92 NOTES TO THE PEDIGREE OF THE STKELLEYS. 



trespass and ejection from a farm. It appears that Roger 

 Ayscough on the 5th June, 41 Eliz., at Hempsell, in the 

 parish of Bulwell, had leased and to farm let to the said 

 Humfrey Ayscough 240 acres of land with the appurt. in 

 Hempsell for the term of 3 years, and by virtue of his 

 admission the said Humfrey entered, and was in possession 

 of the property until the said Sir Patrick Sacherevell and the 

 other defendants above mentioned on the sth day of June, 

 in the said year (1600), came by force and arms and ejected 

 Humfrey from the said farm (liis lease of tlie same not having 

 yet expired), and committed other enormities to the loss (to 

 the said Humfrey) of one hundred pounds. The jury con- 

 cluded that the defendants were guilty of transgression and 

 they were fined to the amount of ;^7 13s. lod. 



{/}) Margaret, 2nd sister, became the wife of John 

 Powtrell of West Hallam, who died in 1543. For issue, see 

 Reliquary, vol. xxiv., p. 158. The arms of Powtrell, 

 impaling Strelley, appear at the west end of the tomb of 

 Walter and Cassandra Powtrell at We^t Hallam. 



(c) Elizabeth, the 3rd co- heiress, married William Ayscough. 

 {d) Anne, the 4th sister, was first wife of Sir Richard 

 Stanhope, of Rampton, by whom she had Sanchia, sole 

 heiress, who became the wife of John Babington of Ramp- 

 ton ; and afterwards wife of Sir John iMarkham, Kt. 

 The division of the Strelley estates in 1535 is thus recorded by 

 Thoroton, (ii. 220) : " By an instrument of division bearing date 

 loth October, 27th Henry VHL, it appears that Thomas 

 Ayscough divided the lands of John Strelley into four parts 

 whereof Sir John Markham and Thomas Powtrell (of West 

 Hallam) chose the two first ; viz., all the lands in Wheteley, 

 Saundeby, Northleverton, Sturton, Litilburgh, Burton, Radcliff, 

 Cotgrave, Shipley, Gedding, Langky, Stapulforth, Cortlingstock, 

 Nottingham, and Harby for one parr. And for the other, which 

 Powtrell had, all in Chilwell, Trowell, Adingbrugh, Bramcote, 

 Calverton, Estwayt — a house in Trowell, a house in Cossal Marsh 

 and Colston Basset. The next was chosen by Isabel Paynel, 



