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| 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 freehold 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 | Freehold 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, esquire | 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 of copyhold land, part of 2½ acres, between land lately of Robert Roper, 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, esquire, 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. | 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, esquire | “Hath stopped up” a certain way called “a footway” 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 |
Source Document
Reproduced courtesy of the Chapter of Canterbury; their ref CCA-U63/183714
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| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 24/5/26 | Source document |
| 27/5/25 | Published – 20250108_105124 |
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