Contents
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| Title | Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury: General Court with Leet & Petty Session |
| Date | September 24th 1632 |
| Steward | – |
| Location | – |
| Page numbers in Court Roll | – |
Court baron
Inquisitores Ex Officio
Sworn
| Robert Juby John Smythe John Ocloe George Brunton Richard Smythe Arthur Smythe | Robert Underwood |
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 Thomas Walter | Robert Roper |
Defaulters
Copyhold tenants
| Name | Amercement |
|---|---|
| Robert Longe, esquire | 6d |
| Edward Burnam | 3d |
Freehold tenants
The following were amerced 3d each for failing to attend Court; the total in the margin is 2s 3d:
| Sir Thomas Woodhouse, baronet Sir William de Grey Miles Hobart, esquire John Harding, clerk | John Entwissell alias ventris Thomas Thinge William Eomarder [?], clerk Thomas Corbold, clerk Robert Fox |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cutts (deceased) | September 25th 1610 on the surrender of Walter Cutts | John Cutts, son of the deceased | ½ rood of copyhold land in Deopham by the 2½ acres now in the copyhold tenure of John Cory. | 20d | |||
| Robert Underwood & Margaret Underwood his wife | One inclosure called Mayhouse in Deopham with 9 acres by Tungate in Deopham acquired from Stephen Lawst. | 7½d | |||||
| John Smythe | 2 freehold tenements in Deopham between Tungate with 14 acres. | 3s 5d | |||||
| William Noobes, senior | 3 roods in churchfield in Deopham | 5d |
Offence
| Offender | Offence | Penalty per person | Penalty if not resolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Knights | … in the common pasture of Deopham | 6d | 10d |
Court Leet
Capital Lete
| John Ocloe William Bydwell Richard Newman, junior Richard James John Smythe John Cutts | George Brunton Richard Smythe, senior Andrew Fookes William Turner Thomas Thipthorp William Noobes |
Defaulters
These defaulters were amerced 12d each
| Robert Bale | John Duffield |
Election of Officer
| Office | Name |
|---|---|
| SubConstable | John Smythe |
Total
The total for this Court with the leet was recorded as 8s 2d.
Source Document
Reproduced courtesy of the Chapter of Canterbury; their ref CCA-U63/183714
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| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 24/9/26 | Published – 20250108_103659 |
