[1] [2] Although Edward Balioll by the puissance of the king of Englands assistance had got the most part of the realme of Scotland into his hands, yet diuerse castels were holden against him, and the Scots dai|lie slipped from him, and by open rebellion molested him diuerse waies. The king of England aduertised thereof called a parlement at London, Rich. South. A parlement at London. wherein he tooke order for his iournie into Scotland, had a tenth and a fiftéenth granted him, and so about Alhallon|tide he came to Newcastell vpon Tine, with his ar|mie, and remained there till the feast of saint Katha|rine,The king en|treth into Scotland with an armie and then entring into Scotland, came to Roc|kesburgh, where he repared the castell which had beene aforetime destroied. After the third daie of Christ|masse was past, the king of England entred into E|thrike forrest, beating it vp and downe, but the Scots would not come within his reach: wherevpon he sent the king of Scots that was there present with him, and the earles of Warwike and Oxenford, and cer|teine other barons and knights with their retinues vnto Carleill, to keepe and defend those west parts of the realme from the Scots.