Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury September 1685

Contents

1. Heading
2. Court Baron
   1. Homage
      1. Essoin
      2. Sworn
      3. Defaulters
   2. Property
3. Court Leet
   1. Capital Pledges
      1. Essoin
      2. Sworn
      3. Defaulters
   2. Misdemeanour
   3. Offices
   4. Appointments
4. Navigation

Heading

Title	Deopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury: General Court with the Leet & petty session
Date	September 23rd 1685
Steward	Francis Amyas, gentleman
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	Not paginated

Court Baron

Homage

Essoin

Francis Smyth	Thomas Garwood
Robert Draper	Thomas Taylor
John Skipper

Sworn

Stephen Payne	Francis Thilthorp
Robert Newman	Robert Ockley
Joseph Thilthorp

Robert Ockley & Francis Thilthorp (two free tenants) were elected at this Court.

Defaulters

The following tenants were fined 6 pence each for defaulting in their obligations to the Court:

Hester Kett, widow	Edward Styles	Robert Underwood
John Amyas, gentleman	John Smyth	John Reynolds
Robert Grigson, gentleman	Robert Reynolds	Thomas Jocks
John Nobs, junior	John Cooper	Thomas Field
Margaret Alexander, widow	Robert Raven	Thomas Smyth
Amicia Ellis [?]	Jeremiah Colman	Thomas Wade

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
Bartholomew Stone, senior, gentleman (deceased)	Penalty of 10s if the heirs ignore this proclamation				Free tenant of this Manor
William Williams & Mary his wife sold before this Court			Thomas Fyson & Frances his wife		Divers lands & tenements held freely of this Manor
John Porter sold before this Court			Robert Blomfield		Divers lands & tenements held freely of this Manor
Thomas Thilthorp sold before this Court			Francis Longe, Ar		Two pieces of pasture land held freely of this Manor
John Cory (deceased) died many years ago; Frances Whitford, widow & relict of John Cory, daughter of Edward Payne, died since the last court		September 23rd on surrender of Philip Cory	John Cory the son & heir	Himself	1) A tenement called Brownes with a hereditament built, being in Deopham in Woolwhyte aka Stalland Street containing by estimation 1 acre; 2) 2 acres & 1½ roods, part of 2½ acres, between land of Robert Rops, now of Stephen Payne, South, freehold land of John Cutts, North, abutts the Common Pasture of this Manor called The Stalland, West.	10s 4d	£4 10s
John Cory			Lord of the manor to the use & behoof of his last will & testament
Samuel Weavers & Frances his wife		October 18th 1681 after surrender of William Williams & Mary his wife	Thomas Fyson & Frances his wife	Himself	1 acre in the Church field in Deopham between land of Robert Longe, Ar, and land of William Williams	1s	15s
			Thomas Fyson		Divers lands formerly of William Williams	2s 5d
			Thomas Reynolds		2 acres & 1 rood near Tilles	relief 14d
			Richard Felton		2 tenements in Deopham between Robert Newman and the King’s Highway, East, held freely of this Manor after the death of Leonard Newman (deceased).	1s

Court Leet

Capital Pledges

Essoin

Francis Cooke	Andrew Miles
John Ryall	James Martine
Richard Ponder	William Lewes
Stephen Green	John Porter
Robert Minns

Sworn

Edward Stone	John Bubben	John Smyth, senior
Joseph Thilthorp	Francis Thilthorp	William Reynolds
Daniel Blomfield	Henry Porter	Robert Newman
Robert Ockley	James Porter	Simon Bale
Thomas Fyson

Defaulters

The following were fined 6 pence each for defaulting their obligations as capital pledges to the Court:

Francis Rolfe

John Smyth, junior

Benjamin Read

The following were fined 3 pence each for defaulting their obligations as tithing men to the Court:

John Newman	George Mothersole	William Rust
John Bond	John Mobs	Henry Newell

Misdemeanour

Name	Misdemeanor	Penalty	Ultimatum	Additional penalty if ultimatum not met
Benjamin Read	Blocked a foot way from Deopham to Morley	5s	December 25th	20s
Edward Burman, Ar	Blocked a foot way from Town green in Deopham to South hill in Deopham	10s	December 25th	25s

Offices

Office	Name
Constable	John Smyth, junior

Appointments

Name	Serving	Role	Salary
Susanna Ockley	Daniel Blumfield	Domestic	£1 0s
John Taylor	Ann Payne, widow	Farmhand	£5 0s
Elizabeth Ockley	Ann Payne, widow	Domestic	£2 0s
Sara Thilthorp	Robert Draper	Domestic	£1 4s
Alice Webster	John Bubben	Domestic	£2 0s
Mary Thurston	Samuel Weavers	Milkmaid	£2 5s
Mary Sutton	Thomas Fyson	Domestic	£2 0s
Joanna Wiggerton	William Cullyer, clerk	Milkmaid	£2 5s

Navigation

Date	Change
27/5/25	Published – 20250108_105124