Butler
The butler (Latin botellarius or botecarius) was the official in charge of the wine cellar, much like a modern wine steward. One butler held the post of majordomo simultaneously, as evidenced by a charter of 1072. There is no direct evidence in the charter record of rotation of this office, but several individuals appear to have been both butler and cup-bearer at different times.
| Name | First record in office | Final record in office | Title(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lope Iñíguez | 1011 | 1020 | Botellarius |
| Aznar Fortúnez | 1015 | 1015 | Botellarius |
| Sancho Jiménez | 1033 | 1033 | Botellarius |
| Jimeno Sánchez | 1040 | 1040 | Botellarius |
| Velasco García | 1056 | 1064 | Botellarius |
| Lope Muñoz | 1066 | 1072 | Botellarius |
| Lope Velásquez | 1072 | 1072 | Botellarius, Botecarius, also Maior domus |
| Sancho Sánchez | 1078 | 1087 | Botellarius |
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“Pull down the blinds, bring fiddle and clarionet
That there be no foot silent in the room
Nor mouth from kissing, nor from wine unwet;
Our Father Rosicross is in his tomb.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
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Hurry into each other’s arms; these eyes,
By water, herb and solitary prayer
Made aquiline, are open to that light.
Though somewhat broken by the leaves, that light
Lies in a circle on the grass.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“Come praise Colonus’ horses, and come praise
The wine-dark of the wood’s intricacies,
The nightingale that deafens daylight there,
If daylight ever visit where,
Unvisited by tempest or by sun....”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)