Court of the Manor of Deopham Hall October 1710

Contents

1. Heading
2. Court Baron
   1. Homage
      1. Sworn
   2. Property
   3. Will of William Pointon
   4. Defaulters
3. Court Leet
   1. Capital Pledges
      1. Sworn
   2. Defaulters
      1. Capital Pledges
      2. Decennarii
   3. Officer
4. Navigation

Heading

Title	Deopham Hall: General Court with the Leet
Date	October 19th 1710
Steward	Francis Longe, esquire, steward
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	–

Court Baron

Homage

Sworn

John Cooper Simon Bale

Edward Stephenson

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
Gilbert Pointon (deceased)	1st Proclamation: October 18th 1709	November 9th 1704	William Pointon, son of Gilbert Pointon (deceased) and Sarah Pointon according to his Gilbert Pointon’s will [see below]		1) A built tenement called Cookes in Tungreen Street in Deopham; 2) 1 acre & 2 roods of copyhold pasture
John Stiles surrendered without any condition out of Court in the presence of George Warren, gentleman, & Henry Durkettt		after the death of Ann Gay	Arthur Branthwait, junior, of Gray’s Inn in Middlesex		All & singular the Messuages, Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments held by copy of Court Roll
Henry Norton, senior, out of Court surrendered by the hand of Simon Bale in the presence of William Cullier & John Stacy			Lord of the Manor to the use of his last will & testament

Will of William Pointon

The following extract from the Will of William Pointon dated November 25^th 1704 has been copied into the Court record in English:

Item: I give and bequeath unto Sarah my kind and Loving Wife for and during the Term of her Natural Life
All that my House and Pightle of Land thereto belonging with the Yards, Gardens, Libertys, Privileges and Appurtenances, the same being also Copyhold and in the Use and Occupation of Francis Themilthorpe or his Assignes,
And from and after her decease I give and devise the said House and Pightle of Land with the Appurtenances to my Son William and his Heires

Defaulters

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

Court Leet

Capital Pledges

Sworn

John Cooper Thomas Howes Robert Jolly Daniel Wright

Thomas Osborne William Pointon Edward Stevenson Simon Bale

Edward Eagling John Stone William Daines Isaac Warnes

Defaulters

Capital Pledges

Those in default of their obligations to attend the Court were fined 12d each. [No names recorded.]

Decennarii

Those in default of their obligations to attend the Court were fined 6d each. [No names recorded.]

Officer

Name	Office
Thomas Thraxson	Constable

According to ancient custom, 30d was given to the Lord as a sign of loyalty.

Navigation

Date	Change
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