30424224. Ralph le Boteler & 30424225. Maud Pantulf
~1230, Maud born in England, heir & d/o 8443458. William
Pantulf IV & 8443459. Alice ?.
1237, Fulk fitz Warin guardian of Maud Pantulf, heiress of Wem,
accounted to the crown of the year and waste.
11/2/1242, Ralph le Butiller and Matilda his wife sued Ralph de
Hodnet for half a knight’s fee inCummeshal, and escheat of Matilda.
1242-43, Ralph le Boteler held 1/4 fee in Broughton of Henry de
Hastinges as of the honor of Huntingdon. (S) Honors and Knights’ Fees, Farrer,
P401.
By 1243, Ralph married to Matilda.
11/3/1244, Ralph de Hodnet quitclaims a knight’s fee in
Cuneshasel to Ralph de Butiler and Matilda his wife for 40 marks.
4/24/1245, Ralph le Botlyer and Matilda his wife fine half a
mark for a praecipe 9to remove a lawsuit) for the county of Salop to
Westminster.
1246, Ralph le Buteiler who has William Pantulf’s heir to wife,
quit of scutage of Gannok of 5 fees.
1250, Ralph had acquittance from assessment of scutage for
service in Wales.
1251, Ralph married Maud; gaining possession of Wem. (S)
Shropshire Parish Registers, 1908, P-iii.
1251, Robert de Whytefeud, knight, … was in the house of Ralph
le Botiller at Wemme, where a great number of knights and ladies had been
invited. (S) CIsPM, V2, 1906.
1252, Ralph le Butiler and Matilda his wife fining one mark for
a writ of pone.
11/3/1253, Ralph le Butiler and Matilda his wife sued William
del Atre for 7 acres.
1254, Ralph le Butiler assessed 10£ on 5 fees to the aid for
knighting Prince Edward.
1255, Ralph le Botiler is lord of Weme and holds the whole
manor in capite of the king, viz as a baron. Ralph does his suit by his
seneshal to county and hundred for his whole barony.
1256, The Grand Assize between Ralph and Maud Botlyer and
William del Ake, concerning 7 acres of Bosc.
5/10/1257, Mandate to Humphrey de Bohun, earl of Hereford and
Essex, Humphrey de Bohun his son, Reynold son of Peter, Roger de Mortuo Mari, …
Walter de Clifford, … Thomas Corbet, John Lestrange, John son of Alan, Fulk son
of Warin, Griffin son of Maddoc and Ralph le Botiller, to be of counsel and aid
to John de Grey, appointed by Edward the king’s son to keep the march of Wales …
and to be captain of his army … (S) CPRs.
8/8/1257, Protection … Ralph le Botyller … gone to Wales, with
R. earl of Norfolk, in the king’s service.
6/26/1260, Appointment to assess the king’s tallage … Robert de
Meysy and Ralph le Botyler. { Stafford. Salop. Worcester. Hereford. Gloucester.
(S) CPRs.
8/1/1260, Ralph Botiller one of the vassals to the crown
summoned to muster at Chester with horses and arms against Lewellyn ap Griffith.
(S) Antiquities of Shropshire, V7-8, 1858, P26.
10/2/1261, The king allows by patent the proposed marriage of
Ankaret, neice of James de Audeley, to William, son of Ralph le Butiller.
1262, A Hind had been struck by an arrow from some unkown hand
in the Chase of Sir Ralph le Butiller of Wem.
10/28/1263, Mandate to … to come to the king … firm peace is
likely to be made … Roger de Clifford, Roger de Leyburn, John de Vallibus, …
and Ralph le Botiller. (S) CPRs.
9/30/1266, Grant for life to Ralph le Butiler of the manor of
Knyton late of Nicholas de Segrave, the king’s enemy, … (S) CPRs.
1/1268, William [de Beauchamp] of Elmley and Salwarpe,
Worcestershire wrote his will: … to Walter, my son, “a crusader in aid of his
pilgrimage to the Holy land for me and his mother,” the 200 marks, in which
Ralph le Botiler and Matilda his wife are bound. … (S) Register of Godfrey
Giffard, V1, 1902, P8.
1271, Roger Waldyn brought a writ of disseizin against Ralph le Botyler and others over a tenement in Sambrok.
1271, Roger Waldyn brought a writ of disseizin against Ralph le Botyler and others over a tenement in Sambrok.
1272, Assizes, Radulf le Botiller and his wife had a placitum
nativitatis against Robert, son of Elias Cullehare.
11/16/1272, Edward I ascended to the throne while on crusade.
8/19/1274 at Westminster abbey,
Edward I crowned king of England.
1/20/1277, … William de Gurnay, Ralph the butler ('pincerna')
and Gundulph. Payable from the king's demesnes in Strood … (S) UKNA.
7/1/1277, Ralph le Botiler one of 3 knights to perform military
service due of him. They met at Worcester to go against Llewellyn, prince of
Wales. [Ralph’s son William was also one of the knights, John de Brumbpton was
the third.]
1278-81, Maud le Butller (Butler), wife of Ralph le Butller
(Butler) of Wem. … states that she and her husband have impleaded Owein le fiz
Griffyn of Bromfield concerning the manor of Bonkerbury, of which her ancestors
were seised, and that Owein, to delay the inquisition in the case, has
adjourned it before the King and council three weeks after Easter. She cannot
remain for this date because of her husband's illness, and asks that justice
might swiftly be done in the case. (S) UKNA.
3/12/1279, Commission … to distrain those who … ought to be
knights and are not … John de Steingrave and Ralph le Botiler in co. York. (S)
CPRs.
Bef. 7/3/1281, Ralph of Wem, Shropshire, Wales Marches died;
holding Wem, Hinstock, and Tirley by service of three knights in the army of
Wales for 40 days at his own cost. [Ralph’s gross annual income estimated as
57£ 5s 2d.]
1282, Maud assessed 3 knights fees for scutage for the king’s
army in Wales. (S) CCRs, 3/24/1301.
6/26/1282, Simple protection for … Matilda, late the wife of
Ralph le Botiller, for one year. (S) CPRs.
Maud married 2nd Walter de Hopton.
4/1283, A fine was levied whereby Walter de Hopton and his wife
Matilda give the manors of Wemme and Tyrle to one Roger le Rus, who in turn
settles them on the grantors, to hold for Matilda’s life.
3/18/1290, Maud, Lady of Wemme, late the wife of Walter de
Hopton. (S) CIsPM, of son Gawaine le Butiller.
By 1297, Maud died; her grandson William her heir. (S) Plea
Rolls for Staffordshire.
(S) Antiquities of Shropshire, Vs5-6-7-8-9, Eyton, 1857-58-59.
Child of Ralph and Maud:
i. William le Boteler (15212112), born 1252 in England
ii. Gawaine le Boteler, born ? in England.
