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| Title | Deopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury: The first General Court Baron of John Amyas, Gentleman, Lord of this Manor, with the Leet & petty session |
| Date | October 4th 1728 |
| Steward | John Jermy |
| Location | – |
| Page numbers in Court Roll | 48 – 59 |
Declarations of loyalty
This being the first Court of John Amyas, all the tenants declared their loyalty to the new Lord, in particular the following:
| Edward Paine |
| William Cooper |
| John Paine |
| James Stacey |
| William Greengrass |
Homage
| Edward Paine |
| William Cooper |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Payne (deceased) | 1) December 14th 1715 following the death of John Payne his father. 2) September 30th 1684 on the surrender of Tristram Hunt & Elizabeth his wife. 3) October 18th 1681 as per the will of Edward Payne | John Paine, sole son & heir of Stephen Payne (deceased) | 1) A Messuage and 1 acre in Deopham 2) 3 roods of land in a field called Westfield between the land of Margaret Alexander, East; William Lock, West; a certain way called Draggway, South; 3) 2 acres & 2½ roods between John Skipp, East; land of the Manor of Blomefield called Lomers, West; abutts Haugh Pightle, South; Deopham Common Pasture called Stolland , 1 | £5 | |||
| John Payne | Into the hands of the Lord of this Manor to the use & behoof of his last Will declared or to be declared. | All Messuages, Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments held of this Manor by copy of Court Roll | |||||
| John Payne | Certain lands & tenements held of the Lord of this Manor in free & common socage formerly of Scarning | 6s | |||||
| John Payne | Certain lands & tenements held of the Lord of this Manor in free & common socage formerly Skipper’s | 4s | |||||
| John Stacey (deceased) | September 25th 1705 on surrender of John Cory | James Stacey, only son & heir of John Stacey (deceased) | 1) 1 tenement called Browne’s with a house built thereon in Deopham in a way called Woolwyte also Stalland Street with 1 acre. 2) 2 acres, 1½ roods in Deopham between Robert Roper, South; John Cutts, North; abutts the Common Pasture of this Manor called Stalland, West. 2 | £9 | |||
| Augustine Cullyer (deceased) | September 24th 1690 on the surrender of John Smyth | William Cullyer, only son & heir of Augustine Cullyer (deceased) | Thomas Amyas | Divers lands & tenements held of this Manor by copy of Court roll: 1 rood of land in Churchfield in Deopham between John Smyth East & West; Long Headland, South | 5s | ||
| John Wade (deceased) | December 14th 1715 on the surrender of Mary Ponder | William Wade son & heir of John Wade (deceased), an infant of 16 years and Richard Ponder his guardian | A tenement Browne’s between land of John Cory; Common Pasture of Deopham called Stalland, South.3 | £1 5s | |||
| Mary Amyas, widow of Rev. John Amyas (deceased) | Certain lands held of the Lord of this Manor in free & common socage formerly of John Amyas. | 1s 6d | |||||
| Mary Stacey, Widow, (deceased) originally Mary Greengrass | September 22nd 1704 on the surrender of John Osborne | William Greengrass, son & heir of Mary Greengrass (deceased) | Himself | Part of the tenement Brown’s in Woolwhite also Stalland Street in Deopham, East.4 | £1 10s | ||
| Elizabeth Warren, widow, sole daughter & heir of Elizabeth wife of Thomas Buchell (deceased) surrendered out of Court by Thomas Amyas the deputy Steward in the presence of Robert Starling & Samuel Gilman | To the use of John Gall of Carlton Road, Norfolk, Yeoman | All & singular the Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments held of this Manor by copy of Court roll. | |||||
| Edward Sedley surrendered out of Court by Thomas Amyas the deputy Steward in the presence of John Amyas & Robert Startling | Into the hands of the Lord of this Manor to the use & behoof of his last Will declared or to be declared. | All & singular the Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments held of this Manor by copy of Court roll. | |||||
| Augustine Cullyer (deceased) Stephen Payne (deceased) John Wade (deceased) John Stacey (deceased) Mary Stacey (deceased) | Died since last Court: heirs present in Court | ||||||
| Edward Sedley (deceased) Edward Colman (deceased) Francis Thilthorpe (deceased) Nathaniel Bullock (deceased) | 1st Proclamation for heirs to come to Court | Divers Messuages, Lands & Tenements held of this Manor by copy of Court Roll |
Defaulters
All those tenants who have made default are amerced 3d.
Capital Pledges
| Jonathan Dye Samuel Jolly Stephen Green James Stacey Daniel Thurland Francis Burman | William Cooper Edward Wright Ephemus Andrews Richard Ponder William Frost John Rodwell |
Offices
| Office | Name |
|---|---|
| Constable | Edmund Stone |
Footnotes
- It has been noted in the margin that John Payne was admitted “to the whole” at the special Court held on June 8th 1748. ↩︎
- It has been noted in the margin that Stephen Stacey was admitted to this land at the Court held on May 14th 1745. ↩︎
- It has been noted in the margin that James Wilson was admitted to this property at the Court of April 14th 1752. ↩︎
- It has been noted in the margin that William Burton was admitted on October 7th 1765. ↩︎
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| Date | Change |
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| 26/2/25 | Published – 20250108_111651 |
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