Cressey
Named English Notables
William
de Cressey 1 1201-1232
William
de Cressey 1 1201-1232. Son of Roger de Cressey 1 and Cecily, daughter of Gervase Clifton.
It is not yet known who the wife of William was. However, he
appears in the early 13th century as a man of stature, an active patron of
the local Benedictine Priory at Blyth. From history it is known
that Blyth Priory became famous as one of England's main tournament
grounds.
Blyth was one of the five places which had been licensed by King Richard I for the holding of
tournaments. The Popes had denounced these exhibitions of skill in arms, but Richard was not the one to
bend to the mandate of the Church, so he issued his royal license to five localities where tourneys
might be permitted. Land at Blyth was the locality where these feats of horsemanship took
place, in which the flower of English chivalry engaged sometimes under the personal patronage of royalty itself.
It is also known that King John stayed at Hodsock
during frequent visits to the area.
William is known
to have founded a Leper hospital at Blyth dedicated to St John the
Evangelist. It is probable that he was close to the affairs of
state, for Hodsock appears to be part of the Royal Honour of Tickhill.
William was succeeded by his son Roger de Cressey II.
(Sources
and acknowledgements to :
University of London Institute of Historical Research and The Thoroton
Society)
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