Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells December 1658

Contents

1. Heading
2. The names of the Free Tenants
3. The names of the Copyhold Tenants
4. Property
   1. Extract from the will of William Childerhouse
5. Defaulters
6. Footnotes
7. Navigation

Heading

Title	Shadwell’s otherwise Cockerell’s in Morley: The first General Court of Miles Hobart, Esquire
Date	December 13th 1658
Steward	–
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	26 – 28

The names of the Free Tenants

John Wyndham, Esquire John Sedley, Esquire Robert Long, Esquire Edmund Borman, Esquire Francis Amias, gentleman Thomas Kett, gentleman Henry Hay Edward Ball Thomas Blisse Anne Wright, widow (deceased) John Stephenson The heires of Robert Juby

John Eldred Joseph Alexander Leonard Newman — Bidwell Broben Godfrey Francis Reps, gentleman Edmund Cock (deceased) Edward Payne John Whifood [?] Thomas Walter AnnKempe, widow [?] Neave Henry Hyndes Martha Stephenson, widow William Harpley John Pyke, gentleman – jure ux

The names of the Copyhold Tenants

William Sedley, Esquire Robert Long, Esquire Edmond Borman, Esquire Francis Amias, gentleman Adam Bale George Brunton Thomas S… the younger William Fant, gentleman The heirs of Robert Jackes Robert Ockley Francis Bunnen Frances Oakley, widow William Childerhouse John Pooley John Skipper

William Sayer Robert Underwood (deceased) Mary Stephenson, widow Richard Raven Leonard Newman John Newman John Newman Edward Cock (deceased) Richard Whynn Thomas Walter William Bubben Leonard House John Fisher John Cory John Leight William Childerhouse (deceased)

All tenants donated a penny each to the Lord and made fealty.
The bailiff was commanded to distreyne the residue of the tenants of this Manor to attend the next Cour to make fealty.

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
October 19th 1657: William Childerhouse had surrendered to the use of his last will & testament, but before it had been recorded at this Court.		April 19th 1653 as brother & heir of Robert Childerhouse	Phillip Childerhouse according to the will of William Childerhouse [see note below]		Three fifths of 2 acres & 1 rood in 2 pieces in Deopham: 1) 1½ acres inclosed at Bylam Falgate between land once of Oliver Browne & now of Henry Hynde, East, the Common Way leading from Bylam Falgate to Deopham Church, West, abutts a common way from Westmore to Deopham, South; 2) 3 roods of land in Deopham between the land of John Sedley, Esquire, South, land late of Isabelle Bubbing, now John Ockley, North, abutts “the foresaid way”, West, land of Morley Hall, East.		2s 9d
John Leight surrendered out of Court by the hand of Leonard Newman in the presence of Richard Whynn & Robert Ockley, copyhold tenants		January 18th 1641 as brother and heir of Robert Leight	John Porter of Morley		2½ acres of inclosed copyhold land in Haugh field in Deopham between land late of John Leight, East, land sometime of Robert Bidwell, late of Richard Hynde in right of his wife, West abutts the Common Way called South hill, South, lands sometime of Sir William de Gray, late of Sir Robert de Gray, North.1		20s
Edward Cocke (deceased)		January 18th 1647 [by the surrender of Rose Cock]	John Cocke as oldest son & customary heir	Himself	1) 3 acres in Morley field between land once of the Abbot of Wymondham, West, the north header abutts Palloway, south head abutts land of divers men; 2) 3 acres between lands late of John Wright, East, land late of Thomas Rogers, West, the south head abutts [?], the north head abutts Pallow way; 3) 1 acre now or late of Phillip Woodhouse, Baronet, West, north head abutts Pallow way, [?] head abutts land of the Rectory of Morley; 4) 1 acre in Deopham between lands late of Philip Woodhouse, West, lands late of the Priory of Canterbury, East, 5) 4 acres between lands late of Phillip Woodhouse, East, lands of divers men, West, abutts lands late of John Wright, North. Total: 12 acres2	£1 3s 7d	£4

Extract from the will of William Childerhouse

A paraphrase from the will of William Childerhouse, dated March 19^th 1657, has been included in the Court record but has been amended to the extent that it is now largely illegible.

Defaulters

Those who had defaulted were amerced 3d each.

Footnotes

1. The land surrendered is described as follows; the land for which Leight was admitted is as described above.
   
   An inclosed piece of land containing 2 acres called Tungreene in Deopham between land late of Robert Leight, East,
   land late of Margaret Underwood, West,
   abutts land of Katherine Took, North,
   South hill Common Pasture. ↩︎
2. A marginal note recorded that John Cock conditionally surrendered this land to Edward Heyhoe on May 7^th 1674, and was admitted by forfeit on July 23^rd 1678. ↩︎

Navigation

Date	Change
16/2/26	Published – IMG_4819