The following were fined 12d each:

Samuel … [not recorded]
Daniel Wright
Philip Hales
Francis Taylor
William Neave
Simon Bale
James Skipper
John Bubbin
Robert Blomfield
Joseph Taylor
John Newman

Decennarii

The following were fined 6d each

Stephen Harrison
John Taylor
Thomas Newman [?]
Henry Whitle
Daniel Holt
John Bond
George Crake

Officer

NameOffice
John NewmanConstable
DateChange
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