Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury September 1614

Contents

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

Heading

TitleDeopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury
DateSeptember 27th 1614
Steward
Location
Page numbers in Court Roll

General Court

Inquisitores Ex Officio

Sworn

John Cuttes
Robert Darkyn
Richard Smythe
Peter Childerhouse
Robert Newman
James Burman

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
Mary Stokes (widow) (deceased)March 31st 1607 on the
surrender of William Garrard & Elizabeth his wife
Francis Amyas, gentleman according to the will of John Amyas, gentleman1) 1 acre of copyhold land at Frythes Tye between land of Thomas Walter, East,
land of Francis [Amyas], West,
abutts land of divers men, South;
2) 3 roods of copyhold land a the north end of an inclosure called Fydymontes in Deopham;
3) A tenement called Brownes in Wolwhyte alius Stalland in Deopham containing 1 acre;
4) 2 pieces of copyhold land in an inclosure called Fydymontes
21s 8d
Thomas Amyas (deceased)John Amyas according to the will of Thomas Amyas (deceased)

Court Leet

Capital Leet

Sworn

William Bullock
Henry Howlet
Richard Smythe
John Ocloe
John Bidwell, junior
John Walter
Francis Ranson
Stephen Meekes
Robert Underwood
John Bidwell, senior
John Cuttes
Edward Burman

Election of Officer

OfficeName
ConstableJohn Ocloe

Defaulters

Footnotes

DateChange
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