Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury September 1609

Contents

1. Heading
2. General Court
   1. Inquisitores Ex Officio
      1. Sworn
3. Property
   1. Offences
4. Court Leet
   1. Capital Leet
      1. Sworn
   2. Offences
   3. Election of Officer
5. Source Document
6. Navigation

Heading

Title	Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury: General Court with Leet & Petty Session
Date	September 28th 1609
Steward	–
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	–

General Court

Inquisitores Ex Officio

Sworn

James Burman Francis Bubin

Robert Darkin Richard Smythe George Brunton

Thomas Carsoe Stephen Chiterlinge

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
John Stacy		September 24th 1594 on the surrender of Martin Carsey	James Burman		A pightle called Scotts Pightle with a house built thereon in ½ acre in Deopham between land of James Burman, South & North, abutts Suaylegate Lane, East.		13s 4d

Offences

This misdemeanor had taken place in the Field of Deopham.
The total in the margin is 2s.

Name	Penalty	Penalty if they continue
Robert Cryer	3d	3s 4d
Robert Underwood	12d	3s 4d
John Juce	3d	3s 4d
Walter Stacy	3d	3s 4d
Henry Hynde	3d	3s 4d

Court Leet

Capital Leet

Sworn

John Cory Henry Howlet William Bullock

Francis Ranson John Walter Ismael Bubin Richard James John Bydwell, junior

William Bydwell Edward Duffield John Cutts Stephen Chiterlinge

Offences

Accuser	Name	Offence	Penalty	Penalty if they continue
Capital Pledges	Inhabitants of the Village of Deopham	Not adequately maintaining the boundaries	3d
	Richard Myles		3d
	Peter Newman		3d
	John Fallow		3d
	William Poynton		3d
	Stephen Meekes		3d
	Elizabeth Longe, widow		3d
	Robert Cryer		6d
	Robert Newman		6d

Election of Officer

Office	Name
Constable	William Bydwell

Source Document

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

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Date	Change
14/7/26	Published – 20250108_102646