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This was the last Court before the Commonwealth which abolished the roles of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury. The Commonwealth, instigated by Oliver Cromwell ran from 1649 to 1660. There were no Courts during this period.
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| Title | The Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury: A Court |
| Date | June 22nd 1648 |
| Steward | – |
| Location | – |
| Page numbers in Court Roll | – |
The Court
Inquisitores ex Officio
Sworn
| Robert Newman Thomas Smith, senior Robert Childrowse1 | Thomas Smith, junior Thomas Wrighte John Cooper |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Smith | after the surrender of Phillip Cory at a Court with the Leet & Petty Session September 23rd 1640 | Thomas Wrighte | Himself | A piece of land in customary tenure containing: 1 acre & 1 rood in Westfield in Deopham | 6s 8d | ||
| February 25th 1648: Andrew Wade & Mary his wife sold | John Wyke, gentleman | 1) land in Morley between land lately of Robert Juby now Robert Childrowse2 2) 1 rood of customary land adjoining Bylam Falgate between Deopham, East, and land of the Manor Shadwells, lately in tenure by copy of Court Roll of Robert Juby (deceased) now Robert Childrowse, senior, West, abutts a pasture of Deopham, South | |||||
| 1) Mary [Wade], 2) Frances, wife of William Juby, 3) Susan Juby, sisters of Robert Juby (deceased) and 4) Robert Childrowse, junior, surrendered | September 23rd 1634 after the death of Robert Juby | Robert Childrowse, senior | 1s 8d |
Footnotes
- This surname has been amended throughout the record of the Court with “se” overwritten at the end:
This surname has been transcribed on this web page as Childrowse, a name which exists in the Hingham registers but so far has not been found for Deopham. ↩︎ - See above note on this surname. ↩︎
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| Date | Change |
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| 20/6/25 | Published – 20250108_104333 |
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