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| Title | Deopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury: General Court with Leet & petty session |
| Date | November 3rd 1675 |
| Steward | Nathaniel Brome |
| Location | – |
| Page numbers in Court Roll | – |
Court Baron
Essoins
| Thomas Major Thomas Garrod Robert Drag James Porter | Thomas Stacey James Martyn Thomas Themylthorpe |
Sworn
| Robert Ryall Nathaniel Bullard Francis Thilthorpe, junior Thomas Filby William Peele | Henry Porter William Bullock Francis Thilthorpe, senior Robert Okely, senior | Thomas Fyson John Smyth, senior Daniel Blumfield Gilbert Poynton |
Inquisitores Ex Officio
Sworn
| Edward Paine Nathaniel Bullard Francis Themylthorpe, senior | Robert Okely John Smyth Thomas Fyson Leonard Newman |
Defaulters
The following 26 defaulters were fined 6 pence each, making a total owing to the Court of 13s as recorded in the margin:
| Thomas Wood William de Gray, Ar John Sedley, Ar Robert Paine, Ar Edward Boreman, Ar Henry Long, clerk Thomas Amyas, clerk George Cooper, gentleman Thomas Kett, gentleman Robert Wright, gentleman John Amyas, gentleman Thomas Barnham, gentleman Thomas Taylor | Edward Styles John Porter Bartholomew Stone, gentleman Thomas Reynolds Robert Reynolds Edward Bale Richard Cooper John Cock Daniel Whitefoot, jure uxoris William Clarke Frances Whiscar, widow Thomas Blisse, senior William Barnes |
The following 12 defaulters were fined 3 pence each, making a total owing to the Court of 3s as recorded in the margin:
| Margaret Alexander, widow William Ellis John Laight Thomas Smyth Thomas Manfield, jure uxoris Judith Smyth, widow | Robert Drag, jure uxoris Jane Harding, widow James Martin Francis Burman Thomas Jecks Thomas Wade |
Assessors
Sworn
| Henry Porter | Robert Okely |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Longe, Ar | Lord [of the Manor] for his last will & testament | All & singular the lands & tenements held of this Manor | |||||
| John Paine (deceased) | [1st] | Stephen Paine as son & heir of John Paine (deceased), but because he is under 21 years, Edward Paine was appointed guardian. | 1 acre of land and a messuage in Deopham | 12s | |||
| John Thilthorpe (deceased) | Francis Thilthorpe as son & heir of John Thilthorpe (deceased) | 1d | |||||
| John Smyth sold | Bartholomew Stone, senior | 4 acres | |||||
| Richard Cooper sold | John Cooper | ||||||
| Edward Balle sold | Robert Gallard | ||||||
| James Martyn sold | William Salter, gentleman | A tenement held freely of this Manor | |||||
| John Jubbs of Wymondham confirmed satisfaction of his loan of £53 | Thomas Amyas of Carleton, clerk | 5 roods of land | |||||
| February 12th 1673 Thomas Amyas, clerk, made a conditional surrender out of Court in the presence of Edward Boreman, Ar, & John Smyth in return for £89 1s 6d to be repaid in the porch of the church at Wymondham [according to the schedule below]. | In trust for sole benefit of John Lincolne the son and [another]1 Lincolne now deceased and John Lincoln the grandson lately deceased of Wymondham, Yeoman. | 5 roods of land in 3 pieces in Deepeham: – 3 roods in Westfield – 2 roods | 7s |
Repayment of the Amyas loan
This schedule of repayments is set out in the Court Book:
| £ | s | d | Date | |
| Total loaned | 89 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | Feb 13th 1674 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Feb 13th 1675 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Feb 13th 1676 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Feb 13th 1677 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Feb 13th 1678 | ||
| 53 | Feb 13th 1679 | |||
| 53 | Feb 13th1680 | |||
| 53 | Feb 13th 1681 | |||
| 53 | Feb 13th 1682 | |||
| 53 | Feb 13th 1683 | |||
| 53 | Feb 13th 1684 | |||
| 46 | Feb 13th 1685 | |||
| 18 | 6 | |||
| Total payments | 45 | 7 | 6 | |
| Balancing sum | 43 | 6 | 0 |
Court Leet
Officers
| Office | Name |
|---|---|
| Constable | Francis Thilthorpe, junior |
Defaulters
The following 10 defaulters were amerced 12 pence each, making a total owing to the Court recorded in the margin of 10s:
| Edward Boreman, Ar Bartholomew Parke, gentleman John Cock William Buttes William Lincolne | Robert Blumfield Thomas Kett, gentleman Robert Wright, gentleman Thomas Manfield Edward Bale |
The following 6 defaulters were amerced 6 pence each, making a total owing to the Court recorded in the margin of 3s:
| Robert Myles John Smyth Robert Burges | George Mothersoul Thomas Brickenburg John Clover |
Assessors
Sworn
| Henry Porter | Robert Okely |
Footnotes
- A space had been left for the forename of this deceased Lincolne, but only the surname was recorded. ↩︎
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| Date | Change |
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| 13/6/25 | Published – 20250108_104523 |
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