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| Title | Deopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury: A General Court Baron with the Leet |
| Date | November 19th 1798 |
| Steward | Samuel Heyhoe Le Neve Gilman, Deputy Steward of Samuel Gilman, Chief Steward |
| Location | The House of Archibald Rowing, belonging to the Lord of this Manor |
| Page numbers in Court Roll | 312-318 |
The Court Baron
Homage
| Jonathan Dey |
| John Jolly |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Stephenson, Widow, (deceased) | 1st Proclamation: November 14th 1791 2nd Proclamation: November 18th 1793 3rd Proclamation: November 17th 1794 “But nobody then coming and so forth, the Lands and premises whereof the said Mary Stephenson had so died seized as aforesaid did according to the custom of this Manor become forfeited to the Lady of this Manor for want of a tenant”. | April 14th 1752 Mary and her husband John Stephenson admitted | Knights the bailiff commanded to seize the property into the hands of the Lord of the Manor. | 1 acre of Copyhold Land in Deopham Westfield, the greater part inclosed between Thomas Taylor, South; land of divers men, North; Land late of Edward Payne, East; William Banham. West. | £1 10s | ||
| John Buckle, Esquire | Into the hands of the Lord of the Manor to the use & behoof of his last will & testament. | ||||||
| Anne Amyas (deceased) | August 21st 1767 as Devisee in Fee after the death of John Amyas (deceased) | John Amyas, eldest son of the Rev. John Amyas late of Hemstead in Suffolk. Rev. Amyas being cousin of Anne Amyas (deceased). | John Cushing | 5 roods of land in Deopham formerly Robert Knight’s | |||
| James Cooper (deceased) & Samuel Jolly (deceased) | 1st Proclamation: February 20th 1797 2nd Proclamation: December 21st 1797 3rd Proclamation | Property is forfeited to the Lord of the Manor | A cottage built upon the Waste of the Lord of this Manor called the Low Common with a piece of inclosed land. |
Court Leet
Capital Pledges
| Jonathan Dey John Jolly Robert Hill William Flower Richard Goldspink | Archibald Rowing William Thurston John Reeve Francis Read William Wright Ezekiel Lock |
Offices
| Office | Name |
|---|---|
| Constable | Robert Dey |
| Pindar | Robert Knights |
Navigation
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 20/5/24 | Further data from Court Roll – 20250108_120748 |
| 11/5/24 | Published |
Deopham History 