_The "Passellew" Family_ (Vol. i., p. 319.).--I think there can be
little doubt that the "Robert Passellew" of Waltham Abbey, and "John
Paslew," the last abbot of Whalley, belong to the same family. A
reference to Burke's _General Armory_ proves the armorial bearings to be
the same, and also that the family was connected with the county of
Durham. The following extract from the _Historical, Antiquarian, and
Picturesque Account of Kirkstall Abbey_ (Longmans, 1827), will show that
a century later the Paslews had obtained a footing in Yorkshire, and had
become benefactors of Kirkstall:
"Robert Passelowe, with King Richard II.'s licence, gave one toft,
five acres of land, and an annual rent of 2_s._ 6_d._ in Bramley,
with the reversion of nine messuages, seven oxgangs, and six acres
and a half of land, after the decease of the tenants, ..., all
which premises were valued at £4 2_s._ 6_d._ per annum."--P. 208.