Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells October 1627

Contents

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

Heading

TitleShadwell’s otherwise Cockerell’s in Morley:
Court of Miles Hobart, esquire
DateOctober 15th 1627
Steward
Location
Page numbers in Court Roll43 – 45

Free Tenants

Sir William Gray
Sir Anthony Drury
Sir John Windham
Martin Sydley [Sedley], esquire
Robert Long, gentleman
John Amias, gentleman
Henry Meane, gentleman
Richard Wrighte
John Dakers
Robert James
Thomas Blisse
John Stephenson
Robert Juby
Gregory Hynde
John Entwisle, alius ventris
Robert Purkin
Robert Newman
Richard Hynde
Ruben Godfrey

Jane Beale, widow
Henry Woodhouse
Edward Bale
Nicholas Howlett, clerk
Edmund Cock
Philip Cory
Edmund Burman
William Neave

Inquisitores Ex Officio

Martin Sidley [Sedley], esquire
John Aldrich, esquire
Robert Long, gentleman
* John Amyas, gentleman
jc Margaret Wright, widow
* John Raven
jc Thomas Walters – als fugit
* Thomas Reynolds – sworn 
Richard Leighte – essoin
* Samuel Hardingclerk
jc Henry Howlett
* George Brunton – sworn
* Katrina Hynde
* John Ocle, jure ux  – sworn
* Richard Whynn – sworn
* William Bidwell – sworn
Robert Juby – sworn
* Robert Allen – sworn
Francis Bubbing
Robert Roper
* Edward Burman
* Henry Cock
* Robert Underwood – sworn
*Edward Cock
John Entwisle
jc George Amias
Edward Stephenson
* Richard James – sworn
* Richard Raven – sworn
* Robert Underwood
* George Cooper

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
John Bidwell surrendered by the hand of John Ockley, copyhold tenant of this Manor, in the presence of Robert Long, gentleman, & Thomas Reynolds, tenants of this Manor.Samuel Hardingclerk, & Jane his wife11 acre of copyhold land in Deopham Field called Hawfield between land of the Manor of Ellingham, South,
land lately of Richard Seaman, North,
abutts Holmeremair [Holmer Way?], East
Henry Howlett & Edward Howlett his son surrendered by the hand of Robert Juby, a copyhold tenant in the presence of Richard Raven & John Ockley, tenants of this Manor.John Raven, senior of Wicklewood2½ acres in Morley …
John Raven, senior of WicklewoodLord of the Manor to the use of his last testament & will
Margaret Wright, widow1½ acres
Rose Cock in the presence of Henry Cock & Edward CockLord of the Manor to the use of her last testament & willLand in Morley
Edward Cock surrendered conditionally by the hand of George Amias, gentleman, a copyhold tenant of this Manor in the presence of Henry Cock & Francis Bubbin in return for a mortgage of £10 16s to be repaid to Edward Flower of Hingham, husbandman.2John Fitling3½ acres in the Field of Deopham between Sir Thomas Woodhouse, baronet, North,
land lately of Thomas Rogers, South,
abutts a meadow of Sir Thomas Woodhouse, baronet, West.
Henry Cowper3 (deceased)October 25th 1625
on the surrender of Robert Cock
George Cowper was son & customary heir1) Garrards with a building and 8 acres in total of copyhold land between a close lately of Robert Cryer, West,
a furlong called Palmers, East,
abutts the Common Pasture of Deopham, North,
a way running from the Westgate to a messuage once of Robert Cryer, South;
2) 3 acres between land lately of Robert Cryer, West,
abutts Dram way, North;
3) 3½ roods between land lately of Robert Humfrey, West,
land of the Manor of Blomvyles, East & West,
land in the tenure of Robert Cryer, South;
4) 2½ roods of land between land once of Robert Colyer, East,
land of the Manor of Blomvyles, West,
abutts the last piece, North;
5) 1½ acres by Southill between land of the Manor of Blomvyles & land once of John Cryer, South,
abutts land of the Priory of Canterbury, East & West.4
Richard Whynn acknowledged satisfaction of loan conditional surrender.Richard Layte

(“Sum of this Court”: often totals of the takings at the session would be recorded here.)

Footnotes

  1. There is a note under the Inquisitores ex Officio listing which states that Samuel Harding was admitted jure ux. ↩︎
  2. It has been noted in the margin that this loan was reported as satisfied at the following Court [i.e. October 14th 1628]. ↩︎
  3. Cowper appears to be a variant spelling of Cooper. ↩︎
  4. This property passed to George Cowper’s son at the Court of October 28th 1637. ↩︎
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