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widow, and William Sacheverell and Mary, his wife, which was all 

 in Bilborough, Hempsell, Cossall, Kymberley, Tomlynholme, 

 Curleton ; and Marshall Hall and Thomas Ayscough had for the 

 fourth part, all in Oxton, and Plunger." 



The manor and estate of Strelley now only remained to the 

 Strelleys. 



20. Sir Nicholas Strelley, second son of Sir Robert (i8), 

 married Catharine, daughter of Thomas West, 8th Lord Dela- 

 ware. He died at Lenton, 30th April, 1491, and was buried at 

 S. Andrew's, Baynards Castle, London. 



The following is a copy of his will preserved at Somerset 

 House (Reg. " iMilles" 45, ad. 1481) : 



" In Dei Nomine. Amen. The last day of the moneth of 

 Aprill in the yere of our lorde god M'^cccc.lxxxi. and the x"" yere 

 of the reigne of King Henry the vij"* aftre the conquest of 

 Englond the vj"". 1 Nicholas Strelley knyght hole of mynd and 

 in my good memory, laude and praising be vnto allmyghty god, 

 make and ordeyne this iny p'sent testament conteyning my last 

 will in the forme ensuing, fifirst, I bequeih and commytt my 

 soule to almighty god my Redemer and Savio' and to o' blessid 

 lady saint Mary virgine his moder, and to all saints and my body 

 to be buriede in the pisch church of Saint Andrew at Baynards 

 Castell in the cite of London in such a convenient place there, 

 to be lymyted and named by Margarete my wif, and I bequeth 

 to the high autre of the same church iij^ iiij'*. also I will that I 

 have an honest prest to sing for my soule and for the soules of my 

 ffader and of my moder and all my frends, and all cristen soules 

 in the foresaid church of Saint Andrew by an hole yere next 

 folowing aftre my decesse, and I bequethe to the same p'st for his 

 salary for the same yere x marc' ster'. Also I will y' Margaret 

 my wif purvey and bey of and w' my goods an honest stone of 

 marble of the value of xl^ — to be laid on my grave in the foresaid 

 church of saint andrewe and I will that the residue of all my 

 goods and detts above not bequethed aftre my detts paid, my 

 buring don, and this my p'^nt will fulfillid be eqally devidid into 

 ij ptes, and I geve and bequeth the on half of the same residue 



