Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells February 1832

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Title	Shadwell’s otherwise Cockerell’s in Morley: Special Court Baron
Date	February 15^th 1832
Steward	Edward Palmer Clarke, gentleman, deputy steward
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	296 – 303

Homage

Sworn

Rowing Brasnett
Robert Curson

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
Robert Knights (deceased)	1st Proclamation: May 25^th1830	April 22^nd1805 August 18^th 1814 following an award by the Inclosure Commissioners	John Baker of Deopham, farmer according to the will of Robert Knights [see below]	3 acres, 1 rood & 35 perches – piece no 143 on the Deopham 1814 Inclosures Map	Rent:A 1s 10½d	£8 8s
John Baker & Rebecca his wife made a conditional surrender in return for a mortgage of £700 + interest			John Gall of New Buckenham, gentleman
			John Baker	Certain lands & tenements held in free & common socage, late of Robert Knights (deceased), formerly Stoughton’s	Relief 2s 11½d

Paraphrase of the will of Robert Knights

The following paraphrase dated August 22^nd1824 appears in the Court Roll:

… the said Testator after devising a certain Messuage and Premises unto Elizabeth his Wife for life,
Did authorize, empower, direct and appoint his Executors Garrett Oddin Taylor and the said Testator’s Son Robert Knights, or the survivor of them, with all convenient speed after his decease to sell and dispose of All other his Messuages, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever and wheresoever (including as part thereof the before described Hereditaments and Premises held of this Manor by Copy of Court Roll) to any person or persons for the best price or prices that could be gotten for the same.

Indenture of sale

The following paraphrase of an indenture dated February 2^nd1830 appears in the Court Roll:

The Indentures was made between:

1. Garrett Oddin Taylor and Robert Knights (the Executors);
2. Robert Knights (the only Son and Heir, according to the custom of this Manor, of the said Robert Knights, deceased);
3. John Baker;
4. Richard Kemp

Whereby it appears that the said Garrett Oddin Taylor and Robert Knights party thereto in pursuance, exercise and execution of the power and authority to them given in and by the said Will of the said Robert Knights deceased,
Did sell and absolutely dispose of, bargain and sell unto the said John Baker, his Heirs and Assigns,
The said hereinbefore described Premises,
To hold the same unto and to the use of the said John Baker and his Heirs.

Defaulters

Those who had defaulted were amerced 3d each.

Location on the 1814 Inclosures Map

Piece no 143