Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury June 1742

Contents

1. Note
2. Heading
3. The Court Baron
   1. Homage
   2. Property
4. The Court Leet
   1. Jurors
   2. Officers
5. Fines & Reliefs from Samuel Gilman’s Account
6. Footnotes
7. Navigation

Note

This was the first Court to be recorded in English; previous courts had been written in Latin.

Heading

Title	Deopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury A General Court Baron of John Amyas Gentleman Lord of the said Manor with the Leet & Petty Session
Date	June 29th 1742
Steward	John Jermy Esquire
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	99-111

The Court Baron

Homage

John Colman

John Cooper

James Stacey

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
Robert Payne		December 24th 17321 on the surrender of Archibald Rowing	John Dye of Deopham, Farmer	Himself	1) 4 acres of arable land within The Four Acre Close late of Richard Smith & then Nathaniel Bullard2 2) 1 acre & 1 rood in Two pieces in the East Field late of Thomas Wright; 3) 1 acre of Pasture between the lands late of Richard Smith (deceased) in the Homestall; abutting on the Lane leading from the Common of Deopham to Hingham Stolland to the West; late of Thomas Wright. 4) 1 rood of pasture part of One Acre between free lands of Richard Smith (deceased) in the Homestall North & South; abutting on the Lane leading from the Common to Hingham Stolland to the West; late of Thomas Wright.		£5 5s 0d
John Dye of Deopham, Farmer			The Lord of the Manor to the use & behoof of his last will & testament	Himself	All & singular his messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments whatsoever.
John Amyas, Gentleman		October 24th 1732 on the surrender of Robert Payne	John Payne of Hingham, Grocer	Himself	One moiety of 1 acre & 3 roods3
John Amyas, Gentleman		October 24th 1732 on the surrender of Robert Payne	John Payne of Hingham, Grocer	Himself	One moiety of 3 roods in Westfield, in an inclosure newly inclosed
John Payne of Hingham, Grocer			The Lord of the Manor to the use & behoof of his last will & testament	Himself	All & singular his messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments with the appurtenances
Philip Pooley (deceased) & Elizabeth Pooley (deceased) his wife			Elizabeth Pooley married John Browne after death of her first husband, Philip Pooley.	Anthony Ransome, Gentleman	2 acres & 1 rood in Deopham in a close previously called Fidemans4
William Cullyer “neglected to pay his Quit Rents & do his Suit & Service whereby the Lands & Tenements of the said William holden of this Manor by Copy of Court Roll became forfeited unto the Lord of the said Manor”.		October 4th 1728	Richard Jolley of Deopham, Yeoman, & Ann his wife	Themselves	1 rood of Copyhold land in Churchfield5 between lands late of John Smith East & West; abutting upon the Longhead land South
			John Grimmer		Certain lands & tenements held in free & common socage by fealty Suit of Court	4s 8d
			John Bedingfield		Certain lands & tenements held in free & common socage by fealty Suit of Court late Beales & late Stannards	2s 6d
			John Bodingfold		Certain lands & tenements held in free & common socage by fealty Suit of Court late Beales late Alexander’s	4s 5½d
			Stephen Cockle		Certain lands & tenements held in free & common socage by fealty Suit of Court late of Mildred his wife, before Benjamin Parson	2s 10d
			Elizabeth Gold, Widow		Certain lands & tenements held in free & common socage by fealty Suit of Court late Brightin	1d
John Cooper			The Lord of the Manor to the use & behoof of his last will & testament	Himself

The Court Leet

Jurors

Richard Jolley	Henry Brazen
James Atarrillaco	William Frost
John Cooper	John Dey
Robert Wright	Stephen Greene
Stephen Greene	Edmund Stone
Robert Knights	William Poynton

Officers

Office	Name
Constable	John Dey

Fines & Reliefs from Samuel Gilman’s Account

These are taken from the listing of Fines and Reliefs for the period 1742-1769.

Fine/Relief	Person	Value (£.s.d)
Fine on Admission	John Dey	5:5:0
Fine	John Payne	1:3:0
Fine	John Browne Esqr	2:12:6
Fine	Richard Jolly	0:7:6
Relief	John Beddingfield	0:4:5½
Relief	John Grimmer	0:4:8
Relief	Stephen Cockle	0:2:10
Relief	Elizabeth Gold	0:0:1

Footnotes

1. There was no Court on December 24^th 1732: this should presumably read October 24^th 1732. ↩︎
2. A marginal note recorded that Jonathan Day was admitted to this land on October 15^th 1760. ↩︎
3. It has been noted in the margin that Thomas Grigson Payne was admitted to this land at the Court of June 8^th 1748. ↩︎
4. A marginal note refers to John Payne acquiring this piece on May 14^th 1745. ↩︎
5. A marginal note states that John Jolley was admitted to this land at the Court of November 8^th 1769. ↩︎

Navigation

Date	Change
11/2/25	Note on December 24th 1742 Court
12/1/25	Completed data from Court Book – 20250108_112550
10/5/24	Published