Family records of the Bruces and the Cumyns

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William Rufus, son of the Conqueror, and was infeoffed of the barony of Biwell,
county Northumberland, for which lands his son, Bernard de Baliol, did homage
to David I., King of Scotland, who was then in possession of that country.
But Baliol going, together with Robert de Brus, Lord of Cleveland, to endeav-
our to persuade King David, who had invaded England, to retire and make
peace ; and these overtures being rejected, he renounced his fealty; and, return-
ing to the English camp, shared in the victory obtained over the Scots near
Northallerton, August 22, 1138, called " The Battle of the Standard." 1138.
He also assisted in surprising William the Lion at Alnwick, and led the band July 1
who made him prisoner. IX 74-
Having gr.eatly enlarged his paternal estates, he founded the strong fortress
which bears his name upon the Tees. He was succeeded by his son Eustace
de Baliol, who had two sons : —
1. Hugh,* who succeeded his father; 2. Henry, Great Chamberlain of Scotland. 1233.
John de Baliol succeeded his father Hugh, and married Devergoile or Dorna-
gilla, eldest daughter of Alan Lord of Galloway by his second wife, "Margaret of
Scotland." Devergoile became " Lady of Galloway" on her father's death. 1234.
By order of Alexander III. John de Baliol kept the north of England for the
captive Henry III. of England, and did eminent service to both in opposing the
rebellious barons. He was the subject of three different sovereigns : to the
King of France for his estates in Normandy — viz., the lands of " Baillcid"
" Dampetre," Helicourt, and de Horney (as appears by the articles of marriage
of his grandson Edward with the Duke of Anjou's daughter) ; to the King of
England for his estates there ; and to the King of Scotland for the lordship of
Galloway, by which he was commonly designated.
This great man and lover of the muses — " potens et dives," as the chronicle
of Melrose calls him — died at Oxford A.D. 1269. Baliol College was founded
in his honour by Devergoile. It is said that he founded " a school " at Oxford,
and gave each of the students eight pennies weekly for their table. It was pro-
bably on this foundation that Baliol College was reared. Devergoile died at
Bernard Castle in 1289, setat. 76.
Fotheringay Castle, which had belonged to David I. and to David Earl 01
Huntingdon, had been the portion of her sister " Christian Countess of Albe-
marle," who, dying without issue, A.D. 1246, Devergoile became her heir, and,
frequently residing there, was sometimes styled " The Lady of Fotheringay ; "
and no lady of her time gained a fairer fame. The church of Cross-Michael
* Hugh de Baliol's second son was " Sir Alexander de Baliol " of Cavers, designated as " Camerarius 1291.
Scotife." He is mentioned in Ragman's Roll. He left a son and heir, Thomas, who had a daughter and
heir, Isabel, married to Reginald More, ancestor of the Mores of Rowallan and Caldwell.
Sir Alexander's sister " Lora" married Gilbert Earl of Lincoln. William de Baliol is also mentioned 1302.
as going with James the Steward to France to treat about peace with the English.
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