Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells October 1688

Contents

1. Heading
2. Homage
   1. Sworn
3. Property
   1. Extract from the will of Joseph Thimblethorpe
   2. Extract from the will of John Skipper
4. Footnotes
5. Navigation

Heading

Title	Shadwell’s otherwise Cockerell’s in Morley: A General Court
Date	October 15th 1688
Steward	–
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	– 47

Homage

Sworn

Robert Draper Henry Porter Robert Blomfield John Smith

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
Joseph Thimblethorpe (deceased)		May 4th 1682 by the name of Joseph Thilthorpe after the death of Francis Thilthorpe	Maria Thimblethorpe according to the will of Joseph Thimblethorpe (deceased) [see below]		4 fifths of 2 acres & 1 rood divided into five in 2 pieces in Deopham: 1) 1½ acres of inclosed land by Bylam falgate between land lately of Oliver Browne, now of lately of Henry Hinde, East, a way from Bylam falgate to the Church of Deopham, West, abutts a common way from Westmore to Deopham, South; 2) 3 roods in Deopham field between land of John Sedley, esquire, South, land lately of Isabell Bubbing, lately of John Ockley, North, abutts the aforementioned way, West, land of the Manor of Morley Hall, East.		19s
Maria Thimblethorpe			Edward Coleman		4 fifths of 2 acres & 1 rood
Edward Coleman			The Lord of the Manor to the use of Edward Coleman’s last will & testament
John Skipper		August 8th 1649 on the surrender of Roger Skipper	James Skipper son of the deceased according to his father’s will [see below]		7 acres in divers pieces in Deopham: 1.1) 2 acres next to Scotts Gapp between land of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury, West, Narrowgate Lane, East, abutting the Common Pasture of Deopham, North1; 1.2) 2 acres at the end of the Haugh between lands late of Anthony Gurney, East & West, abutts on the land of Anthony Gurney, North2, abutts the way from Deopham to Ellingham, South, abutts on the lands of Anthony Gurney, East; 1.3) 2½ acres at “Short Reading” [sic] between land late of James De Grey, esquire, South, Common pasture of Deopham called Stolland, North; 1.4) ½ acre in Hawfield in Deopham.
James Skipper			The Lord of the Manor to the use of James Skipper’s last will & testament
Robert Newman of Deopham out of Court conditionally surrendered by the hand of Robert Draper in the presence of John Smith & Joseph Thimblethorpe, all of them copyhold tenants of this Manor in return for a loan of £106 which Robert Newman and Francis his mother would repay.			William Cullyer of Deopham		All his lands & tenements held of this Manor by copy of Court Roll
October 28th 1687: John Smith of Deopham made a conditional surrender out of Court by the hand of Robert Draper in the presence of Robert Newman & Joseph Themilthorpe [sic], all of them copyhold tenants of this Manor in return for a loan of £3.			William Cullyer of Deopham		All his lands & tenements held of this Manor by copy of Court Roll
Henry Porter			The Lord of the Manor to the use of Henry Porter’s last will & testament
Edmund Borman, esquire (deceased)	1st Proclamation		Ann, wife of William Sedley, is granddaughter & customary heir but no one came to Court3		Divers lands & tenements held of this Manor by copy of Court Roll
Henry Ellis (deceased)	1st Proclamation		Jeremy Ellis is brother & customary heir but no one came to Court		Divers lands & tenements held of this Manor by copy of Court Roll
Francis Amyas (deceased)	1st Proclamation		Heir was not known and no one came to Court		Divers lands & tenements held of this Manor by copy of Court Roll
John Smith (deceased)			His wife is tenant

Extract from the will of Joseph Thimblethorpe

The following extract from the will of Joseph Thimblethorpe dated August 9^th 1688 has been copied into the Court Roll, in English:

In the name of God, amen.
I Joseph Thimblethorpe of Deopham in the County of Norffolke, husbandman,
Item: I give and devise unto Mary my loving wife, All my Messuages, Lands and Tenements, both Freehold & Copyhold, to her & her heires.

Extract from the will of John Skipper

The following extract from the will of John Skipper dated November 16^th 1670 has been copied into the Court Roll, in English:

After the decease of Amy my wife, I give my Sonne and his heires forever:
– One pightle called Scotts, being in Deopham aforesaid,
– two other pightles being by the west side of Haughfield in Deopham aforesaid,
– two acres and a halfe of Arrable Land being in Haughfield aforesaid;
– and alsoe one Rood of Arrable Land being in the said Haughfield,
to hold & enjoye immediately after the decease of Amy my wife

Footnotes

1. The Court Roll for the Court held on August 5^th 1757 recorded “Common Pasture of Deopham, South” ↩︎
2. The Court Roll for the Court held on August 5^th 1757 recorded “abutts on the land of Anthony Gurney, West” ↩︎
3. It has been noted in the margin that Ann, wife of William Sedley, was admitted at the Court of August 21^st 1689 ↩︎

Navigation

Date	Change
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