Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury September 1607

Contents

1. Heading
2. General Court
   1. Inquisitores Ex Officio
3. Property
4. Court Leet
   1. Capital Leet
      1. Sworn
   2. Election of Officer
   3. Misdemeanors
   4. Defaulters
5. Navigation

Heading

Title	Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury: General Court with Leet & Petty Session
Date	September 28th 1607
Steward	–
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	–

General Court

Inquisitores Ex Officio

Freehold Tenants	Copyhold Tenants
Sir WilliamGray Elizabeth Wodhouse George Kempe, esquire Sir Thomas Huberd Roger Huberd, gentleman Thomas Amyas, gentleman, sworn Francis Amyas, gentleman George Edmondes Thomas Martyn William Browne, essoin RIchard Walter, sworn Thomas Corbold, clerk Henry Hynd, sworn Peter Coop, sworn James Buck, sworn John Walter, jure uxoris, sworn Stephen Meeke Richard James John Bydwell, minor Oliver Brown, sworn Henry Howlet Robert Layte William Entwissel, alius ventris Thomas Brooke, essoin Peter Burman John Bydwell William Bydwell, essoin James Newman, essoin ????? Robert Jolley, dead Richard Hynd Alice Coop John Fytlinge	Thomas Amyas, gentleman John Amyas, gentleman Francis Amyas, gentleman William Hynde William Read James Burman Mary Stokes, widow, essoin Alexander Cutts, sworn Ismael Bubin, sworn John Stacy, sworn Robert Darkyn Richard Smythe, sworn George Brunton, essoin Peter Childerhouse, essoin Edward Carsee Robert Newman, sworn Willliam Hynde
From Morley:
Thomas Browne (dead) Martin Sydley, esquire	Martin Sidley, gentleman
From Wicklewood:
Robert Wright John Bale Edward Duffield, essoin Stephen Chiterlinge	Stephen Chiterlinge, sworn

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
John Longe (deceased)		April 18th 1571	William Hynde, according to the will of John Longe (decesaed)		1 acre of copyhold land in Deopham in Church Field in Deopham between land of this Manor, North, land of Henry Hynde, South, abutts land of Thomas Corbold, clerk, West,		5s
William Beale, gentleman		March 31st	John Stacy		2 acres of copyhold land in Morley Pightle between freehold land of John Stacy		2s 6d
William Jolley (deceased)			John Longe of Hingham		A tenement called Maures with divers lands		5s 1d

Court Leet

Capital Leet

Sworn

John Bydwell, minor Henry Howlet Ismael Bubin Alexander Cutts Richard Myles Thomas Thilthorpe

Edward Burman William Browne John Cory William Seaman Robert Newman Richard Smythe

Election of Officer

Office	Name
Constable	William Bullock

Misdemeanors

Accuser	Offenders	Misdemeanor	Fine	Penalty if not resolved
The Capital Pledges	Inhabitants of the village	Not repairing the boundaries of the village	3d	If not repaired in 10 days: 10s
	Edward Burman	Selling property: To Francis Ranson, a barn To Thomas Thimblethorpe, a cottage.		Bailiff instructed to distrain
	Robert Underwood		6d	20s
	Thomas Childerhouse	In default of payment of a fine	3d	10s
	Mary Stokes, widow	Did not clear the ditches next to John Walter	3d	10s

Defaulters

These copyhold tenants who had defaulted in their obligation to attend the court were fined 3d each; the total in the margin is shown as 12d.

William Reade James Burman

Robert Xavery [???] Thomas Carsoe

Navigation

Date	Change
12/7/26	Published – 20250108_102554