[1] In this meane time that these troubles were at the hottest in England, the duke of Lancaster being in Scotland, so behaued himselfe (in the treatie which he had in hand with the Scots) dissembling the mat|ter so, as if he had not vnderstood of any trouble in England at all, that finallie before the Scots had knowledge thereof,A truce with Scotland. Tho. Wals [...]. Froissard. a truce was concluded to indure for two yeares, or (as other haue) for three yeares. When he had made an end there, and that all things were agréed vpon and passed, for the confirmation of that accord, he returned to Berwike, but at his com|ming thither, the capteine sir Matthew Redman would not suffer him to enter the towne,The capteine of Berwike will not suffer the duke of Lancaster to enter into the towne. bicause of a commandement giuen to him from the earle of Northumberland, lord warden of the marches: wherefore the duke was glad to returne into Scot|land againe, obteining licence of the Scots to re|maine amongst them, till the realme of England was reduced to better quiet. Hervpon, the commons in England that fauored him not, tooke occasion to report the worst of him that might be deuised, calling him now in time of their rebellious commotions, a traitor to the realme, declaring that he had ioined himselfe to the Scots, and meant to take part with them against his owne natiue countrie.