[1] [2] [3] This yeare, about Midsummer, or somwhat before, at Gant in Flanders,The deceasse of the lord Geffrey de Scrope, & of the bishop of Lincolne. The quéene brought to bed. died the lord Geffrey Scrope the kings iustice, and Henrie bishop of Lincolne, two cheefe councellors to the king. The quéene after hir returne into England, was this yeare brought to bed in the tower of London of a daughter named Blanch, that died yoong, and was buried at West|minster. ¶ In this meane while, during the warres betwixt France and England, the French king in fauour of Dauid king of Scotland, had sent men of warre into Scotland, vnder the conduct of sir Ar|nold Dandreghen, who was after one of the mar|shals of France, and the lord of Garrentiers, with o|ther, by whose comfort and helpe, the Scots that tooke part with king Dauid, did indeuor themselues to re|couer out of the Englishmens hands, such castels and fortresses as they held within Scotland, as in the Scotish historie ye shall find mentioned, and how a|bout this time, their king the foresaid Dauid retur|ned foorth of France into Scotland by the French kings helpe, who hauing long before concluded a league with him, thought by his friendship to trouble the king of England so at home, that he should not be at great leisure to inuade him in France.