Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury September 1634

Contents

1. Heading
2. Court baron
   1. Essoin
   2. Capital Leet
      1. Sworn
   3. Inquisitores Ex Officio
      1. Sworn
3. Property
4. Court Leet
   1. Misdemeanors
   2. Defaulters
   3. Election of Officer
5. Navigation

Heading

Title	Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury: General Court with the Leet & Petty Session
Date	September 23rd 1634
Steward	–
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	–

Court baron

Essoin

Hanna Kempe John Smythe

Capital Leet

Sworn

Francis Amyas, gentleman Francis Ranson Andrew Fakes Sampson Houchin John Ocloe Richard Cory

William Turner

Inquisitores Ex Officio

Sworn

John Ocloe Arthur Smythe Philip Cory

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
September 23rd 1617: William Seaman with his wife Frances had surrendered to the Lord by the hand of John Ocloe in the presence of George Brunton & Richard Smythe, copyhold tenants of this Manor, to his last will & testament. Frances late wife of William Seaman died before this Court		September 2x …. on the surrender of Robert Darkin	Anna Seaman daughter of William Seaman (deceased)		1) 1½ acres of copyhold land in 2 pieces in the Westfield in Deopham; 2) 2 acres in 3 pieces in the same field now in the copyhold tenure of Robert Fouge		22s
Thomas Walter (deceased)		September 22nd 1620 on the surrender of Francis Amyas	Thomas Walter, son & heir		1) 3 roods of Copyhold land Fydymontes in Deopham 2) 2 acres & 1 rood		26s
April 13th 1634 Philip Cory surrendered by the hand of Arthur Smythe in the presence of Richard Smythe, senior, & George Brunton (copyhold tenants)		1) September 22nd 1607 on the surrender of Thomas Blomefield 2) September 23rd 1622 on the surrender of Thomas Bubbyn			1) A tenement called Brownes in Deopham in a way called Woollwhyte alias Stalland containing 1 acre; 2) 2 acres & 1½ roods, part of 2½ acres, between land lately of Francis Amyas, gentleman, now of Robert Cooper, South, freehold land now or lately of John Cutts. abutts the Common Pasture of this Manor called The Stalland, West.		£4 10s

Court Leet

Misdemeanors

Name	Misdemeanor	Amercement
Thomas Garrard	Cutting reeds on the common	3d

Defaulters

The total in the margin is shown as 5s 3d.

Name	Amercement
William Nobbes, senior	12d
John Cooke	12d
George Brunton	12d
Richard Smythe	12d
Thomas Thilthorp	3d
Richard Thilthorp	3d
Robert Thilthorp	3d
William Bonton	3d
William Walter	3d

Election of Officer

Office	Name	Predecessor
Constable	Andrew Fakes	Francis Ransom

Navigation

Date	Change
26/8/25	Published – 20250108_103742