Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury September 1628

Contents

1. Heading
   1. Inquisitores Ex Officio
      1. Sworn
2. Property
   1. Offences
   2. Defaulters
      1. Freehold tenants
      2. Copyhold tenants
3. Footnotes
4. Navigation

Heading

Title	Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury General Court with Petty Session
Date	September 9th 1628
Steward	–
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	–

Inquisitores Ex Officio

Sworn

George Brunton Richard Smythe Arthur Smythe William Bidwell Thomas Blomfield George Dover

Robert Underwood John Cory John Ocloe

The following paid 4d each for the following year thus buying themselves out of the obligation whose breach would otherwise produce penalties for defaults:

Martin Sidley, esquire

Robert Longe, esquire

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
Gregory Hynd (deceased)			Anna the daughter of the deceased & Elizabeth the late wife of the deceased. Anna had died before this Court: Henry Hynd is her brother & customary heir.		1 acre in Churchfield in Deopham between land of this Manor, North, land of Gregory [Hynd], South.		Exit 2s
John Amyas surrendered out of Court by the hand of Robert Underwood in the presence of John Ockley & Gregory Hynd, copyhold tenants of this Manor.			John Smythe		1 rood of copyhold land lately of John Amyas, now of John Smythe, East & West. Abutts The Longheadland, South	18d
Stephen Chekeringe (deceased) John Checkeringe is consanguineous & next of kin. On April 18th 1628 John Checkeringe surrendered by the hand of Robert Underwood in the presence of John Ocloe & Arthur Smythe, copyhold tenants.		September 26th 1626	Henry Meene, gentleman		4 acres of copyhold land & pasture in an inclosure in 2 pieces by Burcroft in Wicklewood		2s
			Thomas Gosling		½ acre of freehold land in ….field in Deopham previously of William Bidwell	1d
			Robert Newman		3 pieces of freehold land formerly of Thomas Burk in Deopham containing 3 acres: 1) 2½ acres between land of the Lord of this Manor, East, abutts land of dives men, South; 2) ½ acre between land of the Manor of Deopham Hall, East, land of Robert Underwood, West, abutts land of Miles Hobard, esquire, South; 3) 1 rood betwen land of the Manor of Deopham Hall in the copyhold tenure of John Amyas, gentleman, North, land of the Lord of this Manor, South, abutts land of the Manor of Deopham Hall in the copyhold tenure of John Amyas, East & West.

Offences

Offenders	Offence	Penalty per person	Penalty if not resolved
John Cory	Encroachment on the common pasture of this Manor by the Stalland	3d	3s 4d
Edward Burman		3d	3s 4d

Defaulters

Freehold tenants

The following freehold tenants were amerced 3d each for failing to honour their duty to attend the Court; the total in the margin for these 18 offenders was recorded as 4s 6d:-

Sir Thomas Woodhouse, Baronet Sir William de Gray Miles Hubord [Hobart], esquire [Samuel]1 Hardinge, clerk John Entwisell Francis Bubing Thomas Walter Thomas Thinge William Edwardes

Thomas Smythe Anthony Light Richard Layte Thomas Corbold, clerk Robert James Henry Howlet Richard Wright Robert Bale Thomas Duffield

Copyhold tenants

The following copyhold tenants were amerced 6d each for failing to honour their duty to attend the Court; the total in the margin for these 5 offenders was recorded as 2s 9d:-

Name	Penalty
Edward Burman	12d2
Robert Juby	6d
Richard Howard	3d
John Amyas, gentleman	6d
Robert Roop	6d

Footnotes

1. The forename of “Hardinge, clerk” has not been recorded. However, the Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells held on October 15^th 1627 (one year after the Court recorded here) refers to a Samuel Harding, clerk. ↩︎
2. Edward Burman’s fine doubles each time it is recorded
   1621 3d → 1627 6d → 1628 12d → 1629 24d → 1630 48d. ↩︎

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Date	Change
1/9/26	Published – 20250108_103513