Contents
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| Title | Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury General Court with Leet & Petty Session |
| Date | September 23rd 1633 |
| Steward | – |
| Location | – |
| Page numbers in Court Roll | – |
Court baron
Inquisitores Ex Officio
Sworn
| Robert Underwood John Smythe John Ocloe George Brunton Philip Cory Arthur Smythe | Richard Smythe |
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 Longe Henry Hynde |
Defaulters
Freehold tenants
The following freehold tenants were amerced 3d each for defaulting in their obligations to attend the Court:
| Sir Thomas Woodhouse, baronet Miles Hobart, esquire John Harding, clerk | John Entwissell alias ventris Thomas Corbold, clerk Robert Fox |
Copyhold tenants
| Name | Amercement |
|---|---|
| Richard Howlet | 6d |
| Robert Juby | 3d |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cutts | September 24th 1632 after the death of John Cutts his father | Arthur Smythe | ½ rood of copyhold land in Deopham ?[???] in the copyhold tenure of [???]. | 20d | |||
| John Amyas, gentleman, surrendered by the hand of Robert Underwood in the presence of Arthur Smythe & John Smythe – all copyhold tenants of this Manor | October 10th 1583 on the surrender of Thomas Amyas his father | Francis Amyas, gentleman | Himself | 5 roods of copyhold land in separate pieces in Deopham by Robert Knights [???], 3 roods in one piece in the Westfield, ½ acre [???]. | 6s 3d | ||
| Sir William de Grey (deceased) | Robert de Grey, esquire, son of the deceased. | Certain freehold lands | Relief 3s 2d | ||||
| Sampson Houchin | 4½ acres of [freehold] pasture with a messuage built thereon between copyhold land of the Manor of Blomviles, South, land of Robert Fox, North, abutts Town greene, West. | 15d | |||||
| John Brooke | 1 rood of [freehold] land in Haughfield in Deopham. Formerly of Richard James. | 1d | |||||
| Francis Ranson | 1½ acres of freehold land with a messuage built thereon next to Snaylegate lane in Deopham between land of Edward Burman, gentleman, North, [???], South, abutts Snaylegate lane, East. Formerly of William Edwardes, clerk.1 | 2d |
Offence
| Offender | Offence | Penalty per person |
|---|---|---|
| Philip Cory | Grew reeds on the common pasture of this Manor | 6d |
Court Leet
Capital Lete
| Francis Ranson Andrew Fakes William Bydwell John ocloe John Smythe Richard Smythe, senior | William Matherson Philip Cory George Brunton Mark Bidwell John Duffield Francis Smythe William Turner |
Offences
| Offenders | Offence | Penalty per person | Ultimatum | Penalty if not corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The inhabitants of the village of Deopham | Not adequately repairing the King’s Highway from the church of Deopham to the town of Hingham. | 6d | Feast of John the Baptist | 5s |
| Robert Cryer | Did lay muck … | 3d | Festival of All Saints [November 1st] | 3s 4d |
Election of Officer
| Office | Name | Previous office holder |
|---|---|---|
| Sub-Constable | Francis Ranson | John Smythe |
Total
The total for this Court with the Lete was 15s 8d.
Footnotes
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| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 27/9/26 | Published – 20250108_103703 |
