Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells June 1747

Contents

1. Heading
2. Homage
   1. Sworn
3. Property
   1. Will of John Payne
   2. Will of Alice Taylor
4. Defaulters
5. Footnotes
6. Navigation

Heading

Title	Shadwell’s otherwise Cockerill’s in Morley: The General Court Baron
Date	June 22nd 1747
Steward	Isaac Stratt, Gentleman, Steward
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	64 – 66

Homage

Sworn

Richard Jolly John Wright Francis Oddin

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
John Payne (deceased)	1st Proclamation: July 16th 1746 2nd Proclamation: August 11th 1746	January 20th 1729 after the death of Edward Payne [his grandfather]	Edward Payne according to the will of his father, John Payne [see below]. Robert Grigson was awarded guardianship of Edward Payne and his estate since Edward Payne was an infant of 7 years age.	Robert Grigson	1) 2½ acres in Morley Field; 2) 2½ acres in the same furlong; 3) 1 acre in Deopham being part of 13 acres inclosed in the field of Deopham between John Wright, West, Lands of Armine Wodehouse, esquire, East, abutts land late of the priory, North, Pallway, South 4) 1½ acres in Highfield in Deopham between Armine Wodehouse, esquire, South, land of the Priory of Canterbury, North, part of the 3½ acres late of Richard waters; 5) 1½ acres in Deopham between land formerly of Thomas Rogers, East, land formerly of Roger Cryers, West, North Head abutts land formerly of Roger Cryers, South Head upon Pallway; 6) 1 acre & 3 roods in Morley Field. The total shown in the margin is 10 acres & 3 roods. 1		£13 13s
			Edward Payne	Robert Grigson	Certain lands & tenements held in free & common soccage late Baldwyn’s2	2s 6d
			Edward Payne	Robert Grigson	Certain lands & tenements held in free & common soccage late Gould’s3	3s 11½d
Alice Taylor (deceased)		July 20th 1736 on the surrender of Benjamin Bonnel	Francis Oddin according to the will of Alice Taylor (deceased) [see below]	Himself	1 acre in Morley		£1 1s
Francis Oddin			The Lord of the Manor to the use & behoof of his last will & testament
John Bedingfield (deceased)		July 20th 1736 on surrender of John Bale	John Bedingfield, only son & heir of John Bedingfield (deceased) Guardianship of awarded to Lucy Bedingfield, his mother, since John Bedingfield was only 5 years old	Lucy Bedingfield, his mother	1) 1 acre in Haughfield in Deopham; 2) 3 roods in 2 pieces in the Swallow Close 4		£2 2s
			John Bedingfield	Lucy Bedingfield, his mother	Certain lands & tenements held in free & common soccage late	Relief 2s 6d

Will of John Payne

The following extract from the will of John Payne dated January 10^th 1744 has been copied into the Court Roll for this Court. The section in italics had already been included in the previous Court which had been held on September 15^th 1746, and Edward Payne admitted to the property covered by that section.

Also, I give and bequeath unto Edward Payne my Son and his heirs for ever,
All that Messuage or Tenement with the barn, Stable, Outhouses, Yards, Gardens, Orchards, Lands, Pastures and feeding ground thereunto belonging, situate, lying and being in Morley St Buttolph aforesaid, now in the use and Occupation of Nicholas Sparkall, his Assignee or Assignees, Tenant or Undertenants.
And also
All that Messuage or Tenement with the barn, Stable, Outhouses, Yards, Gardens, Orchards, Lands, Pastures and feeding ground thereunto belonging now in the use or occupation of James Cooper, his Assignee or Assignees, Tenant or undertenants, lying and being in Deopham and Morley St Buttolph or in any other Town or Towns thereunto near or next adjoining.

Will of Alice Taylor

The following extract from the will of Alice Taylor dated November 10^th 1707 has been copied into the Court Roll for this Court.

Item. I give and bequeath unto Francis Oddin my Son and his heirs for ever,
All my Lands and Tenements, both freehold and Copyhold, lying and being in Morley in the County of Norfolk under certain Conditions therein mentioned.

Defaulters

Those who had defaulted were amerced 3d each.

Footnotes

1. It has been noted in the margin that John Jackson was admitted to this land at the Court of October 29^th 1772 ↩︎
2. It has been noted in the margin that John Jackson acknowledged tenure of this land at the Court of October 29^th 1772 ↩︎
3. It has been noted in the margin that John Jackson acknowledged tenure of this land at the Court of October 29^th 1772 ↩︎
4. It has been noted in the margin that Rose Bedingfield was admitted to these lands at the Court of April 18^th 1766 ↩︎

Navigation

Date	Change
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