NOTES TO THE PEDIGREE OF THE STRELLEYS. 77 



9. Sir Robert, " son and heir of Sir Robert de Strelley." Aged 

 30 and over anno 12 Ed. I. He married Elizabeth, dau. and 

 heir of Robert, second Lord Vavasour, of Hazlewood, Yorks., 

 and Shipley, Derbyshire. (See Calendar of Fmes in ihis Journal, 

 vol. xii., 40.) This Robert, second Lord Vavasour, died without 

 male issue, and Burke, in his history of the Commoners (i., 52), 

 says that this barony is supposed still to exist in the heirs of this 

 Sir Robert Strelley. The coat of the Vavasours, " Or, a fesse 

 dancette Sa.," forms one of the Strelley quarterings. Sir Robert 

 de Strelley died in 1302. 



"Anno 30 Edward I. Inquisition of lands and goods held 

 by Robert de Strelley on the day of his death, made at Strelley 

 before Rich, de Havering, Escheator, Feb. : 13, anno 30 Ed. I., 

 by the oath of Walter de Winkbourne, Robert de Kinmarley, 

 Adam de Cossale, Ric, Martel de Chilewall, Merton Passeys de 

 Sutton, Roger Casteleyn de Stapieford, Rob. Gyon of Bramcote 

 who said, &c., that the aforesaid Robert on the day, &c., held the 

 manor of Strelley with the advowson of the church there, in fee, 

 of the Honour of Peverel for one knights fee, &c. There are 

 certain free tenants in his own demesne paying 104^. 6''. Amongst 

 hem Robert, son of Geoffry de Strelley (see No. 7), holds 8 

 acres. The total rents amount to ;£t. He has infer alia a 

 windmill in Chilwall, &c. Robert, son of the said Robert, 

 deceased, is his son and next heir, and is of the age of 23 years 

 on the feast of St. Matthew next following." — (Inq. P. M. Record 

 Office.) 



10. Sampson de Strelley, of Woodborough, Notts, (brother of 

 No. 9). See for his marriage under No. 4. Founder of the 

 Woodborough branch of the Strelleys. (For pedigree, see 

 Thoresby's Thoroton's Notts.) 



11. Sir Robert de Strelley, son and heir of Sir Robert (9). 

 Born 1279. The King's ward. In 30 Ed. I (1302)., on the 

 death of his father paid Ioo^ for his ' Relief of his lands in 

 Strelley, Adbolton, Cortingstock (vid. Thoroton, under Chilwell). 

 In 1 281, his parents, in his name, alienated messuages and lands in 

 Parwich to Robert, son of Geoffry de Dethic, at a peppercorn rent 



