Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells May 1646

Contents

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

Heading

TitleShadwell’s otherwise Cockerell’s in Morley:
General Court of Elizabeth Hobart, widow
DateMay 28th 1646
Steward
Location
Page numbers in Court Roll73 – 74

Homage

Sworn

Robert Underwood
Edward Cocke
Robert Newman
Arthur Caley
Robert Ockley
John Leight
William Jubye
Thomas Blisse
Edward Stympsom
Richard Raven
John Cooper

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
Rose Cocke (deceased)1st Proclamationland in Morley & Deopham
after the death of — Amyas, gentlemanFrancis Amyas, gentleman6 acres of copyhold land6s
Richard Neave etcIn a place called Hookwood Common, in English The Common Drift.
Sampson Houchin (deceased)Initially, Joanne the wife of the deceased was the heir, but following her death
Sampson Houchin the son became heir, but he was not in Court. The bailiff therefore distrained him to make fidelity to the Lord.
Freehold land in Deopham in an inclosure with a house thereon in Haughfield2d
There is a record of a problem with a cartway running from Westmore Common in Morley to Barfinge Moore in Morley.
John Sedley soldRobert HippersonThere are further details of an incident on the common pasture called Westmore Common following this purchase from John Sedley where Thomas Hipperson cut down trees and Robert Hipperson carried them away.

Defaulters

Those who had defaulted were amerced as shown below; the total recorded in the margin was 11s 9d:-

Martin Sedley, esquire12d
Robert Longe, esquire12d
William Fiske, gentleman12d
Richard Wright3d
John Wright3d
Francis Turner3d
Margaret Entwissell6d
John Cory6d
Robert Skepper9d
William Brooke9d
George Brunton3d
Francis Bubbin3d
Robert Jeckes3d
Robert Allen9d
William Rant6d
Adam Bale3d
Edward Day6d
Edward Godfrey6d
William Harpley6d
Mary Cooper, widow3d
Thomas Wickes [?]3d
Henry Hynde3d
Richard Howlett, clerk9d
Leonard Howse, clerk3d
Total141d
= 11s 9d
DateChange
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