Richard Butler (died 14 September 1612) was Archdeacon of Northampton from 9 July 1611 until his death.
[1] Butler was among the earliest Arminians, along with John Buckeridge (his predecessor), Benjamin Carier, and Richard Neile.
[3] Butler attended the Hampton Court Conference of 1604, where he famously described Puritans as being Prostestants "frayed out of [their] wits".
[3] Butler assisted Neile in the examination of Edward Wightman, who was the last person to be burned at the stake in England for heresy.
[3] Butler was one of the founding benefactors of St John's College, Oxford, to which he bequeathed certain medieval manuscripts, including Richard Rolle's Parce mihi.