Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells October 1626

Contents

1. Heading
2. Loyalty declared at First Court
3. Inquisitores ex Officio
4. Acknowledgement of the new Lord
5. Property
6. Footnotes
7. Navigation

Heading

Title	Shadwell’s otherwise Cockerell’s in Morley: The first Court of Miles Hobart
Date	October 10th 1626
Steward	–
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	40 – 43

Loyalty declared at First Court

Those names marked with an asterisk are Freehold tenants.

Sir William de Graye Sir Anthony Drury Sir John Windham Martin Sedley, esquire * Robert Long, gentleman * John Amias, gentleman Henry Meane, gentleman * Richard Wrighte John Dakers Robert James * Thomas Blysse John Stephenson * Robert Jubye Gregory Hynde John Entwisle, alius ventris

Robert Purkin Robert Newman Richard Hynde Ruben Godfrey Jane Bale, widow Henry Woodhouse * Edward Bale Richard Howlett, clerk * Edward Cock Francis Farmage * Philip Cory Edmund Burman William Neave

Inquisitores ex Officio

Martin Sedley, esquire John Aldrich, esquire * Robert Long, gentleman * John Amias, gentleman * Margaret Wright, widow * John Raven Thomas Walters – alias Singer * Thomas Reynoldes – sworn * Richard Lighte – sworn * John Bidwell – sworn * Henry Howlett * George Brunton * William Hynde * John Ocle – jure uxoris – sworn * Richard Whynne – sworn * William Bidwell

* Robert Juby – sworn Robert Allen Edward Howlett – alien * Francis Bubbing – sworn * Robert Roper * Edward Burman Henry Cock – sworn * Robert Underwood Edward Cock Rose Cock jc John Entwisel * George Amias * Edward Stephenson James Bubbin * Richard James – sworn * Richard Raven * Robert Underwood – sworn

Acknowledgement of the new Lord

“All and singular of the tenants” declared their loyalty to Miles Hobart as the new Lord:

1. Robert Long
2. John Amias
3. Thomas Blisse
4. Robert Juby
5. Edward Bale
6. Edward Cock
7. Francis Cory
8. John Burman
9. Richard Wright
10. William Neave
11. Margaret Wright, Widow
12. John Raven
13. Thomas Reyhnoldes
14. Richard Lighte
15. John Bidwell
16. Henry Howett
17. George Brunton
18. William Hynde
19. John Ocle
20. Richard Whynne
21. William Bidwell
22. Francis Bubing
23. Robert Roper
24. Henry Cock
25. Robert Underwood
26. George Amias
27. John Stephenson
28. Richard James
29. Richard Raven
30. Robert Underwood

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
John Fitling surrendered into the hand of the Lord by the hand of Henry Corey, Copyhold tenant, in the presence of Henry Cock & Thomas Reihnolds			Anthony Daynes		4 acres of Copyhold Land in Hackford between John Cock, West, and Hackford Common pasture, East1		33s 4d
Anthony Daynes			Into the hands of the Steward to the use of Anythony Daynes’ last will & testament
			Robert Roper		Copyhold tenant
			John Entwissle		Copyhold tenant
John Raven surrendered into the hand of the Steward			Richard Raven		A messuage & 3 roods of land Richard Reihnolds, East, abutts a Common way, South		6s 8d
Richard Layte conditionally surrendered into the hand of the Lord by the hand of John Ockle, a Copyhold tenant, in the presence of William Bidwell & Richard James in return for a loan of £11 17s 6d			Richard Whynne		2½ acres of Copyhold land in Deepham		12d
Henry Howlett & Edward Howlett conditionally surrendered into the hand of the Lord by the hand of Francis Bubbing, a Copyhold tenant, in the presence of John Bidwell & George Brunton, Copyhold tenants, in return for a loan of £14 8s 7d			Richard James		2½ acres of Copyhold land in Morley		12d
Edward Cock surrendered into the hand of the Lord by the hand of Henry Coroper, a Copyhold tenant, in the presence of Robert Longe & John Fitling			Robert Underwoode		1 acre & 3 roods in the field of Morley, Pallow Way, North		8s 4d
John Fitling surrendered into the hand of the Lord by the hand of Henry Corey, a Copyhold tenant, in the presence of Robert Longe & Richard James			Robert Underwoode		1) 1½ acres of Copyhold land in Gayfield in Deopham between land of Roger Woodhouse, knight, & lately Philip Woodhouse, knight & Baronet, now Thomas Woodhouse, knight & baronet, South, land lately of the Prior of Canterbury, formerly in the tenancy of the Rector of Deopham, North, abutts land of Thomas Woodhouse, East; 2) 1½ acres of Copyhold land in Deopham Field between Thomas Rogers, East, Roger Cryer, West, abutts a way called Pullerevoain [?]		16s 6d
Edward Howlett surrendered into the hand of the Lord by the hand of Robert Juby, a Copyhold tenant, in the presence of George Brunton & John Bidwell			Richard Whinnty [?Whynne?]		1 rood of Copyhold land in Hawfield		16d
Edward Cock conditionally surrendered into the hand of the Lord by the hand of Henry Corey, a Copyhold tenant, in the presence of Henry Cock & Richard Layte in return for a mortgage of £10 16s			Thomas Flower		3 acres in Deopham Field close to Bulls Woode between land of Richard Seaman, West, land of Thomas Woodehouse, knight & baronet, East		15s
Henry Cowper (deceased)			George Cowper was his son & heir but was only 12 years old so the land was to be held in custody by his mother, Ann Cowper.		Copyhold tenant
			Margaret Wright, widow		Copyhold tenant

Footnotes

1. It has been noted in the margin that Rose Daynes was admitted to this land at the Court of October 18th 1630. ↩︎

Navigation

Date	Change
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