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| Title | Shadwell’s otherwise Cockerell’s in Morley: The General Court Baron |
| Date | May 29th 1786 |
| Steward | Elisha De Hague the Younger, Gentleman, Steward. |
| Location | – |
| Page numbers in Court Roll | 158 – 168 |
Homage
Sworn
| John Wright Stephen Taylor |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Jolly (deceased) | December 27th 1737: Richard Jolly admitted. September 16th 1762 John Jolly (deceased) admitted under the will of Richard Jolly | John Jolly of Deopham, farmer, – son of John Jolly (deceased) and – grandson of Richard Jolly | Himself | 1) ½ acre of Copyhold land in Deopham in Brake Close, between lands late of Robert Newman, North, South & West, Tungate Lane, East; 2) 3 acres of Copyhold land in Churchfield in Deopham between lands of the Manor of Deopham, North, lands of Thomas Amyas, Gentleman, South, abutts upon a Common Lane called Pye Lane, West; 3) 1 acre in the Breeds between between lands formerly of Johanna Seaman, now or late of John Amyas, East, lands of the Priory of Canterbury, West. Total 4 acres & 2 roods.1 | £7 17s 6d | ||
| John Jolly | Certain free lands late of Richard Jolly his grandfather | Relief 5½d | |||||
| John Jolly | Lord of the Manor to the use of his last will & testament | ||||||
| John Jolly (deceased) | Died since the last Court & before this Court | ||||||
| May 2nd 1786: John Sparkhall of Wells next the Sea, Grocer, surrendered out of Court in return for a mortgage of £150 + interest @ 5% p.a.2 | Ann Glover of Wells next the Sea, widow | ||||||
| October 1st 1785: Thomas Squire of Deopham, shopkeeper, & Sarah his wife surrendered out of Court in return for a mortgage of £150 + interest @ 5% p.a. | Thomas Colman of Norwich, Esquire | ||||||
| William Daynes of Hackford, farmer, acknowledged satisfaction of the loan he had advanced.3 | Robert Hubbard | ||||||
| Thomas Squire (deceased) | Copyhold tenant | ||||||
| Alice Le Neve (deceased) | 1st Proclamation | Copyhold tenant | |||||
| June 28th 1785: James Booty of Binham, Gentleman, acknowledged satisfaction of the loan he had made to Robert Hubbard on June 24th 1779 by receipt of a payment from Charles Rix of Little Walsingham.4 | Robert Hubbard |
Extract from the will of Richard Jolly
The following extract from the will of Richard Jolly dated March 26th 1753 has been included in the Court Roll:
I Give and Devise and Bequeath unto Ann my Wife for and during the term of her natural life
All and every my Messuages, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments, whether the same be freehold or copyhold, situate , lying and being in any Town or Towns in the said County and from and after her decease,
I do give and devise unto John Jolly my Son for and during the term of his natural life.
All that Messuage wherein I now live, together with the Barns, Stables, Houses, Outhouses, Edifices, Lands, Meadows and Pastures now in the Use of my said Son John situate, lying and being in Deopham aforesaid (Except the Messuage or Tenement wherein my said Son now lives and the Yard thereunto belonging), he keeping the same in good and tenantable repair,
And from and after the Decease of Ann my said Wife and my said Son John,
I Give and Devise All and every my said Messuages, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments herein before given unto my said son John Jolly for his Life unto John Jolly my Grandson, Son of the said John Jolly and to his Heirs and Assigns for ever.
Defaulters
Those who had defaulted were amerced 3d each.

Footnotes
- It has been noted in the margin that Rowing Braisnett was admitted to this property at the Court of June 20th 1810 ↩︎
- A marginal note indicates that satisfaction of this loan was recorded at the Court of November 12th 1788. ↩︎
- The record of the loan being advanced is in the Court roll for November 28th 1780 where the surname of the mortgage provider is spelt “Daines”. ↩︎
- This loan was recorded at the Court of May 29th 1780. ↩︎
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