Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Deopham Hall October 1709

Contents

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

Heading

TitleDeopham Hall:
General Court with the Leet
DateOctober 18th 1709
StewardFrancis Longe, esquire, steward
Location
Page numbers in Court Roll

Court Baron

Homage

Sworn

Stephen PaineSimon Bale

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
Mary Raven, widow (deceased)November 15th 1683 on the surrender of Mary ScarlettEdward Stevenson, sole son & heir1 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 1708Richard Nobbs, son & customary heir½ 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 Amyas1st Proclamation:
October 26th 1708
2nd Proclamation
Thomas Amyas1st Proclamation:
October 26th 1708
2nd Proclamation
Gilbert Pointon1st Proclamation
Richard Raven1st 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

NameOffice
John StaceyConstable

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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