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 BOTELER 233 (1381-82) 5 Ric. II, Sir John Say. Shew., 3rdly, before Mich. 2 Hen. IV, Sir Thomas Molinton, who was never sum. to Pari., but who in his will, dated 7 May 1408, styles himself Lord of IVemme. He d. 7 May 1408, and was bur. in the chapel of the Brothers of the Holy Cross, London. She d. June 141 1. Will, in which she styles herself Elizabeth Ferrers, Baroness of JVemme, dated 6 June 1410, pr. 16 June 141 1, directing her burial to be at Holy Cross afsd. On her death any Barony (whether considered as originating in the writ of 1308 or in that of 1375) which may be conceived to have been cr. by the writ of sum., fell, according to modern doctrine, into abeyance between her two granddaughters and coheirs, children of her s. and h. ap., Robert Ferrers, who d. v.m., in i396.('') BOTETOURT BARONY BY i. John de Botetourt, whose parentage is unknown, WRIT. was a distinguished soldier; Gov. of St. Briavel's Castle, , CO. Gloucester, 1291; Adm. for the Northern Seas 1294- •^ ^' 97, and again 13 1 5. He was one of the Barons who signed the letter to the Pope in 1301, and was sum. to Pari, from 13 July (1305) 33 Edw. IC") to 13 Sep. (1324) 18 Edw. 11, by writs directed Johanni Botetourt, whereby he may be held to have become LORD BOTETOURT.Q Gov. of Framlingham Castle, 1314. He joined in the rebellion of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, and fought at Boroughbridge, 16 Mar. i32i/2,('') for which he was fined ;^ 1,000, and was pardoned 8 Oct. 1322. He m., probably soon after i July 1285, when she was a minor,^) certainly before June 1292, Maud, sister and h. of Otes Fitz Thomas, being da. of Thomas Fitz Otes, of Mendelsham, Suffolk, by shoes of his deceased father-in-law, who had also been sum. Equally of course the summons was directed to him under his christian and sur-name, and was followed for security of identification by a mention of the estate of which he was Lord and Master. There was as much intention to confer a peerage as there would be nowadays if a summons were directed Vkario Gyhbes de 12 Upper Be/grave Sir., to sit on a special jury. V.G. (^) These were (i) Elizabeth, then aged 18, who m. John (de Greystoclc), Lord of Greystock,of whom the representation passed in I487 to the Lords Dacre of Giliesland, and thence, in 1569, to the family of Howard; (2) Mary, then aged 17, who m. Sir Ralph Nevill, of whom the representation passed through the families of Gascoigne,Wentworth, Watson, and Southwell, to the heirs of Lord de Clifford, who d. s.p. 1832. C") For a list of the only recognised Parliaments (down to 1500) which furnish a date of origin for baronies by writ now (191 1) existing, see vol. vi. Appendix G. V.G. (=) As to how far these early writs of summons did in fact create any Peerage title, see Appendix A in the last volume. V.G. (^) For an account of this battle see Appendix C to this volume. {') Add. Chart., no. 30,990. 31