Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells October 1637

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 Barron of Miles Hobart, esquire
DateOctober 28th 1637
Steward
Location
Page numbers in Court Roll59 – 60

Free Tenants

Anthony Drury,  Mil
Sir John Windham
Martin Sydley [Sedley], esquire
Robert Longe, gentleman
Francis Amyas, gentleman
Edward Burman, gentleman
Henry Meane, gentleman
Richard Wright, gentleman
John Jakers
Robert Newman, jure ux
Thomas Blisse
John Stephenson
Robert Syer
John Entwisle, alius ventris
Robert Newman
William Bidwell
Ruben Godfrey
Jane Bale, widow
Nicholas Howlett, clerk
Edward Cock
Philip Cory
Ann Kemp, widow
Adam Neave
Henry Hyndes
Edward Stephenson

Inquisitores Ex Officio

Martin Sydley [Sedley], esquire
Robert Longe, gentleman
Francis Amyas, gentleman
Edward Burman, gentleman
John Wrighte
Samuel Hardingclerk
* George Brumpton, sworn
John Brooke, senior
* William Bidwell, sworn
Thomas Aldrich
Robert Jackes
Francis Bubbyn
Robert Roper
Anthony Caley, jure ux
A * Henry Cock, sworn
* Robert Underwoode, sworn
William Noobes
John Entwisle
* Edward Stephenson, sworn
* Richard Raven, sworn
George Cowper
* Robert Newman, sworn
Edward Cock
Robert Allen
Gregory Reynolds by Elizabeth Hynde, guardian
Robert Juby
* Thomas Walters, sworn

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
George BrumptonLord of the Manor to the use of his last willCopyhold tenant
George Cowper1 (deceased)[October 15th 1627 on the death of Henry Cowper]George Cowper son & customary heir of George Cowper (deceased) who is only 14 years old so Mary Cowper his mother was appointed guardian.1) An inclosure called Garrardes with a building 2) 8 acres of copyhold land between land lately of Robert Cryer, West,
Palmers, East,
abutts the Common Pasture of Deepham, North,
a way from the Westgate messuage once of Robert Cryer, South;
3) 3 acres
3.1) 1½ acres
3.2) 1½ acres
between land lately of Robert Cryer, West,
abutts a way, North,
4) 3½ roods of land lately of Robert Godfrey, West,
land of the Manor of Blomvyles, East,
Robert Cryer, South;
5) 1½ acres by Southill between land of the Manor of Blomvyles, South,
land of the Priory of Canterbury, East & West.
£2 8s
Margaret Wright (deceased), widowJohn Wright was customary heir1) 7 acres of copyhold land;
2) A pightle called Ellis;
3) 10 acres of copyhold land in one piece between land lately of William Tompson, lately John Wright, East,
land lately of Robert Blomfield & land of the Rector of Morley, West,
abutts Longarsty, South,
Eastland, North;
4) 6 acres of copyhold land in one piece called Mausiers between a way called Jaines, West,
land lately of John Puvighyte [?] then of William Tompson, East,
abutts on a way called Woode Wayes, South,
land of Thomas Amyas, gentleman, North;
5) A pightle called Ellys Pytte between tenements called Bunnes, East,
and tenements lately of William Tompson, North,
land of this Manor, South.
£12
Richard LeightApril 12th 1615Robert Leight – son & heir2½ acres inclosed in Hawfield in Deopham between land lately of John Leight then Richard Leight, East,
Robert Bidwell lately Richard Hynde jure ux, West,
abuts the Common Pasture called Southill, South,
[lately] William de Gray Mil, South.
Edward Burman surrendered by the hand of the stewardLord of the Manor to the use of his last will.Copyhold tenant

Footnotes

  1. A marginal summary has the surname as Cooper but the body of the text is Cowper, and the subsequent Court on November 6th 1650 for this property on has recorded the surname as Cowper. ↩︎
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