[1] Now the king of Scotland being informed by the lord Eustace Uescie (who had maried his daugh|ter) that there was some hope to be had on his part, for the recouerie of such seigniories as he and his pre|decessours somtime held in England, did further dis|patch sundrie ambassadours with full purpose to send them ouer into Normandie vnto king Iohn, there to require restitution of the countries of Nor|thumberland and Cumberland, with their appurte|nances, and he promised also by his letters, that if the same might be granted vnto him, in as ample man|ner as they had béene in times past to his ancestors, he would gladlie doo his homage to king Iohn, as to the true & lawfull king of England for the same, and furthermore yéeld to him his faithfull seruice a|gainst all men, so often as he should be required ther|vnto. Howbeit when the archbishop of Canturburie and the rest of the councell, vnderstood that these am|bassadors should passe through England, they would not suffer them so to doo, but spéedilie sent Dauid earle of Huntington into Scotland vnto the king his brother, requiring him earnestlie that he would not send any ambassadours ouer as yet, but rather tarie, and take patience a while, till the king should come ouer into England: which (as they said) he purposed to doo verie shortlie.