Contents
Heading
| Title | Deopham Hall: General Court with leet & petty session |
| Date | October 19th 1718 |
| Steward | John Amyas, gentleman, steward |
| Location | – |
| Page numbers in Court Roll | – |
Court Baron
Inquisitores ex Officio
Sworn
| Iffany Andrews Samuel Stannard Edward Philipps | William Poynton Edward Stimpson Robert Notley |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 10th 17181, John Raven & Thomas Slink, copyhold tenants, surrendered out of Court by the hand of John Amyas, steward. | October 27th 1714 | Robert Pitts of Hingham, Baker | 1 piece of copyhold land in or adjacent to the Deopham Low Common Pasture by the water mill lately of Richard Raven, next to the water course, South & West, being in longitude 60 feet and latitude 60 feet | ||||
| Robert Pitts conditionally surrendered in return for a loan of £63 | William Cooper of Hingham, butcher | ||||||
| Walter Carver (deceased) | 1st Proclamation: October 30th 1706 | October 30th 1706 after the surrender of Robert Draper | Philip Carver, Clerk according to the will of Walter Carver [see below] | 1) 1½ acres in Deopham next to Pallow Way between land belonging to the Cathedral Church of Canterbury lately in the tenure of John Houchin, South, and Pallow Way, North, 2) 2 acres in a close called Small Close in Deopham, abutts Pye Lane, East. | £2 7s 6d | ||
| John Cooper (deceased) | October 22nd 1712 | Susan Cooper according to the will of John Cooper [see below] | 2 acres of copyhold land between freehold land lately of John Bidwell, South, land lately of Robert Layte, North, abutts the Common Pasture of Deopham, West, a way from the Church of Deopham, East | ||||
| Susan Cooper | Lord of the Manor to the use of his last will & testament | ||||||
| John Cooper (deceased) | November 2nd 1677 on the surrender of Richard Cooper | John Cooper – son & customary heir of John Cooper (deceased) | 1) ½ acre of copyhold land in Deopham between land lately of Richard Cooper, now of John Cooper, East & West, abutts Palloway, North; 2) 3 acres of copyhold land in Deopham between land lately of Richard Cooper, now John Cooper, East & West, abutts Palloway, North; 3) 1 rood of copyhold land in Deopham in a place called Upper Marriots between land lately of Richard Cooper, now of John Cooper, West, Land of Edward Boreman, East, abutts the high road, South, land lately of Miles Hobard [Hobart], now of Robert Payne, North; 4) 1½ acres of copyhold land in Deopham in 2 pieces: 4.1) 1 acre between land lately of Edward Cock, now of John Cock, West, land of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury, East, abutts Pallow way, South 4.2) ½ acre of copyhold between land lately of Miles Hubbard [Hobart] now Robert Payne, East, and land lately of Robert Cock, West, abutts Pallow way, South. | 2s 2d | |||
| John Cooper | Lord of the Manor to the use of his last will & testament | ||||||
| Elizabeth Greenwood (deceased) | October 29th 1679 | John Cooper of Deopham, yeoman | A copyhold cottage in Deopham situated on waste of this Manor called Low Common | ||||
| Samuel Smyth | Freehold lands & tenements once of Richard Smyth | Relief 10d | |||||
| John Cooper | Freehold lands & tenements once of John Cooper (deceased) |
Extract from the will of Walter Carver
The following extract from the will of Walter Carver dated September 16th 1717 has been included in the Court Roll, in English:-
Item: I give & devise All my Messuages, Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments whatsoever scituate being & being in Deopham in the said County of Norfolk, with the appurtenances, unto the said Philip my Son & his heirs & Assigns for ever chargeable.
Extract from the will of John Cooper
The following undated extract from the will of John Cooper has been included in the Court Roll, in English:-
Item: I give & bequeath unto Susan Cooper my oldest daughter All those my houses, Barns & Stables, Freehold land & Copyhold land being in Deopham, which I purchased of Mr Freemoult of the City of Norwich, Attorney at Law, immediately after my decease.
Court Leet
Essoin
Null
Capital Pledges
Sworn
| John Cooper Samuel Stannard John Rodwell | Charles Osborn William Poynton William Neave |
Officer
| Name | Office |
|---|---|
| Augustine Cullyer, gentleman | Constable |
According to ancient custom, 30d was given to the Lord as a sign of loyalty.
Source Document
All rights reserved by Norfolk Record Office who hold the original; their reference is NRO MC 639/1 795X9
Footnotes
- There is an anomaly here in that the date of this out-of-Court settlement occurred after the date on which this Court was held. ↩︎
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| 24/1/26 | Published – IMG_20251125_114919 |
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