A cadet branch of the Baliol family was descended from Ingelram, or
Engelram, a son of the younger Bernard de Baliol. Ingelram's wife was
the daughter and heiress of William de Berkeley, lord of Reidcastle in
Forfarshire, and chamberlain of Scotland, and by her he had a son Henry,
who became chamberlain about 1223. Henry married Lora or Lauretta, a
daughter of Philip de Valoines (Valsques), lord of Panmure, and in 1234
inherited part of the rich English fiefs of the Valoines family. He
sided with the English barons against John in 1215, and accompanied
Henry III. to France in 1242. He died in 1246. It is probable but not
certain that Henry's son was Alexander de Baliol, lord of Cavers in
Teviotdale, and chamberlain of Scotland. Alexander took a leading part
in Scottish affairs during the latter part of the 13th century, and is
first mentioned as chamberlain in 1287. He shared in the negotiations
between the Scottish nobles and Edward I. of England which culminated in
the treaty of Salisbury in 1289, and the treaty of Brigham in 1290.
Probably deprived of his office as chamberlainabout 1296 he may have
shared the imprisonment of his kinsman, John de Baliol the king. He then
fought in Scotland for Edward, and was summoned to several English
parliaments. His wife was Isabella de Chilham, through whom he obtained
lands in Kent. He died about 1309, leaving a son, Alexander, whose son,
Thomas, sold the estate of Cavers to William, earl of Douglas, in 1368.
Thomas is the last of the Baliols mentioned in the Scottish records.
A late and dubious tradition asserts that the family name became so
discredited owing to the pusillanimous conduct of John and Edward Baliol
that it was abandoned by its owners in favour of the form Baillie.
See John of Fordun, Chronica gentis Scotorum, edited by W. F.
Skene (Edinburgh, 1871-1872); Andrew of Wyntoun, The Orygynale
Cronykil of Scotland, edited by David Laing (Edinburgh,
1872-1879); Gesta Edwardi de Carnarvan, by a canon of
Bridlington, edited by W. Stubbs (London, 1883); W. Dugdale, The
Baronage of England (London, 1675-1676); R. Surtees, The
History of Durham (London, 1816-1840); Documents and Records
illustrating the History of Scotland, edited by F. T. Palgrave
(London, 1837); Documents illustrative of the History of
Scotland (1286-1306), edited by J. Stevenson (Edinburgh, 1870);
Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland, edited by J. Bain
(Edinburgh, 1881-1888).
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