Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells December 1689

Contents

  1. Heading
  2. Homage
    1. Sworn
  3. Property
    1. Extract from the will of Robert Long
  4. Defaulters
  5. Footnotes
  6. Navigation

Heading

TitleShadwell’s otherwise Cockerell’s in Morley:
A General Court
DateDecember 12th 1689
StewardArthur Branthwait, esquire
Location
Page numbers in Court Roll49 – 51

Homage

Sworn

Robert Bloomfield
Robert Draper
Edward Bale

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
Robert Long (deceased)[November 6th] 1650Francis Long, esquire according to the will of Robert Long [see below]½ acre of inclosed pasture in Deopham between land of John Gostling, North,
land of Robert Newman, South,
abutts land of the Lord of this Manor, East,
land of Robert Long, esquire, West.1
Francis LongLord of the Manor to the use of the will of Robert Long
John Skipp (deceased)[August 8th] 1649James Skipper, brother & heir of John Skipp (deceased)3 acres & 3 roods called Hoggscroft in Westfield in Deopham between land of William Culls, South, land of Simon Humphry, North,
abutts a common way called Mageis, West,
and land lately of the Dean of Canterbury, East
James SkipperLord of the Manor to the use of the will of James Skipper
Henry Ellis (deceased)1st Proclamation:
October 15th 1688
1678Jeremy Ellis, brother & heir of Henry Ellis (deceased)4 acres of copyhold land in an inclosure called Feetes in Hackford ….
John Smith surrendered out of Court by the hand of Henry Porter in the presence of Robert Draper & Robert Ockley, copyhold tenants of this Manor16502Augustin Cullyer, clerk, of Deopham, gentlemanWilliam Cullyer, clerk, his father1) 3 acres of copyhold land in Churchfield in Deopham between land of the Manor of Deopham, North,
land of Thomas Amias, gentleman, South,
abutts a common way called Pye Lane, West;
2) 1 acre in The Breeds between land of John Seaman, now of recently of John Amias, East,
land of the Prior of Canterbury, West.
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Extract from the will of Robert Long

The following extract from the will of Robert Long dated January 8th 1676 has been copied into the Court Roll in English:

Defaulters

Those who had defaulted were amerced 3d each.

Footnotes

  1. It has been noted in the margin that Walter Carver was admitted to this land at the Court of 1694. ↩︎
  2. The text of the Court Roll states that John Smith was admitted to these lands at the Court of 1650; There is a correction in the margin to 1666. Neither Court has a reference to John Smith being admitted. ↩︎
  3. It has been noted in the margin that William Cullyer was admitted to this land at the Court of August 2nd 1726. ↩︎
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