Scope and Content
-- The manor of Podington; the rectory of Podington with tithes and advowson of the vicarage; 90 acres arable, 2 acres meadow, 25 acres pasture in Podington, late in the occupation of Richard Child of Podington;
a windmill and cottage late in the occupation of Thomas Craddocke, now [blank] Appleyard;
a cottage late in the occupation of Elizabeth Gaynes, now Widow Browne;
a cottage, 1 acre pasture, 6 acres arable in the occupation of William Rands;
a cottage in the occupation of William Wilbey;
a messuage, 60 acres arable, 5 acres pasture, late in the occupation of William Houghton, now Richard Partridge;
a messuage, 90 acres arable, 6 acres pasture, late in the occupation of Needham Langhorne, gentleman, now Daniel Browne;
a cottage, 6 acres arable, 1 acre pasture, late in the occupation of Thomas Chawley, now George Hawkes;
a cottage, 13 acres arable, 1 acre pasture, late Edward Pettyt;
a cottage late Nathaniel Lands, now William Sibthorpe;
a messuage, 60 acres arable, 5 acres pasture, late Anthony Manning, now Richard Base;
a cottage late Anne Penn, now widow Gifford;
a messuage, 70 acres arable, 4 acres pasture, late William Harris, now Daniel Browne and widow Harris;
a parcel of ground late in the occupation of Edward Rand;
a messuage in Podington called the Bury stedd late in the occupation of George Orlibar senior, deceased, grandfather of Richard Orlibar; also 200 acres arable,20 acres meadow, 30 acres pasture, two closes (4 acres).
Yelnehow wood in Podington, 60 acres;
a cottage, 6 acres arable, 1 acre pasture, late Joseph, now John Beale;
a cottage late Margaret Godfrey;
a cottage late Henry Sibthorpe, now Francis Wilby;
a cottage late Christopher Pole;
a cottage late John Clements, now widow Clements;
a cottage late Theobald and Edward Sadler, now James Abbot;
a cottage late Widow Pettyt;
8 acres late Francis Purney;
a cottage, 6 acres arable, 1 acre pasture, late Richard Finney, now Jonathon Finney;
Great Hayes wood, 20 acres;
all in Podington, Lavendon and Sharnbrook, formerly of Richard Childe deceased (as OR27);
a rent of £2.13s.4d. (as in lease 22 January 1640/1.);
but except:-
a piece of pasture called Kents intermingled with the ground of William Boteler in Wood End;
a messuage, 100 acres arable, 4 acres pasture in Podington, late in the possession of William Child on long lease (22 Jan 1640/1);
a messuage, 90 acres arable, 8 acres pasture, in the occupation of Humphrey Child and wife Elizabeth, also on long lease (14 January 1640/1);
Witnesses. Richard Orlebar senior, Thomas Faldo, Guy Sindrey, William Scott junior.