Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells January 1641

Contents

1. Heading
2. Free Tenants
3. Inquisitores Ex Officio
4. Property
5. Defaulters
6. Footnotes
7. Navigation

Heading

Title	Shadwell’s otherwise Cockerell’s in Morley: General Court of Elizabeth Hobart, widow
Date	January 18th 1641 [Ecclesiastical calendar]
Steward	–
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	65 – 66

Free Tenants

Sir John Windham Martin Sedley, esquire Robert Longe, esquire Francis Amyas, gentleman Edward Burman, gentleman Henry Meene, gentleman Richard Wright, gentleman John Dakers Thomas Blisse John Stephenson Robert Syer Thomas Smyth, Miller

Robert Newman William Bidwell Ruben Godfrey Jane Bale, widow Nicholas Howlett, clerk Edward Cocke John Cory Ann Kempe, widow Adam Neave Henry Hyndes Edward Stephenson Robert Bale Jeremy Cocke

Inquisitores Ex Officio

Martin Sedley, esquire Robert Longe, esquire Francis Amyas, gentleman * Edward Burman, gentleman A * John Wright, Senior, sworn George Brumpton John Brooke, senior Thomas Aldrich, gentleman Robert Jeckes Francis Bubbin Robert Roper * Anthony Caley, jure uxis

Henry Cocke * Robert Underwood, sworn * Edward Stephenson, sworn * Richard Raven, sworn * Robert Newman Edward Cocke * Robert Allen Robert Juby Thomas Walter William Bubbin by William Noobes, guardian John Page

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
John Entwisell, senior, & John Entwisell, junior, his son		October 15th 1623 on the surrender of Edward Howlett	William Entwisell, son of John, senior, & brother of John, junior,		3 acres of copyhold land in Deepeham between land of the Manor of Deepeham Hall, East, land of divers men, West, abutts a common way called … lane, North.1	7d	21s
September 30th 1640 John Page surrendered by the hand of Robert Newman, a copyhold tenant, in the presence of Francis Bubbin & Anthony Caley, also copyhold tenants		April 2nd 1640 after the death of Gregory Reynolds	Roger Skepper	Himself	7 acres of copyhold land in Deepeham in divers pieces:- 1) 2 acres by Scotte gapp between land of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury, West, Narrowgate lane, East, abutts the Common Pasture of Deepeham, North; 2) 2 acres at the end of the Haugh between land lately of Anthony Gurney, esquire, West & North, a way from Deepeham to Ellingham, South; 3) 2½ acres next to Short Readinge between land lately of Anthony Gurney, esquire, South & East, Common Pasture of Deepeham called Stalland, North; 4) ½ acre in Hawefield in Deepeham held at a rent of 15s p.a. 5) 3 acres & 3 roods of copyhold land called Hogs Croft in The Westfield in Deepeham between land lately of William Cutte, South, land of Simon Humfrey, North, a common way called Mageis [?Magies?], West, land lately of the Priory of Canterbury, East, held by an annual rent of 3s 6d. 2		£6
Robert Leight (deceased)	1st Proclamation: May 11th 1641	October 28th 1637 after the death of Richard Leight	John Leight, brother & customary heir of Robert Leight (deceased)		2½ acres of copyhold land in Haughfield in Deepeham between land lately of John Leight, once of Richard Leight, East, land of Robert Bidwell, lately Richard Hynde jure uxis, West, abutts the Common Pasture called Southill, South, land of Sir William Gray, now of Sir Robert Gray, North.		13s
Robert Allen, gentleman (deceased)	1st Proclamation		Robert Allen is son & customary heir, but did not come to the Court.		Copyhold tenant

Defaulters

The following 44 tenants were recorded as being in mercy of 3d each for failing to attend the Court, making a total as recorded in the margin of 21s:-

Martin Sedley, esquire Robert Longe, esquire — Hart Francis Amyas, gentleman Edward Burman, gentleman Richard Wright, gentleman Thomas Kett, gentleman Katherine Dixon, Richard Wright, junior William Turner Edward Cocke Henry Cocke Robert Newman Samson Howchin Richard Smith Precilla Smith, widow George Roy George Dover Philip Cory William Brooke George Brunton Thomas Waller

Anthony Caley Francis Bubbin Robert Ockley Robert Jeckes Elizabeth Bidwell Hanna Reynolds, widow Jane Hardinge, widow Robert Juby Johanna Stone, widow Thomas Blisse John Stimpson George Snoanne [?Stone?] John Bale Adam Bale Edward Gay Edward Godfrey William Harpley Thomas Wickes Thomas Smith Henry Hynde Nicholas Howlett, clerk Henry Cocke

Footnotes

1. This land was passed on to William Entwissel’s daughters at the Court of October 16^th 1644 ↩︎
2. See the Court of August 8^th 1649 for the next transaction of this land. ↩︎

Navigation

Date	Change
28/10/25	Published – IMG_4565