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| Title | Shadwell’s otherwise Cockerell’s in Morley: General Court of Augustine Briggs, Esquire, & Thomas Wisse, Esquire |
| Date | November 23rd 1671 |
| Steward | – |
| Location | – |
| Page numbers in Court Roll | 5 – 6 |
Homage
Sworn
| Francis Thilthorpe John Smyth | Henry Porter Robert Draper |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bubbin & Grace his wife | November 7th 1670 according to the will of Thomas Walter | Robert Draper | 3 roods in Jeckes Close between land of Robert Seaman, lately William Childerhouse, now William Lincolne, South, A common way called Northgate Lane, North, abutts a common called Towngreene, East.1 | 6s | |||
| John Skepper (deceased) | Ann, now the wife of William Barnes, previously wife of John Skepper inherited; William Barnes admitted as tenant. | 7 acres of copyhold land in divers pieces in Deopham:- 1) 2 acres by Scotts gapp between land of the Dean & Chaper of Canterbury, West, a way called Narrowgate Lane, East, abutts the common pasture of Deopham, North; 2) 2 acres at the end of The Haught between land lately of Arthur Gurny, West, East & North, a way from Deopham to Ellingham, South; 3) 2½ acres next to Short Reading between land lately of James de Grey, esquire, South, and common pasture of Deopham called Stolland, North, abutts land lately of Arthur Gurny, East, 4) ½ acre in Hawfield in Deopham @ 5s rent p.a. 5) 3 acres & 3 roods of copyhold land called Hoggs Croft in The Westfield in Deopham between land lately of William Cutts, South, land once of Simon Humfrey, North, abutts a way called Mageis, West | |||||
| 2nd Proclamation | 3 acres of inclosed copyhold land lately in the tenure of William Barneham, esquire (deceased) | ||||||
| 2nd Proclamation | 3 acres of copyhold land lately in the tenure of Joseph Alexander | ||||||
| William Gooch & Barbara his wife (deceased) | Freehold tenants | ||||||
| William Stimpson (deceased) | Copyhold tenant | ||||||
| Thomas Blisse sold his freehold land | Mathew Gold |
Extract from the will of John Skepper
The following extract from the will of John Skepper, dated November 17th 1670, has been included in the Court Roll, in English:
Item: I give & bequeath unto Ann my wife & her heirs for ever, my house where I now dwell with the outhouses & other the appurtenances & the land thereto adjoyning containing by estimacion nine acres;
Item: I give & bequeath unto the said Ann my wife all other my lands as well free as copy lyeing in Deopham aforesaid,
To hold & enjoy to her & her assignes during her naturall life.
Defaulters
Freehold Tenants
The following freehold tenants who had defaulted in their obligation to attend the Court were amerced 6d each:
| John Amyas Thomas Amyas, Clerk Edmund Borman, esquire Adam Bale Henry Gay Reuben Godfrey William Harpley heires of Robert Juby Thomas Kett, gentleman Ann Kempe, widow | Robert Long, esquire William Neave John Raven Francis Rippe, gentleman John Sedley, esquire Mary Stephenson, widow William Windham, esquire Ann Wright, widow Thomas Wix |
The following freehold tenants who had defaulted in their obligation to attend the Court were amerced 3d each:
| Edmund Bale Thomas Blisse |
Copyhold Tenants
The following copyhold tenants who had defaulted in their obligation to attend the Court were amerced 12d each:
| Thomas Amyas, Clerk John Amyas, gentleman Edmund Borman, esquire Adam Bale John Cory Robert Childerhouse John Cocke William Ellis | Thomas Jeckes Robert Long, esquire John Pooly William Rant, gentleman John Raven Susanna Stone Thomas Smyth |
The following copyhold tenants who had defaulted in their obligation to attend the Court were amerced 6d each:
| Robert Blomefield William Barneham, esquire John Fisher | Leonard Newman Edward Payne |
Footnotes
- It has been noted in the margin that Robert Draper was admitted to this property at the Court of July 5th 1715 ↩︎
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| Date | Change |
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| 4/3/26 | Published – IMG_4874 |
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