Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury September 1689

Contents

1. Heading
2. Homage
   1. Essoin
   2. Sworn
   3. Defaulters
3. Misdemeanors
4. Property
   1. Extract from the will of Robert Long
5. Capital Pledges
   1. Essoin
   2. Sworn
   3. Offices
6. Footnotes
7. Navigation

Heading

Title	Deopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury: General Court with the Leet & Petty Session
Date	September 26th 1689
Steward	Francis Amyas, gentleman, steward
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	–

Homage

Essoin

Thomas Taylor John Smyth, senior Robert Raven John Cory

Sworn

Robert Draper	Robert Blomefield
Robert Ockley	Robert Newman

Defaulters

The following were amerced 6d each for failing to appear in Court:

John Amyas, gentleman John Jubs, gentleman Richard Wright John Wooly Richard Nobs, junior Sarah Ellis Josephus Gay John Stone

John Knights Robert Reynolds John Cooper Thomas Fyson Jeremiah Colman John Reynolds John Thilthorp [Themilthorp?] Richard Rabon

Misdemeanors

Tenant	Crime	Penalty
Francis Smyth	Leaving a cottage to become a ruin	10

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
Mary Themilthorp, widow, surrendered		September 24th 1688 on the surrender of Joseph Themilthorp	Edward Colman		1 rood of land by Byleham Falgate; Deopham Close. East
Thomas Garwood surrendered			Lord of the Manor to the use of Thomas Garwood’s last will & testament				3½d
			Robert Blomefield		A messuage and tenement called The Cock	10d
Robert Long surrendered on November 4th 1675 by his attorney John Adams		On the feast day of the Baptism of Christ, 1631: Robert Long purchased for £30 on the death of John Long	Francis Long, son of Robert Long according to his will [see below]		1 acre & 1 rood in the town & fields of Deopham in three 1) 3 roods between land of Robert Long & now Francis Long, North; land of this Manor in the tenancy of Gregory Hynd and now Thomas Fyson, South; abutts Byleham Falgate; Thomas Wodehouse, Bulswood Close. 2) ½ acre between land of Robert Long, now Francis Long, East & South. 1
Francis Long			Lord of the Manor to the use of his last will & testament
Francis Amyas (deceased)	2nd Proclamation made by the Bailiff

Extract from the will of Robert Long

The following short extract from the will of Robert Long dated January 8^th 1686 has been copied into the record of this Court in English:

And further I give to my Sonne Francis and his heyres
All my copihold lands with appurtenances lieing in Reymston, Deopham & Morley or in any of them

Capital Pledges

Essoin

Richard Ponder William Luickborne William Lewes Thomas Cory Richard Wright Robert Draper Thomas Fyson

Joseph Smyth John Mobs Robert Minnes James Skipper Robert Burges John Stacy John Thilthorp [Themilthorp?]

Sworn

Henry Porter Francis Thilthorp [Themilthorp?], senior Robert Ockly John Bubben

Daniel Blomfield John Ryall William Reynolds Stephen Green

Robert Childres Robert Newman Robert Blomefield Francis Thilthorp [Themilthorp?], junior

Offices

Office	Name	Salary
Constable	Thomas Fyson	–
Famile	Frances Kensey Robert Draper	£1 4s
Famile	Mary Button William Cullyer, clerk	£2 4s
Famile	Mary Cordy Thomas Carey	£2 0s

Footnotes

1. A marginal note indicates that Walter Carver took on this land at the Court of 1694. ↩︎

Navigation

Date	Change
4/5/25	Published_250108_105340