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IO^to the Minorite Friars of Nottingham to celebrate a Trental 

 for my soul and the souls of all tlie faithful departed. Item, I 

 bequeath Io^ to the Carmelite Friars of Nottingham to celebrate 

 a Trental for my soul as aforesaid. Itm. I bequeath to the 

 Preaching Friars of Derby Io^ to celebrate a Trental for my soul 

 and the souls of all the faithful departed. I appoint for my 

 executors John Colfield, Esq., Thomas Meres, Esq., Henry 

 Knyveton, Esq., Robert Willoughby, Rector of the church of 

 S. Peter's, Nottingham, Nicholas Pakker, rector of the church of 

 Bilborough, and William Bland, and I ordain Sir William 

 Babington, Kt., Supervisor. Given at Strelley. 



Proven 26 Sep., 1430. 



(Translated from the Latin copy in the Tesiamenta Eboracensia.) 



15. Sir Robert de Strelley, Kt., son and heir of Sir Nicholas, 

 married, ist, Jane or Joan Harcourt (Harl. MS., 1400), and, 

 2n'11y, Agnes, dau. of Sir Richard Stanhope. " There were 

 covenants of marriage 10 Hen. IV. (1409), between Sir Rich. 

 Stanhope, Kt., and Sir Nich. Strelley for the marriage of Agnes, 

 dau. of Sir Rich., to Robert Strelley, son of Sir Nicholas." 

 (Thoreby's "Thoroton," iii., 245.) In some pedigrees the Christian 

 names of these wives have been transposed. 



Robert Strelley was among the lancers at Agincourt in the 

 retinue of Lord Grey of Codnor, 1415 (Yeatman's "Feudal 

 History," iii., 141), where he was probably knighted. Died 

 lyth Hen. VL (1438). 



The following description of a memorial in Strelley Church 

 which is clearly that of this Sir Robert, is taken from a newspaper 

 article on the monuments in Strelley Church by E. A. Lawson 

 Lowe, Esq., F.S.A., of Shirenewton Hall : — 



" Against the north-west corner of the tomb just described is 

 an incised slab much broken and defaced. It has evidently 

 borne two figures ; one apparently a knight in armour — but this 

 is little more than conjecture. The other figure is more distinct. 

 It is that of a lady in a long flowing robe, with her head resting 

 upon a cushion, and having several small figures of children 



