Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury October 1732

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Title	Deopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury: A General Court Baron of John Amyas, Gentleman, Lord of this Manor
Date	October 24^th 1732
Steward	John Jermy
Location	–
Page number in Court Roll	U63/178715: 85 – 99

The Court Baron

Homage

John Amyas

James Stacy

Property

Person surrendering property	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
Joseph Paine	March 10^th 1730	Robert Paine, brother of Joseph Paine		1 acre & 3 roods of land in Deopham between lands of Leonard Newman, Westfield to West; John Howchin & Robert Draper, East		£1
Robert Paine	This Court	John Amyas	Himself	As above		15s
John Amyas, Gentleman, Lord of the Manor		Into the hands of the Steward to the use & behoof of his last will & testament		All & singular the Copyhold Messuages, Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments whatsoever
		Muriel Stoughton		Free land & tenements formerly of John Stoughton	5d
		Muriel Stoughton		land & tenements formerly of John Stoughton	1s 1d
		Muriel Stoughton		land & tenements formerly of John Stoughton	7½d
Edward Paine		Robert Paine, brother of Joseph Paine, according to the Will of Edward Paine [see below].	Himself			£5 5s
Archibald Rowing, Jonathan Dey and Samuel Jolley surrendered their claims after John Doe & Richard Roe had formed part of the standard Recovery fiction. William Frost is Minister & Bailiff of this Court.		Jonathan Dey claims to have rights to this land, but after the execution of the Recovery fiction, Robert Paine is admitted.	Himself	1) 4 acres of arable land called Four Acre Close; Richard Smith, Nathaniel Bullard; 2) 1 acre & 1 rood in a field called Eastfield; 3) 2 pieces of pasture containing by estimation 1 acre pasture adjoining free land of Richard Smith; Homestall, North; 4) 1 rood of pasture adjoining free land of Richard Smith, Homestall, North
Robert Paine		Into the hands of the Lord to his will declared and to be declared		All & singular the Messuages, Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments
		John Paine	Himself	Certain land and tenements held in free & common socage, formerly Newman’s	1d
		Robert Paine	Himself	Certain land and tenements held in free & common socage, formerly Newman’s	1d
		John Paine	Himself	Certain land and tenements held in free & common socage, formerly Cooper’s	1s 5½d
John Sedley (deceased)	October 24^th 1726 after the death of William Sedley	John Sedley according to the will of John Sedley (deceased) [see below].	Edward Wold, Gentleman	3 roods of pasture in Thorny Field in Morley		18s
Joseph Paine (deceased)				Copyhold tenant

Will of Edward Paine

The following extract from the will of Edward Paine dated November 2^nd 1680 has been copied into the Court Book in English:-

In the Name of God, Amen.
I, Edward Paine etc, Item:
I Give and Bequeath unto Joseph Paine my Grandchild
All those my Messuages, Lands and Tenements Situate, lyeing and being in Deopham and Hingham aforesaid, which I purchased of John Dover the Elder and John Dover the Younger of Attleburgh in the said County;
And also, All that Messuage or Tenement situate, lyeing and being in Deopham aforesaid which I purchased of one Thomas Wright with all the Lands thereunto belonging, Containing by Estimation Seaven Acres being in two pieces in Deopham aforesaid;
And also one piece of Land containing by Estimation Two Acres and one rood lyeing and being in Deopham aforesaid which I purchased of one George Brooke;
And also one piece of Land containing by Estimation One Acre and lyeth in Deopham field aforesaid which I purchased if Philip Cory;
And also one piece of Pasture inclosed, lying in Deopham aforesaid containing by Estimation One Acre and two roods which I purchased of John Waters;
And also all those two Inclosures of Land and Pasture lyeing and being in Deopham aforesaid which I purchased of one Nathaniel Bullard;
And also all manner of Evidences and Writings into the same and every part and parcell thereof belonging;
To have and to hold all and every the said premisses with their and every of their Appurtenances unto him the said Joseph and his Assigns during the Terme of his natural Life;
And after the Decease of him the said Joseph then to the Issue of his body lawfully begotten;
And for want of such Issue then living then, I give and bequeath the said Premisses unto Stephen Paine my Grandchild aforesaid, and Edward Paine his Brother, and to their heirs for ever equally to be divided betwixt them.

Will of John Sedley

The following extract from the will of John Sedley dated October 28^th 1711 has been copied into the Court Book in English [this will is also included in the record of the Court held on August 11^th 1713 with some minor spelling variations]:-

I, John Sedley Esquire,
As to my Manors, Messuages, Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments with the Appurtenances, I Give and bequeath the same chargeable as before, as before charged,
unto my Cousin Edward Sedley of the Parish of S^t. Andrew Holborne in the County of Middlesex, Oylman, and to the heirs Male of the body of the said Edward Sedley, lawfully begotten or to be begotten & to his Heirs, And for want of such Issue,
unto my Cousin John Sedley, Brother of the said Edward and to the heirs Male of the body of the said John Sedley lawfully begotten or to be begotten & to his Heirs & for want of such Issue,
unto my Cousin Martin Sedley, Son of Martin Sedley deceased, late Brother of the said Edward and John, and to the heire male of the body of the said Martin the Son & to his Heirs and for want of such Issue,
to my right Heirs for ever.

The Court Leet

Jurors

Jonathan Dey	James Stacey
John Broodbank	Robert Jolley
Samuel Jolley	William Petty
Linkhorn [sic Lincoln?] Norton	Archibald Rowing
James Sherlow	William Pointon
Stephen Greene	John Dey

Officers

Office	Name
Constable	Lincoln Norton

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Date	Change
12/1/25	Additional data from Court Book – 20250108_112341
11/5/24	Published