£ U M contentio mota fuit inter Abbatem Loci Benedicti de I I Stanlawe et monachos eiusdem Loci ex una parte, et Ricar- dum le Botiler ex altera, videl., de marisco inter Steyninges et paruam Laton, facta est concordia in hac forma. Ita vero quod

* This, probably, was, I. Sir Richard le Botiller, (т. ante p. 417,) said to be younger son to Almeric, baron of Warrington. He had a park at Quithull, ( Whittle le Woods,) and was the first of Rawcliffe, Theobaldus Walter Pincerna Hibernie having granted to him, viz., " Dno Rico Pincerne dilecto consanguineo nostro totam terram quam habuimus in Houtroutheclive." Ricus de Thornhill gave him "totam terram suam de Routheclive. Test: Dno Johe le ffranceys, Dno Robto de Lathum tunc Vic: Lane." and others. He also had the following deed, "a bitt of parchment of 3 lynes." — Dodsworth.

"Ric'us de Thornhill o'ibus ho'ibus suis de Routhecliffe sal'tem q'm si vobis mando q'tinus sitis de cetero intendentes & respondentes Ric'o le Butiller in o'ibus q'm p'tinebat aut p'tinere debuit t'nq'm d'no n'ro. In c. r. test'm l'ras meas fieri fecimus patentes."

He died between 1274 and 1281. Alicia his wife, daughter of Will, de Carleton, had the manor of Inskip.

"D'na Alicia q'ndam ux: D'ni Ric'i le Botiller dotata fuit die Lune in cr't'no

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dicti Abbas et monachi concesserunt dicto Ricardo et heredib3 suis totum mariscum ultra fossatum versus paruam Laton. Et dictus Ricardus concessit dictis Abbati et monachis p se et heredib3 suis totum mariscum inter fossatum predictum et terram de Steyninges. Et quod predictum fossatum semper tanquam recta diuisa inter Stey-

Sci Laurentii a'o R. R. Edw'di nono p. D'num Willm. fil. buû p'mogenitû coram D'nis Wo. le Botiller de Worington, Henr. fil. suo, Alano Singilton, & Johe Devias, mil'bus, Gilbto de Southorth, Solino de Lee et al. fide dignis tüc ib'm p'sentibus selt, de man. de med, Rowcliffe integro eй o'ibus suis p'tin. &c. It'm selt, q'd d'ea Alicia q'etû clam. tot. 3ciam p'tem t'rar. &c. q. sibi c'tingere debet q. D'nus Ric'us le Botiller q'ndam vir eius dcdit filiis suis selt. Henr. le В., Joh'i le В., Ric'o le В., Edm'do le B. & GahYo le B. Conc, etiam qd, nulla alienac'o'em de mâ. de Inskippe nec &c. q. sibi date fuer, p. Will'um de Carleton p'rem suû &c." — Dodsworth.

Richard, son of Richard le Botiller, had possessions in Great Merton, which, at his death, 16 Edw. II., were found to be held by knight service of Nicholas, son and heir of William le Botiller of Routhecliffe, who was then under age and in ward to the king. He also held other property in the same township and tenements in Warrington of William le Botiller de Weryngton — tene ments in Staynolf of Adam, son and heir of Will, le Banastre, a minor in ward to the king—lands in Stalmyn of Nicholas de Oxcliff, in Northcrosse of the abbot of Cockersand, in Rouhale of Richard de Hoghton, and in Hamelton of Richard de Ilakuneshou. Roger le Waleys and Agnes his wife also held for the life of Agnes a tenement "in p'va Laton de h'editate p'd'ci Ric'i." Richard his son was found to be next heir, and of the age of four years. — Inq. held at Preston, 21st May, 1323.

II. Sir William le Botiller, eldest son of Richard, married Joan de Syfferwest, and

was succeeded by his son,

III. Nicholas le Botiller, who, 29 Edward I., (December, 1300,) put his mother in

possession of the manor of Hole. His son,

IV. William was alive 10 Edward II., (as appears by his being witness to a deed

quoted by Dodsworth,) and was succeeded by his son,

V. Nicholas le Botiller, who was under age 16 Edward II. when the inquisition post

mortem of Richard le Botiller de Merton was held, This also appears from a lease of two parts of the park of Wodwhythill by Rob. f. Will: de Clifton. — Dodsworth. He married Elena, by whom he had John le Botiller, who succeeded,

Richard, on whom the manor of Freckleton was settled 38 Edward III. with remainder to John le Botyler de Merton. — Dodsworth.

VI. Sir John le Botiller de Roucliff, sheriff of Lancashire 16 Richard II. {Greg-

son's list,) died 5 Henry IV. By Agnes his wife he had

Nicholas, aged 20 ad mortem patris, from whom descended the Butlers of Rawcliffe.

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ninges et paruam Laton remaneat. In cuius rei testimonium partes presenti scripto sigilla sua alternatim apposuerunt. Hijs testib3, dño Willmo de Carleton, Willmo de Syngelton, Alano filio eius, Bic. de Thorneton, Willmo de Prees, Willmo de Merton, et alijs.