Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury March 1730

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Title	Deopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury: General Court Baron of John Amyas, Gentleman, Lord of this Manor, with the Leet & Petty Session
Date	March 10^th 1730
Steward	–
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	75 – 84

Homage

Joseph Payne

James Stacey

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Fine
John Gall		March 28^th 1729 on surrender of Elizabeth Warren	James Gall	Joseph Postle	1 acre of land in Church Field in Deopham ¹	£1 10s
Edward Payne (deceased)		June 3^rd 1722 on surrender of Stephen Baldwin	John Payne, nephew & heir		1 acre & 2 roods in Deopham Church Field in Stonehill Furlong; Draggway, East ²	£1 15s
Edward Paine		Sepember 27^th 1707 on surrender of Leonard Newman	John Payne, son & heir of Stephen Payne	Joseph Payne	1) 1 acre & 3 roods of Copyhold land in Deopham; adjacent to Leonard Newman, Westfield, John Howchin, Robert Draper 2) 3 roods in Westfield in Deopham between Joseph Alexander, Edward Payne, Leonard Newman.³	£1 5s
Edward Paine		September 27^th 1707	Joseph Paine, son & heir of Joseph Paine (deceased)		1 acre & 3 roods of land in Deopham between lands of Leonard Newman, Westfield to West; John Howchin & Robert Draper East;⁴	£1 5s
Sarah Collender			John Amyas of Hingham, Gentleman		5 roods of land in Deopham previously of Robert Knights… ⁵	15s
John Stoughton (deceased)	1st Proclamation				Divers Messuages, Lands and Tenements held by Copy of Court Roll
Edward Paine (deceased)	1st Proclamation				Divers Messuages, Lands and Tenements held by Copy of Court Roll
John Gall (deceased)	1st Proclamation				Divers Messuages, Lands and Tenements held by Copy of Court Roll
			Muriel Stoughton [noted as admitted in the margin, but not referenced in the Court record itself.]

Defaulters

Those tenants who have made default are each fined 4d.

The Court Leet

Capital Pledges

Jonathan Dey	James Stacey
John Broodbank	Robert Jolley
John Dey	Thomas Osbourne
Stephen Green	Robert Wright
Edward Stone	Samuel Osbourne
Thomas Jolley	Robert Meek

Officers

Office	Name
Constable	John Broodbank

Will of Edward Paine

The following extract from the will is quoted in English (Verba Anglicana) in the Court Book; the spellings are inconsistent (particularly with Paine/Payne):-

And also one other inclose of Land lyeing in Deepeham aforesaid Conteyneing by Estimation foure acres and three Roodes, Four acres & one rood thereof I purchased of one George Brooke & the other two Roodes I purchased of Thomas Smith,
And also all those foure Inclosures of Land and Pastures which I purchased of one Leonard Newman lyeing and being in Deepeham
To have & to hold the said premises & every of their Appurtenances unto him the said Edward Paine during the terme of his naturall life & after the decease of him the said Edward Paine, Then to the Issue of his body lawfully begotten & then living;
And for want of such Issue to be then living, I give and bequeath all the said Premises with their Appurtenances unto the aforesaid Stephen Paine & Joseph Payne my Grandchildren & to their heirs for ever to be equally divided between them.

Footnotes

It has been noted in the margin that William Buckle was admitted to this land at the Court of August 19^th 1757. ↩︎
It has been noted in the margin that Edward Payne was admitted to this land at the [Special] Court of June 8^th 1748. ↩︎
It has been noted in the margin that Thomas Grigson Payne was admitted to these two piece of land at the [Special] Court of June 8^th 1748. ↩︎
It has been noted in the margin that Robert Payne was admitted at the Court of October 24^th 1732 ↩︎
It has been noted in the margin that Anne Amyas was admitted to this land at the Court of August 21^st 1767. ↩︎

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Date	Change
13/2/25	Published – 20250108_112153