Scope and Content
-- The manor of Podington, the rectory, advowson and tithes;
a windmill and cottage, late [blank] Sandas and [blank] Appleyard;
a cottage late in the occupation of Widow Browne, now John Beal;
a cottage, 1 acre pasture, 6 acres arable, late William Rands, now Richard Orlebar;
a cottage late William Wilbey, now Thomas Ayres;
a messuage, 60 acres arable, 5 acres pasture, in the occupation of Daniel Browne;
a messuage, 90 acres arable, 6 acres pasture, in the occupation of Daniel Browne;
a cottage, 6 acres arable, 1 acre pasture, late George Hawkes, now Widow Hawkes;
a cottage, 13 acres arable, 1 acre pasture, late Edward Pettyt, now Thomas Hawkes;
a cottage, late William Sibthorpe;
a messuage, 60 acres arable, 5 acres pasture, late Richard Base, now Edward Yeomans;
a cottage late Widow Gifford, now John Chapman;
a messuage, 70 acres arable, 4 acres pasture, late Daniel Browne and widow Harris now John Lovell and Robert Sibley;
a parcel of ground late Edward Rand;
a messuage in Podington called the Bury stedd, 200 acres arable, 20 acres meadow, 2 closes in the occupation of Nicholas Mason;
Yelnehow wood, in Podington, 60 acres;
a cottage late in the occupation of John Beale, now pulled down, 6 acres arable, 1 acre pasture, in the occupation of Richard Orlebar;
a cottage late Margaret Godfrey, now John Fotherly;
a cottage Francis Wilby;
a cottage late Christopher Pole, now Richard Parkins;
a cottage late Widow Clements, now [blank]
a cottage late James Abbot, now Leonard Ellier;
a cottage late Widow Pettyt, now Richard Cox;
8 acres late Francis Purney, now Richard Orlebar;
a cottage, 6 acres arable, 1 acre pasture, Jonathan Finney;
Great Hayes wood, 20 acres, in the occupation of Richard Orlebar;
a new erected shop and stable, late Nicholas Franklin;
all in Podington, Lavendon and Sharnbrook;
closes in Wymington called Courtyards, Quarry-yards, Polchins Crowe gardens, Oat close, Park close, Oat close meadow and Park close meadow, 214 acres, late in the occupation of George Orlebar senior and Joseph Watts now Ursula Orlebar;
and all other estates in Podington in which Richard Orlebar hath an estate in tail by reason of his father’s marriage settlement with wife Jane;
To the intent that William Farrer and Thomas Mulso may become tenants of the freehold so as a common recovery may be had;
The said Richard Blower and Nicholas Strainge shall stand seized:-
as to the closes in Wymington:
to the use of Ursula Orlebar for life, and then to the use of William Boteler of Biddenham and John Orlebar of the Middle Temple and George Orlebar, citizen and merchant tailor of London, for the purposes of the last will and testament of Richard Orlebar the father;
and as to the manor, rectory and advowson, to the use of Richard Orlebar;
Witnesses. John Orlebar junior, Robert Podmore, Henry Ball, J Davyes, Thomas Faldo, Judith Boteler