Scope and Content
-- A capital messuage called Hinwick House wherein Richard Orlebar deceased formerly dwelt, and in which John Orlebar now dwells;
the manor or lordship of Podington;
the advowson of Podington;
the manorhouse of Podington known as the Bury Steed, with lands late in the occupation of Widow Mason and son John, now mostly in the occupation of John Mason, except that Kent’s Mead, 3 acres, is in the occupation of John Rappid; and Fox Leys, 4 acres, in the occupation of William Manning;
A pightle whereon a cottage stood, late Widow Sanders, now in the occupation of John Mason;
a farm in Podington late Daniel Brown, now Richard Brown;
a farm in Podington, late Edward Yeomans, then Richard Yeomans now Richard Wilkins;
an orchard formerly in the occupation of John Lovell, now Richard Wilkins;
the tithes of Podington, late in the occupation of William Bradley, now let to respective occupiers;
a messuage with lands sometime in the occupation of Thomas Hawkes, now Richard Perkins;
a messuage in Podington sometime in the occupation of Jonathan Finney senior, now Henry Finney and Mary Ashby widow;
a messuage in Podington in the occupation of Widow James, lately a barn;
a messuage in Podington late in the occupation of William Bradley, now Henry Finney;
Yellnowe wood, Podington, 80 acress;
Great and Little Hayes wood, 25 acres;
a cottage in Podington, late in the occupation of George Hawkes, now William Knowles;
a messuage in Podington late Thomas Sibley, now John Bateman;
A cottage in Podington, late Martin Cole senior, then junior, now Thomas Cole;
a cottage in Podington, late John Lovell, now Widow Sturgess;
a messuage in Podington in the occupation of James Green;
a cottage in Podington, late Jonathon Finney, now John Reynolds;
a cottage in Podington, late William Eyre, now Widow Eyre;
a cottage in Podington in the occupation of Anthony King;
cottages in Podington late in the occupation of John Denton, Richard Cox, John Eyre, Samuel Berrell, Joseph Ives, Edward Dippup, William Harris, William Durdon, Widow Boney;
now John Tindall, Richard Cox, William Durdon, Daniel Abbot, John Curtis, Joseph Ives, John Perkins, John Dunckley, Ann Bolney, widow;
4 acres wood in Hinwick, late Great and Little Gorewrong closes in the occupation of John Orlebar;
Goose close, 6 acres, and Little Cottagers close, 1 acre, formerly in the occupation of John Sturgis, now John Clarke;
Another Goose close, 6 acres, and Great Cottagers close, 4 acres, formerly in the occupation of Richard Turland senior, now junior;
A cottage, Little close, 3 acres arable, 1 acre ley, late in the occupation of John Whitwick, then John Brookes, now John Denton;
a cottage, little pightle, 3 acres arable, late John Freeman, then Widow Ratcliffe, now Richard Brown; shepherd;
a cottage, 3 acres arable, late Thomas Colegrave, then John Cooke, now Richard Cooke;
A cottage late Robert Abbott, then William Watts and Samuel Clifton, now Richard Ratcliffe and William Watts; all in Hinwick and Podington;
Cockhill spinney, 2 acres, Newhall bushes spinney, 1 acre, in the common fields of Hinwick, in the occupation of John Orlebar;
the tithes of Hinwick;
a messuage in Hinwick, late in the occupation of Richard Marshall and brother John, now James Hine, with an outhouse called the old kitchen, 2 pightles, and 15 acres in the common fields of Hinwick and Podington (of which 3½ acres are in the occupation of James Hine, and residue late John Sturgis, now John Clarke; formerly the inheritance of John Marshall, and purchased by Richard Orlebar of Richard Marshall and William and John Woodward;
and all other messuages (except Rances House) in Hinwick and Podington, settled by Richard Orlebar deceased in numbers 59, 60, except tithes on lands belonging to Hinwick Hall and Edmonds cottage, late in possession of John Livesey esquire, now Stephen Andrew Livesey and Thomas Clarke; except also 3 acres arable in Podington in the occupation of John Bateman, formerly part of a farm late in the occupation of Thomas Ekins, now John Rappit.
To the use of John Orlebar for life, then to son Richard for life, subject to annuity for wife Mary.
Witnesses. Richard Walter, Thomas Morgan 7,8 November 1757.