88 NOTES TO THE PEDIGREE OF THE STRELLEYS. 



In 1 441 (3rd Patent 19 Henry VI.) the King confirmed to 

 Robert Strelley, " Esquire," free warren in his lands of Shipley, 

 Mapperleg, Billeburg, Strellegh, Trowell, and Oxton. In 1457, 

 Robert Stable and John Spencer, wardens of Hethbeth Bridges, 

 Nottingham, in their account of the contributions for the 

 rebuilding of two of the arches, mention the gift of 24 great 

 beams by Robert Strelley, Esq., out of his park at Shipley. In 

 the " Records of the Borough of Nottingham," recently pub- 

 lished, we have — 



Anno 1458. " Itm peid in diners spens (expenses at) 



Strylley Schepley and in odor plassus x''. 



" Itm for a quarter of freche Sawmon (fresh salmon) 



to Robert Stryllay viij^ 



" Payde to the Kepar of Shyplay Parke for a rewarde xx"*. 



" Payde for y^ careeg of xxi trese fro Scheplay xxxv'. 



" For skaplyng of tymber at Schyplay ij'. viij'*." 



(Vol. ii. 367.) 



There is a very remarkable entry in the " Records of the 

 Borough of Nottingham" (iii. 15), from which it would appear 

 that the mansion of this Sir Robert Strelley, in Nottingham, was 

 plundered a few days before his death. Sir Robert died on the 

 17th of January, and the action for the alleged abduction of plate 

 and money was pleaded in court on the 30th day of the same 

 month. " Anno 1487-8. Jan. 30. John Strelley, esquire. 

 Nicholas Strelley, knight, and Thomas Strelley, esquire, complain 

 of Cecily Bulker and William Bulker, husbandman, on a plea of 

 trespass against the peace of our Lord the present King. And 

 whereupon the same plaintiffs, by John Bower, their attorney, 

 complain by protestation that the said defendants on the \2th 

 day of January, in the 3rd year of King Henry VII , here at 

 Nottingham, within the jurisdiction of this court, by force and 

 arms, broke and entered the close and house of the said plaintiffs 

 (the sons of Sir Robert, and their property at the time of the suit), 

 and took and carried away four silver gilt cups, price ;^40 ; and 

 two dozen silver cups, price 100 marks (^^66 13s. 4d.) ; six dozen 



