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Petrus Hanelys Capellanus p Attorn’ suu’ op’ se iiij die v sus Simonem Austen’ nup de
Selmeston’ in Com’ p d’co Husbondman’ +de pl’ito q’d reddat ei quadraginta solidos+ Et
v sus Rob’tum Thaccher nup de Selmeston’ in Com’ p d’co Husbondman’ Joh’em Blaker
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nup de Selmeston in Com’ p d’co Husbondman’ Joh’em Raynger nup de Barwyk in Com’
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p d’co Husbondman’ Rob’tm Martyn nup de Selmeston in Com’ p d’co Capellanu’ &
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Joh’em Rolfe nup de Selmeston in Com’ p d’co Husbondman’ de +pl’ito+ q’d reddant ei
quadraginta solidos quos ei debent & iniuste detinent &c’ Et ip’i non ven’ Et prec’ fuit vic’
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q’d sum’ eos &c’ Et vic’ modo mand’ q’d nichil h’ent &c’ I’o capiant q’d sint hic a die
pasche in xv dies &c’
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Peter Hanelys chaplain by his attorney appears for the fourth day against Simon Austen late
of Selmeston in the county aforesaid husbondman in a plea that he render him 40s; and
against Robert Thaccher late of Selmeston in the county aforesaid husbondman, John Blaker
late of Selmeston in the county aforesaid husbondman, John Raynger late of Selmeston in the
county aforesaid husbondman, Robert Martyn late of Selmeston in the county aforesaid
chaplain and John Rolfe late of Selmeston in the county aforesaid husbondman in a plea that
they render him 40s that they owe him and unjustly detain &c.; and they have not come; and
it had been ordered the sheriff to summon them &c.; and the sheriff now reports that they
have nothing (in his bailiwick in lands or chattels whereby they might be attached) &c.;
therefore let them be taken, to be here on the quindene of Easter &c.

This Peter Hanelys or Havelys doubtless had this claim on the five
Selmeston husbandmen and a former chaplain, Robert Martin, relating to
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collection of tithes or some other ecclesiastical dues. The Valor Ecclesiasticus
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of 1535 for Selmeston says:

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Antorius Lysle cl’icus vicarius ib’m valet clare per annu’ cum om’ib profic’ et co’modit’
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ti’
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ultra ix ann sol’ ep’o p pcurac’oe & xviij annuatim sol’ eidem ep’o pro sinodalib annuis
vij£ vs. vijd.

Antorius Lysle clerk, vicar there: it is worth clear per annum, with all profits and
commodities, besides 9d a year paid to the bishop for procuration, and 18s a year to the
same bishop for yearly synodals: £7 5s 7d

As the incumbent then was a vicar rather than a rector, the great tithes must
have been stripped from the foundation and be in other hands: so any claim for
tithes might not be from the incumbent in 1546. However, the claim in this case
may have been for the legacies and obits due on William the father’s death, in
which case Peter would be representing (or actually be) the current vicar. The
otherwise unknown name Havelys of Hanelys is probably a total misreading by
the clerk at Westminster, for Parys, as we have this Lewes Archdeaconry will:

13 9 May 1546
14 We need to know who were incumbents of Selmeston at this period.
15 volume 1 page 340 of the printed transcript
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