Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells October 1667

Contents

  1. Heading
  2. Homage
    1. Sworn
  3. Property
    1. Extract from the will of Richard Whynn
  4. Defaulters
  5. Footnotes
  6. Navigation

Heading

TitleShadwell’s otherwise Cockerell’s in Morley:
A General Court of Miles Hobart, Esquire
DateOctober 29th 1667
StewardRobert Dey, gentleman
Location
Page numbers in Court Roll44 – 46

Homage

Sworn

Edward Payne
John Smyth
Thomas Walter
John Fisher
John Skepper
Robert Ockley

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
January 18th 1666:
John Cock of Deopham, yeoman conditionally surrendered out of Court by the hand of Robert Ockley in the presence of Leonard Newman & Francis Thilthorpe, in return for a mortgage of £26 10s.
Bartholomew Stone of Wicklewood1) 3 acres in Morley Field between land once of the Abbey of Wymondham, West,
abutts the Palloway, North,
land of divers men. South;
2) 3 acres in Morley Field between land now of lately of William Raven, East & West,
land of divers men. South,
Palloway, North;
3) 1 acre in Morley Field between land now of lately of Philip Woodhouse, Baronet, East & West,
abutts Palloway, North,
land of the rector of Morley, South;
Joseph Cocke1st Proclamation
John Wyndham, Esquire (deceased)William Wyndham, Esquire, senior son & customary heirFreehold tenant
January 18th 1666:
Edward Stephenson surrendered out of Court
John Jubbs of Wymondham, berebrewer
Edward PayneFreehold land of the Lord of this Manor in 2 inclosures in Deopham:
1) called The Tennance Closse,
2) The Five Acres Closse.
1s 4d
Richard Whynn (deceased)Margaret Whynn, widow & relict of Richard Whynn (deceased) according to his will [see below]4 acres & 1 rood of land in Deopham in 4 pieces:
1) 2 acres in Hawefield between land of John Walter, South,
abutts Hall Meere Way, East;
2) 3 roods in Hawefield by the common way from Milforgate, North,
abutts Halmere way, East;
3) 5 roods in Hawefield;
4) 1 rood in Hawefield.
£2 13s 4d
November 5th 16552 acres of pasture in Great Ellingham between the land of the Manor of Ellingham.1
Richard Raven (deceased)John Raven is son & customary heir

Extract from the will of Richard Whynn

The following extract from the will of Richard Whynn, dated January 14th 1664, has been included in the Court Roll in English:

Defaulters

The following tenants who had defaulted in their obligations to attend at the Court were amerced 3d each; the total in the margin is shown as 2s 3d which corresponds correctly to the 9 defaulters:

William Sedley, gentleman
Robert Long, esquire
Edward Burman, esquire
Adam Bale
William Rant, gentleman
Thomas Jeck
Robert Ockley
Francis Thilthorpe
John Pooley

Footnotes

  1. It has been noted in the margin that Robert Draper acknowledged tenure of this land at the next Court, i.e. November 2nd 1667 ↩︎
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