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| Title | Shadwell’s otherwise Cockerell’s in Morley: A General Court |
| Date | April 12th 1721 |
| Steward | John Amyas, gentleman, Steward |
| Location | – |
| Page numbers in Court Roll | 105 – 108 |
Homage
Sworn
| Edward Payne Stephen Payne John Stone |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Long, esquire, confirmed satisfaction of the loan he had advanced for £1582 10s1 [see below]. | Edward Sedley | ||||||
| Edward Sedley made a conditional surrender in return for a loan of £1575 | Thomas Tanner of the Cathedral Church of the City of Norwich, Doctor of Divinity, Chancellor of the Diocese of Norwich. | ||||||
| John Smyth conditionally surrendered in return for a loan of £10 10s | Iffany Andrews of Attleborough | All & singular the Messuages, Cottages, tenements & hereditaments whatsoever | |||||
| Stephen Baldwyn (deceased), father of Stephen Baldwyn left the land to William Thurrold his brother in law & Stephen Baldwyn, his son. An indenture dated May 20th 1720 between a) Stephen Baldwyn the son & William Thurrold b) Edward Payne witnessed the sale of these premises to Edward Payne | Edward Payne of Hingham, Grocer | 1) 13 acres now inclosed in the Field of Deopham between land lately of John Wright, West, John Wodehouse, baronet, East, abutts land of the Prior, North, Pallow way, South; 2) 1½ acres in Highfield in Deopham between land of Philip Wodehouse; 3) 1½ acres in Deopham Field between land of Thomas Rogers, East, Roger Cryers, West, north head abutts Roger Cryers, south head abutts Pallow way; 4) 1 acre & 3 roods of copyhold land in Morley… | |||||
| Edward Payne | Lord of the Manor to the use of the last will & testament of Edward Payne | ||||||
| Richard Gold (deceased) & Martha (deceased) his wife. | July 5th 1694 | Martha, wife of James Rushmer, daughter & coheir of Richard Gold & Martha his wife | One third of 1) 2½ acres in Morleyfield …; 2) 2½ acres in Morleyfield … | ||||
| Richard Gold (deceased) & Martha (deceased) his wife. | July 5th 1694 | Elizabeth Gold daughter & coheir of Richard Gold & Martha his wife | One third of 1) 2½ acres in Morleyfield …; 2) 2½ acres in Morleyfield … | ||||
| Richard Gold (deceased) & Martha (deceased) his wife. | July 5th 1694 | Susan Gold daughter & coheir of Richard Gold & Martha his wife | One third of 1) 2½ acres in Morleyfield …; 2) 2½ acres in Morleyfield … | ||||
| John Smyth (deceased) | August 11th 1713 on the death of Bona Smyth his mother | William Bale & Simon Brett according to the will of John Smyth (deceased) [see below] | William Bale for both | A piece of land 20ft in longitude & latitude with 2 cottages built thereon situated between land of Eric Borman, esquire, East & North, Common Pasture of Deopham, South, Clark Gapp, West. | |||
| Martha & James Rushmer, Elizabeth Gold, Susan Gold | acknowledged tenure of freehold land lately [Richard] Gold’s.2 | Relief 1s 11d | |||||
| Ann Stimpson | acknowledged tenure of freehold land lately of Edward Stimpson | Relief 4d | |||||
| Edward Colman | acknowledged tenure of freehold land lately Fyson’s | Relief 3d |
Francis Long’s acknowledgement of Satisfaction
The following document was entered in English into the Court record:
I Francis Long of Spixworth in the County of Norfolk Esquire, Doo hereby acknowledge to have had & received of Edward Sedley of the Parish of St Andrew Holborn, west London in the County of Middlesex, Oylman (devisee & surviving Executor of the last will & testament of John Sedley, late of Morley St. Peter in the County of Norfolk, esquire) Copyhold tenant of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells in Morley, the Sume of Fifteen hundred pounds with all interest to the nine & twentieth day of September last past in full discharge & Satisfaction of the sume of Fifteen hundred Eighty two pounds & tenn Shillings … contained in a certain Condicionall Surrender of diverse Messuages, lands & Tenements late of him the said John Sedley … holden of the said … made by the said John Sedley in his lifetime to me the said Francis Long bearing date the 30th day of January 1705, As by the said Surrender may appear,
And also in full discharge & Satisfaccon of the said Conditionall Surrender
And I the said Francis Long do hereby desire & request that the above mentioned acknowledgement of Satisfaction may be entered in the Court Books or Rolls belonging to the said Manor & this shall be a sufficient warrant for so doing,
Witness my hand this second day of April One thousand Seven hundred & Twenty:
Francis Longe
John Amyas Gentleman, Steward of the said Mannor & the Courts thereof, Witness John Francis.
Extract from the will of Stephen Baldwyn
The following extract from the will of Stephen Baldwyn dated May 15th 1719 has been copied into the Court Roll in English:
Item:
I do hereby order & direct that all my lands, tenements & hereditaments whatsoever scituate, lying & being in Deopham & Morley in the said County of Norfolk in the use & occupation of Thomas Santor or his assigns with their & every of their appurtenances, shall as soon after my decease as conveniently they may or can be sold for the best price or prices can be gotten for the same by brother in law William Thurrold of Hingham in Norfolk, Grocer, & by my son Stephen Baldwyn, or by the Survivor of them, or by the Executor or Administrator of the Survivor of them, and the monys arising.
Extract from the will of John Smyth
The following extract from the will of John Smyth dated February 2nd 1720 has been copied into the Court Roll in English:
I give unto my Executors hereafter named my house, land & appurtenances thereunto belonging & also my good, chattles & personall Estate to be sold by them to pay my debts.
Defaulters
Those who had defaulted were amerced 3d each.
Footnotes
- This loan, originally advanced to John Sedley, was registered at the Court held on May 12th 1709. ↩︎
- It has been noted in the margin that Edward Payne acknowledged tenure of this land at the Court held on April 17th 1722. ↩︎
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