[1] [2] It may séeme a woonder to manie, that the king [page 350] of England would permit Edward Balioll to make his prouision thus in England, and to suffer his peo|ple to aid him against his brother in law king Da|uid that had married his sister (as before ye haue heard.The cause that mooued K. Edward to aid Edward Balioll.) Indéed at the first he was not verie readie to grant their suit that mooued it, but at length he was contented to dissemble the matter, in hope that if Edward Balioll had good successe, he should then recouer that againe, which by the conclusion of peace during his minoritie, he had through euill counsell resigned out of his hands. The Scots neuerthelesse in December chased their new king Edward Bali|oll out of Scotland, so that he was faine to retire into England, and celebrated the feast of the Natiuitie at Carleill, in the house of the friers minors, and the morrow after being S. Stephans day, he went into Westmerland, Rich. South. Edward Ba|lioll chased out of Scot|land. where of the lord Clifford he was right honorablie receiued, to whome he then granted Douglas Dale in Scotland, which had béene gran|ted to the said lord Cliffords grandfather in the daies of king Edward the first, if he might at anie time re|couer the realme of Scotland out of his aduersaries hands.