Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells June 1742

Contents

1. Heading
2. Homage
   1. Sworn
3. Property
   1. Extract from the will of Elizabeth Browne
4. Footnotes
5. Navigation

Heading

Title	The Manor of Shadwell’s otherwise Cockerell’s in Morley: The General Court
Date	June 11th 1742
Steward	John Amyas, gentleman
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	48 – 51

Homage

Sworn

Richard Jolly

John Hubbard

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
John Hubbard made a conditional surrender out of Court in return for a mortgage of £12 12s1			Margaret Eastwick of Hingham, Spinster		All & singular his Messuages, Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments
Alice Taylor, widow			Lord of the Manor to the use of her last will & testament		All & every her Messuages, Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments
Frances Wright, widow			Lord of the Manor to the use of her last will & testament		All & singular her Messuages, Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments
Robert Draper (deceased)		July 5th 1715 as son & heir of Margaret Draper (deceased) his mother	Edmund Draper, son & heir of Robert Draper (deceased)		1) 3 roods of land in Jeckes Close between lands formerly of Robert Seaman, late of William Childerhouse, now of William Lincolne, South, Common Way called North Gate Lane, North, Town Green Common, East; 2) 5 roods in Haughfield; 3) 1 rood “in the same field which said 5 roods and 1 rood are the 3rd & 4th pieces, parcell of 4 acres & 1 rood in Deopham”. Total: 2 acres & 1 rood2		£3 3s
Edmund Draper		This Court	Ann Bullard of Morley St. Buttolph, Widow		1) 3 roods of land in Jeckes Close between lands formerly of Robert Seaman, late of William Childerhouse, now of William Lincolne, South, Common Way called North Gate Lane, North, Town Green Common, East; 2) 5 roods in Haughfield; 3) 1 rood “in the same field which said 5 roods and 1 rood are the 3rd & 4th pieces, parcell of 4 acres & 1 rood in Deopham”.
Elizabeth Browne née Pooley (deceased) wife of John Browne		May 12th 1709 Elizabeth Browne acquired these lands as Elizabeth Pooley as daughter & heir of John Pooley, gentleman	John Browne, Esquire, according to the will of Elizabeth Browne [see below]	Jehosaphat Postle, gentleman	1) ½ acre of Copyhold land in a “certain place formerly called the Westfield, now in a certain Inclosure of Edward Payne between the free lands late of Robert Seaborn, late of Edward Payne”, East & West; 2) 2½ acres of Copyhold land in Morley		£3 10s
			John Browne, Esquire		Freehold lands late of Elizabeth his wife	Relief 5s 1½d
Harbord Harbord, Esquire (deceased)	1st Proclamation				Copyhold tenant

Extract from the will of Elizabeth Browne

The following extract from the will of Elizabeth Browne dated December 27^th1732 has been copied into the Court record:

Item: I give, Devise, Bequeath, limitt and appoint
All and Singular My Messuages, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments situate, lying and being in Wymondham, Wicklewood, Morley St. Buttolph, Deopham, Hingham and Hackford in the said County of Norfolk or in any other Town or Towns thereto near or next to them or any of them adjoyning,
To my said Loving Husband, John Browne and his Assigns for and during the Term of his natural life

Footnotes

1. It has been noted in the margin that satisfaction of this loan was recorded on July 18^th 1748. ↩︎
2. It has been noted in the margin that Ann Bullard was admitted at this Court. ↩︎

Navigation

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