Contents
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| Title | Deopham Hall: General Court with the Leet |
| Date | October 18th 1709 |
| Steward | Francis Longe, esquire, steward |
| Location | |
| Page numbers in Court Roll |
Court Baron
Homage
Sworn
| Stephen Paine | Simon Bale |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Raven, widow (deceased) | November 15th 1683 on the surrender of Mary Scarlett | Edward Stevenson, sole son & heir | 1 acre & 3 roods of copyhold land in divers pieces in Nethercroft, with a house, in Deopham | £1 4s* | |||
| Edward Stevenson | [Lord of the Manor] to the use of his last will & testament | ||||||
| Richard Nobbs (deceased) | October 26th 1708 | Richard Nobbs, son & customary heir | ½ acre of copyhold land in Deopham between Philip Corey, later John Corey, North, John Skipper & now Stephen Pain, East, Francis Corey & now John Corey, West. | 7s 4d* | |||
| Richard Nobbs | [Lord of the Manor] to the use of his last will & testament | ||||||
| Mary Amyas | 1st Proclamation: October 26th 1708 2nd Proclamation | ||||||
| Thomas Amyas | 1st Proclamation: October 26th 1708 2nd Proclamation | ||||||
| Gilbert Pointon | 1st Proclamation | ||||||
| Richard Raven | 1st Proclamation |
Defaulters
Those tenants who were in default were fined 12d each.
Court Leet
Capital Pledges
Sworn
| Thomas Howes William Faulkner Thomas Osborne Daniel Wright | Robert Bullock Simon Bale Richard Smith John Radwell | Thomas Norman Edward Stevenson Richard Nobbs Isaac Warnes |
Defaulters
Capital Pledges
Those in default of their duty to attend Court were fined 12d each. [No names recorded.]
Decennarii
Those in default of their duty to attend Court were fined 6d each. [No names recorded.]
Officer
| Name | Office |
|---|---|
| John Stacey | Constable |
According to ancient custom, 30d was given to the Lord as a sign of loyalty.
Footnotes
* It has been noted in the margin that these fines were paid in court to Isaac Warnes
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