Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells April 1724

Contents

1. Heading
2. Homage
   1. Sworn
3. Property
   1. Extract from the will of George Cross
4. Footnotes
5. Navigation

Heading

Title	Shadwell’s otherwise Cockerell’s in Morley: A General Court
Date	April 7th 1724
Steward	John Amyas, gentleman, Steward
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	117 – 118

Homage

Sworn

William Balon Edmund Wright

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
George Scott (deceased)		October 26th 1687 on the surrender of Edward Heyhoe, gentleman	Sarah Cross, widow		1) 3 acres in Morley Field between land lately the Abbott’s and the disolved Lord of Wymondham, West, north head abutts Palloway, south head abutts land of divers men; 2) 3 acres in the same field between land lately of John Wright, East, land ately of Thomas Rogers, West, south head abutts land of divers men, South, 3) 1 acre in the same field between land of Philip Wodehouse, baronet, East & West, north head abutts Palloway, south head abutts land of the Rector of Morley; 4) 1 acre in Deopham field between land lately of Philip Wodehouse, West, land lately of the Prior of Canterbury, East, north head abutts land of divers men, south head abutts Palloway; 5) 4 acres in Deopham field between land lately of Philip Wodehouse, East, land of divers men, West, abutts land of John Wright, North, Palloway South. Total: 12 acres1
			Ann Adkins		Acknowledged tenure of freehold land recently of Robert Notley	Relief 5d

Extract from the will of George Cross

The following extract from the will of George Cross dated December 18^th 1722 has been included in the Court Roll in English:

Item:
I Give and Devise unto Sarah Cross, widow, my Daughter & to her Assigns for & during the Term of her naturall Life,
All & Singular my Messuages, Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments whatsoever Scituate,lying & being in Morley, Deopham, Wramplingham, Hetherset & Diss in the said County of Norfolk & in every or any of them as well Copyhold and Lease as Freehold with their & every of their Appurtenances.

Footnotes

1. It has been noted in the margin that George Cross was admitted to this land at the Court held on July 18^th 1748, and thereafter at the same Court to Thomas Stevenson. ↩︎

Navigation

Date	Change
10/4/26	Published – IMG_4705