General Notes

8th king john (1207) gave L.100 fine to enjoy office of butler with right to be CUP BEARER t o king as his right which office at solemn coronation of King Henry 111 he exercised.
Founded a priory at Wrokefton.

Hist of Geyton page 433 list holding and titles see his father

Hist East Rudham p 154
in the 17th Hen 111 a fine was levied between William,the prior of Cokesford.petent,Master
Michael Belet,impedent,of the homage and service of Roger de Cressi of his fee in West Rudham ,acknowledged by Michael to be the prior's right,as belonging to the manor of Cokesford(of th e gift of Hervey belet,brother of Michael),who gave them the manor of Rudham, which manor wa s given in frank marriage by the ancestor of Michael to the ancestor of Roger Cressi and th e prior release to michael 11 marks,due by the will of Michael Belet,Emme de Cheyney,and Emm e de Taney. this Roger Cressi lived in time of King John and was son of Hugh de Cressi, who m arried Margaret,dau and heir of william de Cheney,uncle of Sir John de Cheney.

Notes and Queries 2nd ser. vol 3 p 413:
1186 the original grant of Syenes or Shene now Richmond in Surry was noted in 1140 as grant t o
Belet family. Its also noted that Michael was a judge speaking of this Michaels fa ther
1199 Kings clerk :pipe roll 1 john p 145,185,196,228,240
Hereditary chief butler to the King confirmed 28 dec 1205,deprived 1211,but reinstated later,
Kingston Hundred, Richmond page 541:
Michael paid sum L 100 for the office of butlership,he seems to have forfeited his lands,an d those in Sheen were granted to Hugh de Nevill in 1215. Michael was evidently restored short ly afterwards,as he granted a virgats and a half of land in the manor of Sheen to Walkelia d e Canetone early in the reign of
Henry 111. At his death the custody of his daughter and heir, with her inheritance in Sheen,w as acquired by Wimund de Ralegh. This dau appears to have been Maud Belet who died in or befo re 1229
when her lands devolved on her kinsman John Belt.
1200 Rector of Hinclesham,Norfolk present 8 sep 1200 still their 1235 Foss E.A. biographical
dictionary of judges of England 1870;
1201 King john granted to him "dilecto et familiri clerico" the church of Hinclesham
Magistrate ,possibly of Oxford,witness in Oxford tithe settlement disput concerning
Oseney Abbey,Oxford Cart. Oseney (O.H.S.)iv 434
1202 paid 40 marks for having marriage of Robert de Candos "ad opus sororis suae"
and on death of his brother, Hervey Belet,he fined 100l for having the kings butlery, which he
inherited as attached to his manor of Shene or Richmond in Surrey (Rot de Obletis. 18 0,358)
He remained faithful to the royal cause and in the last of his reign had a grant of l and of
Wischard Ledet, who was with Kings enemies.
1204 Setburgham in the diocese of Carlisle (rot.chat 75,134)Rector of Seibergham,Cumb
1205 28 Dec, confirmed,Hereditary chief butler to the King,deprived 1211,but reinstated later
discharged his office at the marriage of King Henry 111 1236 [Pipe rolls 8 john p123;
9 john p 45;10 john p 136;11 john p 153;12 john p 176;14 hen 111 p 316;Manning and
Bray I 407: Matth. Paris Chrom. Maj R.S. 111 338.]
1217 Rector of Wroxton,Oxon, for many years received annuity of 15 marks from church of Burto n
Agnes,Yorks[reg 1V Gray,York(S.S.)pp 67,136] a house of Augustinian Canons [Hist of
Oxon. (V.C.H.) 11.101;Rot.Wells,Linc,(c.Y,S.)11.40]
1224 he was custo. of the rents of the Bishopric of Coventry. and in the tenth year was appoi nted
to audit the accounts of the Justichers of the quinzima,being himself one of those
assigned to collect it in Northamptonshire. These offices indicate that he was then i n the
Excheques and Madox (11 317) includes him among the barons of that court,on the
authority of a writ attested by him

Some accounts Dict Nat Bio. p 146 state that this michael was present at wedding of king an d Eleanor of Provence in 1236- this is wrong he was dead by this time and Sheen manor ha d passed from his daugter to his cousin John, who's son Michael would have held the office o f butler

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