Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells May 1757

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Title	Shadwell’s otherwise Cockerell’s in Morley: The General Court Baron
Date	May 18th 1757
Steward	Isaac Spratt, Gentleman, Steward
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	85 – 88

Homage

Sworn

Richard Jolly John Wright

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
Mary Donne (deceased), wife of William Donne.	1st Proclamation: August 3rd 1756	November 14th 1754 on the death of – Mary Amyas, – Ann Amyas, – Mary Sayer	William Donne the Younger, eldest son & heir of William Donne & Mary his wife	William Donne his father	1) An inclosure containing one third of 3 acres & 2 roods in Deopham between land now or late of William Ellis, South; lands parcell of Deopham Hall, North, abutts land of divers men, East; a way leading from Church Street to a field called Church Field, West, late in the copyhold tenure of Robert Newman; 2) An inclosure containing 3 acres called Garrards formerly built, in an inclosure late of John Cock, West, a Garden called Palmers, late of John Cock, East, abutts on the Common Pasture of Deopham, North, a way leading to the West Gate to a Messuage late of John Cock, South; 3) 2 acres of Copyhold land lying between lands late of John Cock, West, abutts on the said Way, North; 4) 3½ roods of copyhold land between land late of John Cock, West, Land of the Manor of Blomviles, East, 5) ½ acre & ½ rood of copyhold land between land late of John Cock, East, Land of the Manor of Blomviles, West, abutts on the aforesaid piece, North; 6) 1½ acres of Copyhold land at South Hill between lands of the Manor of Blomviles and lands formerly of Robert Cryer & afterwards — Underwood, South, lands of the Priory of Canterbury, East & West. Total: 11 acres & 2 roods1		£4
April 1st 1757 Edward Sayer surrendered out of Court		November 14th 1754 after the death of Mary Amyas & Ann Amyas	William Donne the Younger (son of William Donne of East Dereham, surgeon)	William Donne his father	1) An inclosure containing one third of 3 acres & 2 roods in Deopham between land now or late of William Ellis, South; lands parcell of Deopham Hall, North, abutts land of divers men, East; a way leading from Church Street to a field called Church Field, West, late in the copyhold tenure of Robert Newman; 2) An inclosure containing 3 acres called Garrards formerly built, in an inclosure late of John Cock, West, a Garden called Palmers, late of John Cock, East, abutts on the Common Pasture of Deopham, North, a way leading to the West Gate to a Messuage late of John Cock, South; 3) 2 acres of Copyhold land lying between lands late of John Cock, West, abutts on the said Way, North; 4) 3½ roods of copyhold land between land late of John Cock, West, Land of the Manor of Blomviles, East, 5) ½ acre & ½ rood of copyhold land between land late of John Cock, East, Land of the Manor of Blomviles, West, abutts on the aforesaid piece, North; 6) 1½ acres of Copyhold land at South Hill between lands of the Manor of Blomviles and lands formerly of Robert Cryer & afterwards — Underwood, South, lands of the Priory of Canterbury, East & West. Total: 11 acres & 2 roods2		£4
John Wright			Lord of the Manor to the use of his last will & testament.
October 2nd 1756: John Payne gave authority to John Buckle of Aylsham to surrender			Lord of the Manor to the use of his last will & testament
John Andrews (deceased)	1st Proclamation
John Payne (deceased)	1st Proclamation
Stephen Cockle (deceased)	1st Proclamation: August 3rd 1756 2nd Proclamation

Defaulters

Those who had defaulted were amerced 3d each.

Footnotes

1. There is a note in the margin that “Sir John Wodehouse, baronet, was admitted to the entirety after Recovery at Court on April 27^th 1779“. ↩︎
2. There is a note in the margin that “Sir John Wodehouse, baronet, was admitted to the entirety after Recovery at Court on April 27^th 1779“. ↩︎

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