Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury September 1643

Contents

  1. Heading
  2. Court baron
    1. Capital Leet
      1. Sworn
    2. Inquisitores Ex Officio
    3. Property
    4. Defaulters
      1. Copyhold tenants
      2. Free tenants
  3. Court Leet
    1. Misdemeanors
    2. Defaulters
    3. Officer
  4. Footnotes
  5. Source Document
  6. Navigation

Heading

TitleThe Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury:
General Court with Leet & Petty Session
DateSeptember 14th 1643
Steward
Location
Page numbers in Court Roll

Court baron

Capital Leet

Sworn

Francis Amyas, gentleman
Richard Smythe
Richard
John Cory
Robert Ocloe
Robert Newman
Anthony Caly
John Bullock
Sampson Houchin
Robert Noobes, senior
Robert Noobes, junior
Robert Hypkin [?]

Inquisitores Ex Officio

Thomas Smythe, senior
Sampson Houchin
Richard Smythe, senior
Richard Cory
Thomas Smythe of Nether-Rowes
Robert Newman
Anthony Caly

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
George Brunton made a conditional surrender according to an Indenture dated February 8th 1643September 18th 1595
after the death of John Brunton his father
Edmund Burman1) A messuage built in Narrowgate Streete in Deopham containing 5 acres in 3 pieces1
One part between Haughfield and George Brunton

2) A pightle called Wren’s Pightle containing 2½ acres with a Croft between land lately of Robert Walter now John Walter, West,
land lately of Henry Henlet now of Edmund Burman,
Alderman Norman, East,
north headland abutts the King’s Highway called Margate Lane2, South,
south headland abutts
abutts land lately of Hobbard in the tenure of John Layte.
Robert Noobes surrendered by the hand of Robert Norman, a copyhold tenant, in the presence of Thomas Smythe & Anthony CalyHenry Hynd1 acre of copyhold land
in Church Field between Robert Longe, esquire, North,
land of Henry Hynd, South,
abutts land of Francis Bubin, West,
13s 4d
Francis Ranson (deceased)John ChamberlynFreehold tenant of 1½ acres with a Messuage built in Tongreen in Deopham4d
Francis Blomefield following the death of Elizabeth his motherFree tenant of 5 roods in Deopham Field in 2 pieces4d

Defaulters

Copyhold tenants

The total in the margin was recorded as 14d.

NameFine
Martin Sedley, esquire4d
Robert Longe, gentleman4d
Robert Rooper 6d

Free tenants

The total in the margin was recorded as 15d.

NameAmercement
Thomas Woodhouse, Knight & Baronet3d
Robert de Gray, Knight3d
Henry Cock3d
George3d
Elizabeth Layte, widow3d

Court Leet

Misdemeanors

NameMisdemeanorAmercement
Thomas SmytheHarm in Narrowgate Lane3d

Defaulters

NameAmercement
Richard Wright12d
[?]12d
[?]12d

Officer

OfficeName
ConstableRobert Noobes

Footnotes

  1. It has been noted in the margin that Edward Sedley was admitted to these premises at the Court of September 22nd 1699. ↩︎
  2. In the record of the Court held on September 22nd 1699, this is referred to as Margaret Lane. ↩︎

Source Document

DateChange
21/7/25Published – 20250108_104127