BOTETOURT 235 Beatrice, 3rd da. and coh. of William de Beauchamp, feudal Lord of Bedford. He d. 25 Nov. i324.(^) His widow was living 28 May 1329. II. 1324. 2. John (de Botetourt), Lord Botetourt, grandson and h., being s. and h. of Thomas de B., by Joan, (living 18 Jan. 1326/7) da. of Roger de Somery, sister (and coh. of the considerable estates) of John [Lord] Somery, which Thomas de B. was s. and h. ap. of the late Lord, and d. v.p., in 1322. He, who was aged 4 in Aug. 1322, and 7 in Dec. 1324, had livery of his lands (1341) 14 Edw. Ill, having had livery (though then a minor) of his mother's lands 16 July 1338. He distinguished himself in the French wars. He was sum. to Pari, from 25 Feb. (1342) 16 Edw. Ill to 3 Feb. (1385) 9 Ric. II.(^) He m., istly, Maud, da. of John de Grey [ist Lord Grey of Rotherfield]. He ;«., 2ndly, before 31 May 1347, Joyce, da. of William Zouche, formerly Mortimer [Lord Zouche of Mortimer]. She was living 4 May I372.('^) He left issueby both wives. He^/. 1385, and was bur. at Halesowen, when any Barony which may be held to have been cr. by writ, became dormant, but the right thereto, according to modern doctrine, would appear to have devolved, as under. III. 1385 3. Joyce, apparently, according to modern doctrine, to sua jure Baroness Botetourt, but who of course was 1406. never so recognised in her lifetime, granddaughter and h., being da. and h. of John de Botetourt, by Maud, da. of John (de Grey), 2nd Lord Grey of Rotherfield, which John de B. was s. and h. ap. (by his 2nd wife) of the late Lord, and d. v.p., 1369. She m., in 1386, before 22 May, as his 2nd wife, Hugh (Burnell), 2nd Lord BuRNELL, whoa', s.p.m., 27 Nov. 1420. S&d.5.p., I Jan. (1406/7) 7 Hen. IV, and was bur. at Halesowen, Salop {Inq.p. m. 12 Apr. 8 Hen. IV) ('^), when any Barony held to have been cr. by writ must be regarded as having fallen into abeyance among her three aunts, or their representatives, and so continued for upwards of three centuries and a half.('=)
IV. 1764 4. NoRBORNE Berkeley, only s. and h. of John to Symes Berkeley, of Stoke GifFord, co. Gloucester, by 1770. Elizabeth, widow of Edward (Devereux), Viscount Hereford, da. and coh. of Walter Norborne, of Calne, Wilts, sue. his father 13 Dec. 1736. M.P. (Tory) for co. Gloucester in (*) J. H. Round writes, "The whole of his lands were found (Dec. 1324) to have been held in right of his wife, who brought him a third of the barony of Bedford; but she settled this in 1328 on her daughter, Elizabeth, wife of William, Lord Latimer." V.G. C") There is proof in the Rolls of Pari, of his sitting. (^) Ancient Deeds, vol. ii, C. 2778. C) See ante, p. 233, note "e." i^) For a list of Baronies called cut of abeyance, see vol. iv. Appendix H.
