‹ E-CIPM 25-231: ROBERT STRELLEY, KNIGHT ›

Holdings

Nicholas Strelley, knight , was lately seised of the following in demesne as of fee.

He granted them to Thomas Meres of Auburn, Thomas Hunt , and Richard Metham , esquires, and their heirs and assigns. The grant was made by charter shown to the jurors, and the lands and tenements were described as all lands, tenements, rents, reversions, services of free tenants and neifs, meadows, woods, parks, fisheries, and pasture in Ferrybridge and Ferry Fryston. Thomas, Thomas, and Richard were thus seised in demesne as of fee. Richard Metham afterwards quitclaimed for him and his heirs to Thomas Meres and Thomas Hunt all right and claim that he had in the lands etc., and the quitclaim was made by indented deed, shown to the jurors. Thomas and Thomas then demised the lands at farm to Nicholas Strelley for life, rendering £3 6s. 8d. yearly to Thomas and Thomas and their heirs and assigns at Pentecost and Martinmas equally. The demise was made by charter, shown to the jurors. The lands were described as all the lands and tenements that Thomas Meres and Thomas Hunt , together with Richard Metham , had by enfeoffment of Nicholas Strelley, knight , in Ferrybridge and Ferry Fryston. Nicholas was thus seised in demesne as of free tenement. Thomas Hunt died. Thomas Meres survived and held reversion of the lands and tenements. Nicholas Strelley afterwards died, and Thomas Meres entered all the lands and tenements. Robert Strelley , named in the writ, occupied them at the will of Thomas Meres , and died possessed of this estate and no other. Thomas Meres is still living and holds the lands and tenements.

Holdings

Nicholas Strelley, knight , was lately seised of the following in demesne as of fee.

[1]+Nicholas granted them to John Dabrigecourt , Robert Cokefeld , knights, Thomas de Annesley of Kinoulton, Thomas Hunt of Linby, Nicholas Parker, late parson of Strelley , all now deceased, and Peter del Pole , still living. The grant was made by charter, shown to the jurors. John, Robert, Thomas, Thomas, Nicholas, and Peter were thus seised in demesne as of fee. They afterwards demised the manors, lands, tenements, and advowsons to Nicholas Strelley , to hold at the will of John, Robert etc. [as above], and Nicholas died possessed of this estate.+[1] After the death of Nicholas, Robert Strelley entered the manor of Strelley and was seised of it. A fine was afterwards levied at Westminster on 20 January 1435 [the octave of Hilary] before William Babyngton and his associates, then justices of the Bench, between John Lemyng and William Bland, querents , and Robert and Joan his wife, deforciants, regarding the manor of Strelley. Robert recognised the manor to be the right of John as held by John and William by grant of Robert and, for that recognition, John and William granted it to Robert Strelley and Joan his wife, and the heirs male of the body of Robert. Robert and Joan were thus seised, viz., Robert in demesne as of fee tail and Joan in demesne as of free tenement, and Robert died seised of this estate. Joan continued her possession by virtue of the fine. After the death of Nicholas, Robert occupied, for life at the will of John, Robert, Thomas, Thomas, Nicholas, and Peter, the manor of Bilborough and the lands and tenements in Trowell, Cossall, Nuthall, Chilwell, Attenborough, Hempshill, Basford, Nottingham, Watnall, Costock, Cotgrave, and North Muskham or South Muskham (Muskham). He died possessed of this estate and no other. Nicholas Strelley occupied the manor of Oxton at the will of John, Robert, Thomas, Thomas, Nicholas, and Peter.ⁿ¹⁵⁴ He died possessed of this estate and no other and, after his death, Robert occupied the manor all his life at the will of John, Robert, Thomas, Thomas, Nicholas, and Peter. Robert Strelley was seised of the following in demesne as of fee.

Holdings

Nicholas Strelley, knight , was lately seised in demesne as of fee of the following manor. ⁿ¹⁵⁷

Continues as 232+[1].ⁿ¹⁵⁹ Robert Strelley , named in the writ, afterwards occupied the manor and took the profits all his life at the will of John, Robert, Thomas, Thomas, Nicholas, and Peter, and he too died so possessed.