Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury October 1678

Contents

1. Heading
2. Court Baron
   1. Essoin
   2. Sworn
   3. Inquisitores ex officio
      1. Sworn
   4. Property
3. Court Leet
   1. Misdemeanors
   2. Officers
   3. Assessors
      1. Sworn
4. Source Document
5. Navigation

Heading

Title	Deopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury: General Court with the Leet & Petty Session
Date	October 22nd 1678
Steward	Nathaniel Brome
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	–

Court Baron

Essoin

Robert Drag James Porter

Thomas Fyson Robert Bale

Sworn

Elias Cooper Thomas Garrodd William Holt Francis Thilthorpe, junior Robert Drag Henry Porter James Porter

William Bullock Edward Bale John Ryall Robert Oakly, senior Thomas Fyson John Smith, senior Daniel Blumfield

Inquisitores ex officio

Sworn

Francis Thilthorpe William Reynolds

Thomas Burrell Stephen Green

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
Thomas Barnham, gentleman, & Ann his wife, surrendered without condition			Robert Grigson, senior, gentleman	Himself	1 acre in Deopham Frith Stye between land lately of Thomas Walter, afterwards of Thomas Smith, East; Land lately of Francis Amyas, gentleman, previously George Roper, West		8s
Robert Grigson			Lord of the Manor to the use of his last testament & will
Thomas Kett, out of Court			Lord of the Manor to the use of his last testament & will

Court Leet

Misdemeanors

[The following misdemeanors are recorded in the Court Book in English, as transcribed below.]

Name	Misdemeanor
Robert Nottley	Not cutting his Row against Preaching Hill Lane and paine him the Summe of 40s if it be not cutt within sixe weekes & Cleering up the Ditches alsoe.
Elias Cooper	Not cutting his Rowe from the Watch Oak to the Common & paine him 40s if it be not cutt within sixe weekes & the Ditches alsoe.
Edward Paine	Not cutting his Rowe on the … Side & paine him the Summe of forty shillings if it be not cutt within sixe weekes; And storeing up his Ditches alsoe.
William Barnes Edward Paine	Not Cutting the Rowes & Storeing up their Ditches from Tunn Greene to the Stoland & paine them 40s a peece if it be not mended within sixe weekes.
Edmond Burman Robert Blumfield Robert Oakley Francis Thilthorpe Thomas Fyson John Bubbin	Not cutting their Rowes & Storeing up their Ditches in the Cock Lane & Belon Lane & paine them 40s a peece if it be not mended within sixe weekes.
Edward Bale	Not Rayleing in the ??? against the Common & paine him 40s if it be not mended within 3 weekes.

Officers

Office	Name
Constable	Robert Oakley

Assessors

Sworn

John Smith

Robert Draper

Source Document

Reproduced courtesy of the Chapter of Canterbury; their ref CCA-U63/183714

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Date	Change
22/6/26	Source document
10/6/25	Published – 20250108_104709