Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury February 1647

Contents

1. Comments
2. Heading
3. The Court
   1. Inquisitores ex Officio
      1. Sworn
4. Property
5. Navigation

Comments

This seems a somewhat incomplete Court with no sworn jury, no election of a constable, etc. The heading is also very cursory. The main 1647 Court had been held in September (under this ecclesiastical scheme of years, February was in the same year as the previous September).

Heading

Title	The Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury: The Court
Date	February 16th 1647
Steward	–
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	–

The Court

Inquisitores ex Officio

Sworn

Robert Underwoode John Cooper John Bullard Francis Blomefield

Thomas Smith, senior Thomas Smith, junior Francis Smith

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
			Coog Reynolds & Hanna his wife		Certain lands held in free tenure	Relief: 2s 3d
November 2nd 1746 William Bubbin, a customary tenant, out of Court surrendered by the hand of Robert Newman a customary tenant of this Manor, in the presence of Anthony Calye & Thomas Smithe, also customary tenants.		September 18th 1638 after the death of James Bubbin	Edward Cocke		3 roods of land lately Brownes by Booleswoode in Deopham between land lately of Robert Cocke, South, Francis Bubbin previously Robert Bidwell, South, abuts Church Way, West.		3s
William Juby & Frances his wife Thomas Hawes & Susanna his wife surrendered		September 23rd 1645	Robert Childrowse, senior		1) ½ acre in Morley 2) 1 rood of customary land by Bylam Falgate between Deopham Close, East and land of the Manor of Shadwells lately in the tenure by copy of Court Roll of Robert Juby (deceased) now in the tenure of Robert Childrowse, senior, West, abutting the Common pasture of Deopham, South	5s
Richard Smith (deceased)			1) Thomas Wright 2) John Taylor 3) John Bullard		Certain free lands apportioned as below	13s 5d
[Ditto]			Thomas Wright		1 acre & 1 rood of customary land & Certain free land	2s + 18d
[Ditto]			John Taylor		2 acres of customary land & Certain free land	3s + 23d
[Ditto]			John Bullard		4 acres of customary land & Free land	4s + 11d

Navigation

Date	Change
23/6/25	Published – 20250108_104316