Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells October 1609

Contents

  1. Heading
  2. Essoin
  3. Inquisitores Ex Officio
    1. Sworn
  4. Free Tenants
  5. Property
    1. Misdemeanors
  6. Footnotes
  7. Navigation

Heading

TitleShadwell’s otherwise Cockerell’s in Morley:
Court of Sir Henry Hobart, attorney
DateOctober 16th 1609
Steward
Location
Page numbers in Court Roll5 – 6

Essoin

NameExcuseSponsor
Richard WalterEssoin de coiWilliam Bydwell
John FyttlenEssoin de
William Reade
William Noobes
Robert Wright
John Wright
John Aldryche, gentlemanWilliam Stephenson

Inquisitores Ex Officio

Sworn

John Aldryche, gentleman
John Amyas, gentleman
John Wrighte
James Burman
John Fyttlen, Jure Uxoris
John Raven
William Reade
William Stephenson
Thomas Ruynolde [?Reynolds]
William Bydwell
Richard James
Stephen Mekes
Richard Myles
Robert Laighte
Richard Walter alius Singer
…well Bubbyn
Anthony Allen
Robert Dowe (deceased)
John Bydwell
Henry Howlett
Macswell Aldriche, gentleman

Free Tenants

Sir William de Grey
Anthony Dreriye, esquire [?Drury]
Martin Sydlye, esquire [Sedley]
Sir John Wyndham
Thomas Amyas (deceased)
William Hinte
Robert Constable
Henry Meane
Robert Wrighte
Edward Hymenk, gentleman
John Longe of Henghm
Robert …
Certain lands lately of John Longe of Deopham
Martha …., widow
… Blysse
Richard Blysse
William Mccommy…
John Stephenson
John Stacey
Christopher Brohne
William Entwissell Alius Ventris
Robert Purkin
Walter Stacey
John Newman
Ann Cross, widow
Robert …
Robert Hynde
William Neave
Edward Srisne
Adam Bale
John Simpson
Ruben Godfrye
… Seyma
John Walter alius Singer
Henry Hynde
John F…
Jane Beeles, widow
William Noobes
Robert James

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
Robert Dowe had surrendered according to his last will and testament by the hand of Richard Walter alius Singer in the presence of Richard Myles & Thomas ReynoldsNovember 14th 1587
following the death of John Dowe, his father
Mary Dowe relict of Robert Dowe according to his will.4 acres in an inclosure called Feets in Hackford etc. etc.126s 8d
Stephen MeekesOctober 1600John Amyas, gentleman1) ½ acre of copyhold land in a field in Deopham called Hawefield between the land lately of John Walter,
east headland abutts Holme waye,
west headland abutts land lately of the Prior of Canterbury,
2) copyhold land
between land lately of the aforementioned John,
land lately of Robert Seman, North.
12s
Anthony AllenGeorge Brunton2 acres of copyhold land in Hawfield in Deopham by Shepherd’s Gapp3s 4d

Misdemeanors

NameLocationPenalty
Robert UnderwoodeTyes Croft in Deopham
as in the last Court [April 1609]
3s 4d

Footnotes

  1. It has been noted in the margin that John Dowe was admitted to this land “see page 10” [i.e. at the Court of September 20th 1611]. ↩︎
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