Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury October 1680

Contents

  1. Heading
  2. Court Baron
    1. Capital Pledges
      1. Essoin
      2. Sworn
    2. Homage
      1. Sworn
      2. Assessors
    3. Property
  3. Court Leet
    1. Defaulters
    2. Assessors
  4. Footnotes
  5. Navigation

Heading

TitleDeopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury:
General Court with the Leet & petty session
DateOctober 14th 1680
StewardNathaniel Brome
Location
Page numbers in Court RollNot paginated

Court Baron

Capital Pledges

Essoin

John ProctorThomas GarrodWilliam Holt
James ProctorJohn BubbinFrancis Thilthorpe, junior
Francis ThilthorpeJohn Ryall

Sworn

Henry Porter
Francis Thilthorpe
Robert Oakley, senior
Thomas Fyson
Thomas Major
Daniel Blomfield
Leonard Newman
William Reynolds
Philip Hales “de Circumstant”
William Bullocke
Daniel Holt
Thomas Smith

Homage

Sworn

Robert OakelyFrancis Thilthorpe, juniorThomas Smith
Thomas FysonLeonard Newman

Assessors

Robert OakleyFrancis Thilthorpe

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
John Laight surrenderedMathew BaleLeonard Newman3 roods 6s
Mathew BaleLeonard Newman[?]
Margaret Drag (wife of Robert Drag) under the name of Margaret Wynn had acquired the premises, which then passed to Robert Drag on her demise William Childerhouse, baker2 acres in Cuffs Close in Deopham between lands of Thomas Reynolds, South, land of Deopham Hall now or lately in the occupation of Robert Drag,
North,
abutts Tills Croft, North,
lands of this Manor occupied by Thomas Amyas, clerk, West.
20s
William ChilderhouseRobert Draper was already in full & peaceable occupation.2 acres in Cuffs Close 10s
Robert Draper2½ acres called Smalls in Deopham held in free & common socage10d

Court Leet

Defaulters

The following were amerced 6d each for failing to attend the Court Baron (total due shown in the margin is 10s 6d1):

Edward Burman, yeomanJames BritingJohn Smith, senior
Elias CooperFrancis RolfePeter Watts
Robert DraperFrancis ThilthorpeJohn Edwards
Thomas CareyRobert Blomfield

The following were amerced 3d each for failing to attend the Court Leet (total due shown in the margin is 2s)

Thomas BurrellGeorge MothersoullWilliam Lewes
Robert ReynoldJames MartinRobert Ryall
John Smith, juniorStephen Greene

Assessors

Robert OakleyFrancis Thilthorpe

Officers

OfficeName
ConstableFrancis Rolfe

Footnotes

  1. The arithmetic is not clear here since 11 defaulters X 6d = 5s 6d ↩︎
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3/6/25Published – 20250108_104759