[1] King Edward not fullie vnderstanding the con|clusion of this league, required aid of the Scotish king for the maintenance of his warres against France, and receiuing a doubtfull answer, began to suspect the matter: whervpon he required to haue thrée castels, as Barwike, Edenburgh, and Rokes|burgh, deliuered vnto him as gages till the end of the warre, and if the Scotishmen continued faithfull vnto him,K. Edwards request made to the Scots is denied. Abington. he would then restore the same castels to them againe when the warres were ended. This to do the Scotishmen vtterlie denied, alledging that their countrie was frée of it selfe, and acquit of all seruitude or bondage, and that they were in no con|dition bound vnto the king of Scotland, and there|fore they would receiue the merchants of France, of Flanders,The disloiall dealing of the Scots. or any other countrie without excepti|on, as they thought good.