Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury October 1677

Contents

1. Heading
2. Court Baron
   1. Essoin
   2. Sworn
   3. Inquisitores ex officio
   4. Defaulters
   5. Assessors
      1. Sworn
   6. Property
3. Court Leet
   1. Officers
   2. Misdemeanors
   3. Defaulters
   4. Assessors (sworn)
4. Navigation

Heading

Title	Deopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury: General Court with the Leet & Petty session
Date	October 11th 1677
Steward	Nathaniel Brome
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	–

Court Baron

Essoin

Robert Drag John Porter

Thomas Fyson Robert Oakley

Sworn

Edward Paine Henry Porter Thomas Major Thomas Garrod

Francis Thilthorpe, junior Stephen Greene John Bubbin John Smith, senior Daniel Blumfield

William Lewys William Reynolds Francis Burman Francis Thilthorpe, senior

Inquisitores ex officio

Edward Paine Francis Thilthorpe, senior

John Smyth Francis Thilthorpe, junior

Francis Burman

Defaulters

The following were amerced 6d each making the total shown in the margin of 12s:

Thomas Wood William de Gray, Ar John Sedley, Ar Edward Boreman, Ar Henry Long, clerk Thomas Amyas, clerk John Cooper, gentleman Thomas Kett, gentleman Robert Wright, gentleman John Amyas, gentleman Thomas Barsham, gentleman Thomas Taylor

Edward Styles John Porter Bartholomew Stone, gentleman Thomas Reynolds Edward Bale Richard Cooper John Cocke Daniel Whitefoote, jure uxoris William Clarke Frances Whiscar, widow Thomas Blisse, senior William Barnes

The following were amerced 3d each making the total shown in the margin of 2s 9d:

Margaret Alexander, widow William Ellis John Laight Thomas Smyth Thomas Manfield, jure uxoris

Judith Smith, widow Jane Harding, widow James Martin Francis Burman Thomas Jockes Thomas Wade

Assessors

Sworn

Edward Paine

John Smith

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
Nathaniel Bullard surrendered out of Court			Edward Paine of Hingham, Yeoman	Himself			36s
Edward Paine			Lords of the Manor to the use of his last will & testament
			Robert Gallard		A messuage & 2 acres in Wicklewood held as a free tenant, formerly of Edward Bale	2s
			Robert Paine, Ar, a free tenant		1) 1 acre in Morley; 2) 3 acres in Deopham in Bulls Wood; 3) 1 acre in a Croft in Morley; 4) 2 acres in Morley; 5) 1 acre in Morley next to Bulls Wood; 6) 1 acre & 1 rood in Morley in a Croft called Bonds	7s 4d
			Leonard Newman		A messuage & 11 acres	1d

Court Leet

Officers

Office	Name
Constable	Thomas Fyson

Misdemeanors

Name	Misdemeanor	Penalty
Edward Turke	Had not enclosed the windmill in Deopham	6d
Edward Turke	If this aforementioned windmill is not sorted out by the Nativity of Christ	20s

Defaulters

The following were amerced 18 pence each:

Edward Boreman, Ar Bartholomew Parke John Cooke Thomas Major

Robert Ryall Nathaniel Bullard James Porter Thomas Woodcock

The following were amerced 9 pence each:

John Ryall Robert Reynolds Francis Ellis William Peele

Robert Greene Jeremy Brontin Francis Burnham

Assessors (sworn)

Edward Paine

John Smith

Navigation

Date	Change
10/6/25	Published -20250108_104643