[1] [2] [3] The Scots in reuenge hereof made diuerse rodes into England, withdrawing still with their prey and booties, before the English power could assemble to giue them battell. About Alhallontide, the Scots be|sieged the castell of Edenburgh,The castell of Edenburgh besieged. but the bishop of Carleill, the lord Randoll Dacres of Gillesland, with the power of the counties of Cumberland and of Westmerland, and the king of Scots Edward Ba|lioll, with the lord Anthonie Lucie, and such compa|nie as they brought from Berwike, meeting at Roc|kesburgh, marched foorth vnto Edenburgh,The siege is raised. and cha|sing the Scots from the siege, tooke order for the safe keeping of the castell from thencefoorth, and returned into England. In this meane time things happened so well to the purpose of king Edward,The K. prac|tiseth with ye Flemings. that by prac|tise he alienated the hearts of the Flemings from the obedience of their earle, being altogither an ear|nest fréend to the French king. He therefore vnder|standing the minds of his people, sought to winne them by some gentle treatie, and so did euen at the first, concluding an agréement with them of Gaunt, which were fullie at a point to haue entred into league with the king of England, as with him whose fréendship by reason of the traffike of merchandize, (and namelie of the English wools) they knew to be more necessarie for their countrie than the French kings.