S56 BUTTERDEAN 



We next find John de EUem, who is on the Jury at an 

 Inquisition held on 22ud April 1343, as to the lands of 

 Foulden, forfeited by William de Eamsay.^ 



That the lands of the Ellems of Ellem or other Ellem 

 lands were forfeited prior to this period is proved by the 

 fact that David II. gives a grant to William Wardlaw of 

 certain lands in the Crossgate of Coldingham forfeited by 

 Raulf Eklis, and one plough land in Blenherne forfeited 

 by Henry Ellem.^ The Charter relating to this is granted 

 at Edinburgh, 23rd March, in the 33rd year of David II. 

 (1359).» 



While the lands of Ellem pass out of the hands of the 

 family of that name about this period, and are found in 

 the possession of the Erskines in the reign of Robert III./" 

 yet the family are still in the neighbourhood, and Henry 

 Ellem is followed by a Richard Ellem, who is a witness to 

 a Charter of David II. in favour of the Earl of Dunbar 

 in 1364." That this Richard Ellem or his successor was 

 of Butterdean may be inferred from the Records of a 

 perambulation by William Drax, prior of Coldingham, and 

 Adam Foreman, of date 13th November 1430, when Richard 

 of Ellem, George of Ellem, and Alexander of Ellem appear 

 as witnesses. ^'^ There is, however, a perambulation between 

 the lands of Brokholes and Butterdean, on 14th January 

 1431, between the Priory and Convent of Coldingham and 

 George de Helham, which affords a variation of the name 

 and an indication that George EUem might be in possession 

 of the lands at that date.'^ Richard of Ellem was probably 

 the father of George of Ellem, for George Ellem of Butter- 

 dean is involved in a dispute as to the pasturage of the 



•^ Inquisitions Post Mortem, 17 Edward III., No. 8; Cal. Doc. Scot., 

 Vol. 3, p. 257; No. 1409. 



* Robertson's Index, p. 44, No. 48. 



' Great Seal Reg., Vol. i., p. 27, No. 41 ; Robertson's Index, p. 73, 

 No. 41. 



'" Robertson's Index, p., 147, No. 5. 



" Robertson's Index, p. 82, No. 169; Great Seal Reg., Vol. i., p. 55, 

 No. 169. 



'■^ Appendix to Ilaine's North Darham, Coldingham Charters, No. 638. 



13 Do. do. No. 639. 



