Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury October 1679

Contents

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

Heading

TitleDeopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury:
General Court with the Leet & petty session
DateOctober 23rd 1679
StewardNathaniel Brome
Location
Page numbers in Court RollNot paginated

Court Baron

Essoin

Francis ThilthorpeJohn Smith, seniorThomas Stacy
John RyallWilliam BullockJohn Porter
Francis Thilthorpe, seniorThomas GarroddRobert Mynns
John BubbinEdward Point [?]

Sworn

Robert Oakley
Robert Drag
Thomas Fyson
Francis Thilthorpe, junior
Henry Porter
Daniel Blomfield
Robert Osborne
Thomas Major
William Lewis
Thomas Bussell
William Reynolds
Francis Thilthorpe

Inquisitores ex officio

Sworn

Robert Drag
Robert Oakley
Thomas Fyson
Francis Thilthorpe, junior
Francis Thilthorpe, senior
Francis Burman
Leonard Newman

Defaulters

The following were amerced 6 pence each; the total in the margin recorded 4s 6d:

Elias Cooper
Thomas Garrod
William Holt
Thomas Cardy
Edward Bale
Robert Blomfield
Thomas Kett, gentleman
Robert Wright
Mary Stevenson

Assessors

Sworn

Robert OakleyRobert Drag

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
John Duffield (deceased)1st Proclamation
George Cooper soldEdward Paine3 acres held freely of this Manor
John Cocke soldRobert Raven1 Messuage & 4 acres between lands of John Amyas, East,
Deopham Common, North

Court Leet

Officers

OfficeName
ConstableWilliam Bullock

Misdemeanor

NamesMisdemeanor
Elias Cooper
Edward Styles
Branches hanging on the royal road called Logesty Way

Defaulters

The following were amerced 12 pence each; the total in the margin recorded was 9s.

Elias Cooper
Thomas Garrod
William Holt
Thomas Cardy
Edward Bale
Robert Blomfield
Thomas Kett, gentleman
Robert Wright
Mary Stevenson

The following were amerced 6 pence each; the total in the margin recorded was 2s.

Robert Reynold
John Smith, junior
William Poll
Stephen Greene

Assessors

Robert OakleyRobert Drag
DateChange
9/6/25Published – 20250108_104741