Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury September 1629

Contents

Heading

TitleDeopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury:
General Court with Leet & Petty Session
DateSeptember 22nd 1629
Steward
Location
Page numbers in Court Roll

Court baron

Inquisitores Ex Officio

Sworn

John Ocloe
Richard Smythe
John Smythe
Arthur Smythe
Philip Cory
John Cutts
George Brunton

Defaulters

Copyhold tenants

(The total in the margin is shown as 3s 6d)

NameAmercement
Robert Longe, esquire3d
Robert Roper3d
Edward Burman2s
Thomas Walter6d
Richard Hynd6d

Freehold tenants

(The total in the margin is shown as 2s 3d.)

NameAmercement
Sir Thomas Woodhouse, baronet3d
Sir William de Gray3d
Miles Hobart, esquire3d
John Entwisell, gentleman3d
Thomas Thynge [?]3d
Richard Laight3d
Thomas Corbold, clerk3d
Robert James3d
John Duffield3d

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
Richard WrightThe northern part of a messuage in Wicklewood of John Polls once of William Bale, between an exit gate, south,
a messuage & croft lately of Elizabeth Polls, once of Robert Coke, north.
2s 6d
Robert BaleA messuage in Wicklewood containing 2 acres between land of Bartholomew Stone, West,
a common way, East,
abutts land of Bartholomew [Stone], South,
Common Pasture of Wicklewood, North.
2d
Henry Cory (deceased)George Cory, son & heir of Henry Cory1) 1½ acres of freehold land in Westfield in Deopham between land of Francis Amyas, gentleman, North;
2) 4 acres in [Westfield] between land of Richard Walter, West,
land of Robert Darkin, East,
abutts land of Robert Longe, esquire, South.
Relief
17½d
Henry HyndeFreehold land in Deopham acquired after the death of Anna his sisterRelief
2s 9d
Gregory Hynd (deceased)September 9th 1628Henry Hynd was the brother and customary heir of Anna Hynd (deceased)1 acre in Church field in Deopham between land of this Manor, North,
land lately of Gregory [Hynd], South.
13s

Offence

OffenderOffencePenalty per personPenalty if not resolved
Thomas SmythHe was responsible for an inclosure called the Shark Gap13d12d

Court Leet

Capital Lete

Sworn

John Ocloe
Richard Smythe
Philip Cory
John Cuts
John Smythe
Arthur Smythe
Francis Ranson
George Brunton
Mark Bidwell
Robert Bale
William Noobes
John Cann

Offence

OffendersOffencePenalty per personPenalty if not corrected
The inhabitants of the village of DeophamNot adequately maintaining the boundaries6d3s 4d

Defaulter

NameAmercement
John Duffield12d

Election of Officer

OfficeName
Sub-ConstableJohn Cutts

Total takings

The total takings for this Court was recorded as 24s 8½d.

Source Document

Footnotes

  1. The Court of the Manor of Shadwels otherwise Cockerells held on November 6th 1660 referred to Thomas Smyth, junior, of Deopham surrendering property next to Sharke Gap. ↩︎
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