Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury September 1640

Contents

1. Heading
2. Court baron
   1. Essoin
   2. Capital Leet
      1. Sworn
   3. Inquisitores Ex Officio
      1. Sworn
3. Property
   1. Defaulters
      1. Freehold tenants
      2. Copyhold tenants
4. Court Leet
   1. Officer
5. Total of this Court with the Leet
6. Navigation

Heading

Title	The Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury: General Court with Leet & Petty Session
Date	September 22nd 1640
Steward	–
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	–

Court baron

Essoin

Robert Bale Robert Smythe Francis Smythe George Brunton Francis Ranson Thomas Smythe

Capital Leet

Sworn

Francis Amyas, gentleman Richard Smythe Richard Whyn Robert Newman Anthony Caly

John Ocloe John Bullock Robert Noobes, senior Richard Wright Robert Noobes, minor Sampson Houchin Robert Sixerson

Inquisitores Ex Officio

Sworn

Robert Newman Richard Smythe, senior Philip Cory Anthony Caly William Noobes George Brooke

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
November 1st 1639 Thomas Walter surrendered by the hand of Robert Newman (copyhold tenant of this manor) in the presence of Sampson Houchin & George Brunton (copyhold tenants of this manor)		September 23rd 1634	Thomas Smythe		1) 2 roods of copyhold land at the north end … called Fydymans in Deopham 2) 2 acres & 1 rood of copyhold land also in Fydymans		20s
Robert Rooper surrendered by the hand of Francis Amyas, gentleman (copyhold tenant of this manor) in the presence of Robert Newman & Anthony Caly			To the Lord of the Manor for the use of his last will & testament
Mary Horoman (deceased), lately wife of Roger Horoman, gentleman					Freehold tenant	2d
Miles Hobart, Ar (deceased)			Elizabeth the relict of Miles Hobart		Freehold tenant	9d
John Walter (deceased)						Relief 7d
			Jane Harding, widow		Freehold land of the late Samuel Harding, clerk, (deceased)	2s 6d
			Richard Smythe, junior		2 acres of freehold land in 2 pieces in Haughfield in Deopham	10d
Lord of the Manor by Henry Hynd	1st Proclamation		Robert Noobes		1 acre of copyhold land

Defaulters

Freehold tenants

The total in the margin is shown as 12d

Name	Amercement
Thomas Woodhouse, Knight & Baronet	3d
Robert de Gray	3d
Henry Cock	3d
Robert Jocks	3d

Copyhold tenants

Name	Amercement
Martin Sedley	4d
[the second name has suffered from damage to the page]
Robert Longe, gentleman	4d
Robert Rooper	4d

Court Leet

Officer

Office	Name
Constable	Sampson Houchin (succeeding Robert Newman)

Total of this Court with the Leet

27s 9d

Navigation

Date	Change
25/7/25	Published – 20250108_103957