[1] [2] The king of Scots conclu+deth a league with the French king. Polydor. Iohn king of Scotland affianced his sonne Ed|ward Balioll with the daughter of Charles du Ua|lois brother to the French king, and concluded with the said French king a league against the king of England. Nothing mooued the Scotish king so much hereto, as the affection which he bare towards his natiue countrie, for he was a French man borne, and lord of Harecourt in Normandie, which segnio|rie was after made an earledome by Philip du Ua|lois king of France. Matth. West. The Scotishmen had chosen 12 peeres, that is to saie, foure bishops, foure earles, and foure barons, by whose aduise and counsell the king should gouerne the realme, by whome he was induced also to consent vnto such accord with the French men, contrarie to his promised faith giuen to king Edward when he did homage to him.