[1] His wife quéene Ione made such earnest sute to hir brother king Edward for hir husbands deliue|rance, that king Edward was contented to release him vpon the paiment of so small a portion of mo|nie, and performance of the couenants, for the rai|sing of those castels; although Froissard saith, Froissard. that he was couenanted to paie for his deliuerance within the tearme of ten yeares, fiue hundred thousand no|bles, and for suertie of that paiment to send into England sufficient hostages, as the earles of Dow|glas, Murrey, Mar, Sutherland, and Fiffe, the ba|ron of Uescie, and sir William Camoise. Also he co|uenanted neuer to weare armour against king Ed|ward, within his realme of England, nor to consent that his subiects should so doo: and further should vp|on his returne home, doo the best he could to cause the Scots to agree that their countrie should hold of him in fée, and that he and his successours, kings of Scotland, should doo homage to the king of Eng|land, and his successors for the realme of Scot|land.