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in the Foundation of the Abbacy of Ardbroth it is written
Philippo de Valen. It was also then written VALOUN which
thereafter came to be corrupted by the common People into
VALENCE. It is to be observed That all the Writers in King
William's Days were French or English Men, and hence some
concluded That the Name has come of Wallouns or the Town
of Valentia. Hence these of the Name were called Valenses,
and in Latin Valentini, and some call them de Valentia.
These came First out of France from the renowned Towns of
Lusignan in Poictou (of which House came some Kings of
Cyprus) with William the Conqueror into England. And
then he who came was called William. The Name continued
long in great Honour in England; and in the Days of King
Henry 3^d (who was crowned Anno 1217) William of Valens
married Joanna Daughter of Guarinus de Monte Canisio, i.e.
Mount Chensie whereby he became Earl of Pembroke; For
Guarinus married One of the Heirs of William Marischal of
England and Earl of Pembroke who bare to him this Joanna
Wife to William Valens, and so he got the Earldom of Pem-
broke. To this William succeeded his Son Oudomarus who
was made Viceroy of Scotland under King Edward 1 of Eng-
land, and in this Man ended the Race of Valens on the
Earldom of Pembroke; For he died without Children, and his
Sister succeeded to him. It is a probable Conjecture that the
Valenses came to Scotland long before the Oudomare, and got
the Lands of Panmore from King Edgar about the Year 1098,
as having come out of Northumberland with him into Scotland,
he being then assisted in his Enterprize (against Donald Bane
who had usurped the Crown after King Edgar his Father
King Malcome Canmore's Death) by many Persons of Quality
partly sent by King William Rufus and partly by Edgar his
Uncle, many of whom he retained and rewarded with the
Lands which belonged to the Traitors who had assisted Donald
Bane, and possibly with the Crown Lands; And then probably
Panmore was given off to the Valenses.

THE First of the Name of Valens of Valence who got the
Lands of Panmore was Sir Philip Valens Father to William
Valens, which William had only One Child Christian Valens
who was married to Sir Peter Maule, ut infra, and so the

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