AGNES d'Aumâle . A manuscript history of the foundation of Melsa Abbey records that "Willielmus" had "sorores quatuor, filias Stephani" who married "una…vicedomino de Pynkeney, altera…vicedomino de Verberay, tertia…Bertanno de Brikebet, quarta Willielmo de Romare et postea Petro de Brus"[671]. Secondary sources often indicate that Agnes´s husband was in fact Adam [I] de Brus. This conclusion is based not only on the assumption that the manuscript history mistook "Petro" for "Adam", but also that it reversed the order of Agnes´s marriages: the birth date of Isabel, daughter of Adam [II] de Brus (son of Adam [I]), estimated to [1168/70] on the basis of her first marriage in [1180], suggests the likelihood that Adam [II] was born before 1143 (approximate date of Agnes´s marriage to William de Roumare) rather than after 1151 (date of death of William de Roumare). As a general principle, it appears preferable to find ways of confirming that a primary source is factually correct rather than justifying why it is in error. No other primary source has yet been identified which names Agnes as the wife of Adam, or as the mother of his children. In addition, as noted in thedocument SCOTLAND KINGS, Peter [I] de Brus was named in a charter dated to[1155/65]. It is therefore possible that the manuscript history is factually correct and that Agnes d´Aumâle married Peter as her second husband, presumably as his second wife considering his likely age by that time. While waiting for other primary source information to emerge, this appears to be a safer interim conclusion compared with assuming that the manuscript history made two factualerrors, relating to the name of Agnes´s Brus husband and to the order of her marriages. m firstly (after 1143) WILLIAM de Roumare, son of WILLIAM Seigneur de Roumare & his wife Hawise de Reviers (-1151). m secondly (after 1151) [as his second wife,] PETER [I] de Brus, son of --- (-after [1155/65]).