Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells July 1748

Contents

  1. Heading
  2. Homage
    1. Sworn
  3. Property
  4. Defaulters
  5. Footnotes
  6. Navigation

Heading

TitleShadwell’s otherwise Cockerill’s in Morley:
DateJuly 18th 1748
StewardIsaac Spratt, Gentleman, Steward
Location
Page numbers in Court Roll67 – 69

Homage

Sworn

Richard Jolly
John Wright
John Hubbard

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
George Kett (deceased) had left the premises to Sarah Cross to be occupied by her for the term of her natural life.
Sarah Cross, widow, had died since the last Court.
October 7th 1687:
George Kett was admitted on the surrender of Edward Heyhoe
George Cross of Mautby, Yeoman, grandson of George Kett according to the will of George KettHimself1) 3 acres in the Field of Morley, late of the Abbotts and Dissolved house of Wymondham, West;
2) 3 acres in the same field;
3) 1 acre in the same field;
4) 1 acre in Deopham Field between land late of Sir John Wodehouse, West,
land late of the priory of Canterbury, East,
North head abutting land of diverse men,
South head upon Palloway;
5) 4 acres in the same field between land late of Sir John Wodehouse, East,
land of John Wright, North,
Palloway, South.

Total acreage: 12 acres
£11 11s
George Cross and Catherine his wifeThomas Stevenson of Morley St Buttolph, FelmongerHimself12 acres as defined above1£7 7s
Thomas Stevenson Lord of the Manor to the use & behoof of his last will & testament
Elizabeth RogersJohn PiggottCertain lands & tenements held in free & common soccage purchased of John Grimmer2Relief
1s 6d
December 20th 1746
John Hubbard & Elizabeth his wife conditionally surrendered in return for a loan of £41
Henry Bidewell of Wymondham, gentleman3
Margaret Eastwick confirmed satisfaction of her loanJohn Hubbard of Hackford
Stephen Cockle (deceased)1st ProclamationFreehold tenant
Roger Cooper (deceased)1st ProclamationFreehold tenant

Defaulters

Those who had defaulted were amerced 3d each.

Footnotes

  1. A marginal note recorded that John Bodenham, otherwise Bodney, was admitted to these premises at the Court of November 28th 1780. ↩︎
  2. It has been recorded in the margin that Henry Rogers acknowledged tenure of this land at the Court held on September 18th 1760 ↩︎
  3. It has been noted in the margin that Henry Bidewell was admitted to this land at the Court of April 18th 1766 ↩︎
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