Sir John de Sothill, probable grantee of a messuage in Heckmondwike, co. Yorks. by John de Heckmondwike, and beneficiary of a quitclaim concerning a fourth part of a bovate of land in Illingworth. [1] He entered into a restrictive bond with ëWilliam son of Henry de Rutonestí in 1242, together with his wife (called ëlady Aí in the bond digest). [John Ravilious, SGM, 6 Nov 2002]