Research Notes:

The Liber Vitæ of Durham lists (in order) "Eustakius de Baillol, Hugo, Ingelramus, Bernardus, Henricus filii eius".

Lord of Biwell. "Hugo de Balliol" confirmed the donation of "piscaria…ad Wudehorn…Wudehornestelle in flumie de Tuede" made to the monastery of Kelso by "qm Bernardo de Bailloil" by charter dated to [1200]. Matthew Paris names “...Hugo de Bailul et Bernardus frater eius...” among the "consiliarios iniquissimos” of King John. The Red Book of the Exchequer records "Hugo de Baylol" holding "baroniam de Bywelle" with five knights’ fees in Northumberland in [1210/12].

Lord of Hiche, Essex. Of Barnard Castle, he helped in the defence of the castle against Alexander II King of Scotland who invaded England in 1216. “Hugo de Baillol” confirmed donations to the monks of Fountains, by charter dated to [1190/1210]. The Red Book of the Exchequer records "Hugo de Baillol" holding four knights’ fees "de Stokeley" in Yorkshire, and three in Essex, Hertfordshire, in [1210/12]. The Testa de Nevill includes a writ of King John dated 1212 which records "Hugo de Bailliol" holding "baroniam de Biwelle" in Northumberland which had been granted by King William II to "antecessores". "Hugo de Baillol" donated land at Newsam to Rievaulx abbey, for the soul of "uxoris meæ Ceciliæ", by undated charter. ¹

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3 May 1218, Westminster

The count of Aumale, the earl Warenne, J. constable of Chester, the constable of Tickhill , Robert de Ros and Hugh de Balliol were summoned to come before the barons of the Exchequer at Trinity in 15 days to answer why they have hindered the sheriff of Yorkshire in taking the king’s pleas and doing as others ought to do and are accustomed to do in the same county to the king’s advantage, so that he has been and is unable to pay his farm and to answer for the debts of the king and other things for which he has summons.

2 Sep 1218, Tower of London

Order to the sheriff of Hertfordshire to take the manor of Hugh de Balliol of Hitchin into the king’s hand and place one of his servants alongside one of Hugh’s servants to keep it, so that nothing be removed until he will be ordered otherwise, because Hugh does not wish to obey the king’s order to surrender the honour of Wolverton to the archbishop of Canterbury, as he was ordered.

Calendar of the Fine Rolls, 2 Hen. III, 52, 203

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28 Jun 1219, Hereford

Robert de Vieuxpont has shown the king’s council that whereas all of the king’s predecessors, kings of England, always had a mine in Tynedale pertaining to the king’s castle of Carlisle , for which the constable of the same castle ought to answer the king, Hugh de Balliol impeded the miners working therein to the king’s damage, not permitting them to work as they had been accustomed to do. Order to Hugh to desist from this manner of impediment, permitting the miners to work the mines as they were accustomed to work in the times of the king’s predecessors, doing this so that the king need not apply a corrective hand.

Calendar of the Fine Rolls, 3 Hen. III, 359a

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12 Nov 1221, Westminster

Hugh de Balliol gives the king one palfrey for having an annual two-day fair, until the king comes of age, at his manor of Hitchin on the eve and feast of St. Andrew, unless that fair etc. Order to the sheriff of Hertfordshire to take etc...

Calendar of the Fine Rolls, 6 Hen. III, 21

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27 Jul 1224

Order to the sheriff of Northumberland to place in respite the demand he makes from Hugh de Balliol for scutage for the army of Wales until upon his next account at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the eighth year.

Calendar of the Fine Rolls, 8 Hen. III, 283

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After 19 Apr 1229

John de Balliol, son and heir of Hugh de Balliol , has made fine with the king by £150 for his relief of 30 knights’ fees that Hugh de Balliol, his father, held of the king in chief, namely 100s. for each fee. He is to render a moiety of which fine to the king at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year and the other moiety at Easter in the fourteenth year, so that if there are more than 30 knights’ fees that Hugh held of the king in chief and that John ought to hold of the king, John will answer for the relief of those fees....

Calendar of the Fine Rolls, 13 Hen. III, 181

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16 Apr 1231, Westminster

The king has granted to John de Balliol, son and heir of Hugh de Balliol , that he may render £100 for his relief of the knights’ fees he holds of the king in chief, and £20 for his relief of four knights’ fees he holds in chief of the honour of Boulogne , namely 100s. from each fee, notwithstanding the fine that John made previously with the king by £150 for his relief of 30 knights’ fees that Hugh de Balliol, his father, held of the king in chief, namely 100s. from each fee....

Calendar of the Fine Rolls, 15 Hen. III, 142