Scope and Content
(i) George Mordaunt of Over Caldecot, Northill, esquire and wife Elizabeth,and John Mordaunt gentleman, eldest son and heir of George. (ii) Nicholas Atkins of Homingold, Lincolnshire [Horningold, Leicestershire?], gentleman and Elizabeth Atkins spinster, youngest daughter of Nicholas. (iii) William Atkins of Hominghold (sic) esquire, William Parker of Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire, junior, gentleman, John Everard of Beeston, Sandy, gentleman, and Henry Rix of Newport Pond, Essex, clerk: -- manor of Hartishorne alias Blundells; capital manor house in Over Caldecot, in the occupation of George Moredaunt, and 20 acres land appertaining; 2 closes of pasture in Over Caldecot, called Kent’s (10 acres) in the occupation of George Mordaunt; 6 acres meadow in Nether Caldecot in the occupation of George Mordaunt; 2 messuages or farmhouses in Over Caldecot in the occupation of Lawrence Peel and John Newman, with lands appertaining – 230 acres arable, 30 acres meadow, 21 acres pasture, 20 acres sweard:- 120 acres, part of the 230 late in the occupation of Lawrence Peel, now George Mordaunt, 50 acres in the occupation of John Newman, 40 acres in the occupation of John Middleton, 20 acres in the occupation of Ann Peirson widow; of the meadow, 10 acres in Bagley mead, 10 acres in Sandford meadow, 7 acres in Gley Ditch Hill, 3 acres in Widdowhey; of sweard, 5 acres in Biggins, 4 acres in Northill bridge, a 5 acre close in Sewlands, and 6 acres in common fields of Over Caldecot; of the 20 acres pasture, Home close belonging to Peel’s farmhouse (3 acres), Home close of Newman’s farmhouse (2 acres), Broad close (6 acres), Whitebreads close (3 acres), Brexes close with the grove belonging (5 acres) and George Radley’s close (2 acres); messuage or farmhouse in Over Caldecot, with 2 closes and a grove, and 4 pightles, adjoining (12 acres), pasture, 90 acres land, 10 acres sweard adjoining Danton’s meadow, all in the occupation of William Halfehyde; cottage in Over Caldecot, with 2 barns, a shop, a yard hempland and close of pasture belonging (3 acres), and 1 acre meadow in the occupation of John Cole; cottage in Over Caldecot, with barn and hempland in the occupation of George Radley; cottage in Over Caldecot, with barn and hempland and close of pasure (1½ acres) in the occupation of John Radley. 6 acres arable, 1 rood meadow, 1 close of pasture called Soring close (2 acres), in Nether Caldecot, with 10 acres of sweard adjoining the Meadows, in the occupation of Nathaniel Atterton; the manor of Carmenos, with 3 acres land, 1 acre meadow, 3 closes of pasture belonging to the manor (9 acres), in the occupation of Timothy Field in Nether Caldecot; cottage in Nether Caldecot, with barn and hempland (1½ acres) in the occupation of Thomas Barker. Witnesses: John Halford, John Lamplugh, Elizabeth Mordaunt, Brockett Smith, Agnes Atkins, John Lamplugh, William Chambers.