Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells September 1746

Contents

1. Heading
2. Homage
   1. Sworn
3. Property
   1. Will of Edward Hatch
   2. Will of John Payne
      1. John Payne
      2. Thomas Grigson Payne
      3. Edward Payne
4. Defaulters
5. Footnotes
6. Navigation

Heading

Title	Shadwell’s otherwise Cockerill’s in Morley: The General Court Baron
Date	September 15th 1746
Steward	Isaac Spratt, gentleman, steward
Location	–
Page numbers in Court Roll	60 – 64

Homage

Sworn

Richard Jolly John Wright

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
Abigail Barnham (deceased)	1st Proclamation: July 16th 1746 2nd Proclamation: August 11th 1746		Mary Stephenson, daughter & heir of Abigail Barnham , according to the will of Edward Hatch her father [see below]	John Stephenson, husband of Mary Stephenson	3 acres in Westfield in Deopham between Margaret Alexander, widow, late Entissells otherwise Venters, East & West, abutts upon a way from Stolland Street to the Church of Deopham in part and the Copyhold lands late of William Barnham held of the Manor of the Dean & Chapter in part South, and land late of Margaret Alexander, North1		£3
			Thomas Doughty	John Nixon	Certain lands & tenements held in free & common soccage late of Robert Johnson2	Relief 10d
John Payne (deceased)	1st Proclamation: July 16th 1746 2nd Proclamation: August 11th 1746	August 2nd 1726 after the death of Stephen Payne his father	John Payne according to the will of John Payne his father [see below]	Elizabeth Payne, his mother	1) 7 acres3 of Copyhold land in diverse pieces in Deopham: 1.1) 2 acres at Scotts Gapp between lands of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury, West, Narrowgate Lane, East, abutting the Common Pasture of Deopham, South; 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, West, abutts the way from Deopham to Ellingham, South; 1.3) 2½ acres at “Short Reading” [sic] between land late of James De Grey, esquire, South, abutts on the lands of Anthony Gurney, East, Common pasture of Deopham called Stolland, North; 1.4) ½ acre in Hawfield in Deopham held by service of 5s p.a.; 2) 3 acres & 3 roods of Copyhold land called Hoggs Croft in Westfield in Deopham between lands late of William Cutts, South, land formerly of Simon Humphry, North, abutts on the Common way called Magies, West, Land late of the D&C of Canterbury, East held by rent of 3s 6d p.a.		£13
			John Payne	Elizabeth Payne, his mother	Certain lands & tenements held in free & common soccage late of his father John Payne	Relief 11d
John Payne (deceased)	1st Proclamation: July 16th 1746 2nd Proclamation: August 11th 1746	Part January 20th 1729 by the will of Edward Payne; Part July 18th 1738 from the surrender of John Amyas The ½ acre: December 15th 1746 by the will of Elizabeth Brown	Thomas Grigson Payne according to the will of his father [see below]	Elizabeth Payne, his mother	1) 2½ acres in Deopham between land of this Manor, West, land of the Manor of Deopham Hall, North, abutting land late of Leonard Newman, West, abutting a way leading to Tungreen, East.4 2) ½ acre of Copyhold land in Westfield, in an inclosure of Edward Payne between free lands of Robert Seaborne late of Edward Payne, East & West		£3 15s
			Thomas Grigson Payne	Elizabeth Payne, his mother	Certain lands & tenements held in free & common soccage late of his father John Payne	Relief 1s 4d
John Payne (deceased)	1st Proclamation: July 16th 1746 2nd Proclamation: August 11th 1746		Edward Payne according to the will of his father [see below]	Elizabeth Payne	2½ acres of Copyhold land in Morley5		£2 15s
			Edward Payne	Elizabeth Payne	Certain lands & tenements held in free & common soccage late of his father John Payne6	Relief 2s
John Payne (deceased)			Edward Payne	Elizabeth Payne	Certain lands & tenements held in free & common soccage late of Elizabeth Brown7	Relief 5s 1½d
Stephen Cockle (deceased)					Certain free lands	1s 9½d

Will of Edward Hatch

The following extract from the will of Edward Hatch dated December 4^th 1713 has been copied into the Court Roll:

I give and bequeath to Abigail my Daughter
All those my Messuages, Lands and Tenements situate, lying and being in Deopham and Hingham, and to the heirs of her body lawfully begotten for ever,
She paying out thereof when she attains the age of twenty one years the sume of One hundred pounds to Mary Hatch my Daughter;
And if Abigail Hatch my Daughter shall dye without issue of her body lawfully begotten, Then I give and bequeath all the aforesaid bequeathed premises to Mary Hatch my Daughter and her heirs for ever,
She paying out thereof yearly and every year unto Abigail my Loving Wife for and during the term of her natural life the sume of Five Pounds a year, as in and by the said will may appear.

Will of John Payne

The following extracts from the will of John Payne dated January 10^th 1744 have been copied into the Court Roll:

John Payne

I do in the first place Give and devise unto my Eldest Son, John Payne and to his heirs,
All that Messuage or Tenement with the barnes, Stables, Outhouses, Yards, Gardens, Orchards, Lands, Pastures and feeding Grounds thereunto belonging and now in the use and Occupation of William Pully, his Assign or Assigns, his Tenant or Undertenants, situate, lying and being in Hingham aforesaid and Deopham in the said County or in any other Town or Towns thereunto near or next adjoining, with the Appurtenances.

Thomas Grigson Payne

Also, I give and bequeath unto Thomas Grigson Payne my son and his heirs for ever,
All that Messuage or Tenement with the barnes, Stables, Outhouses, Yards, Gardens, Orchards, Lands, Meadows, Pastures and feeding Grounds thereunto belonging, situate and lying in Deopham aforesaid, now in the use and Occupation of Robert Wright, his Assignee or Assigns, his Tenant or Undertenants.

Edward Payne

Also, I give and bequeath unto Edward Payne my Son and his heirs for ever,
All that Messuage or Tenement with the barn, Stable, Outhouses, Yards, Gardens, Orchards, Lands, Pastures and feeding ground thereunto belonging, situate, lying and being in Morley St Buttolph aforesaid, now in the use and Occupation of Nicholas Sparkell, his Assignee or Assigns, Tenant or Undertenants.⁸

Defaulters

Those who had defaulted were amerced 3d each.

Footnotes

1. It has been noted in the margin that Susanna Cann was admitted to this land at the Court held on July 15^th 1792 ↩︎
2. It has been noted in the margin that John Bodney acknowledged tenure of this land at the Court held on October 29^th 1772 ↩︎
3. A note in the margin indicates that the total listed is 10 acres & 3 roods ↩︎
4. It has been noted in the margin that William Lock was admitted to this land at the Court held on June 6^th 1796  ↩︎
5. It has been noted in the margin that John Jackson was admitted to this land at the Court of October 29^th 1772 ↩︎
6. It has been noted in the margin that John Jackson acknowledged tenure of this land at the Court of October 29^th 1772 ↩︎
7. It has been noted in the margin that John Jackson acknowledged tenure of this land at the Court of October 29^th 1772 ↩︎
8. The presentation from the will was truncated at this point in the Court; at the next Court – June 23^rd 1747 – further premises were recounted from Edward Payne’s father’s will. ↩︎

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