, ▁in ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁Sp alt ro ▁and ▁Bridge , ▁" no ▁Ang lo - F rench ▁peace ▁settlement ▁could ▁sc ant ▁the ▁interest ▁of ▁France ' s ▁al ly ▁Scotland ." ▁France ▁and ▁Scotland ▁had ▁been ▁joined ▁in ▁an ▁" A uld ▁Alliance " ▁since ▁Edward ▁Bal li ol ' s ▁father ▁John ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁treat y ▁with ▁Philip ▁IV ▁of ▁France ▁against ▁Edward ▁I ▁of ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 2 9 5 , ▁p led ging ▁mut ual ▁defence . ▁▁ ▁David ▁II ' s ▁new ▁co - reg ents ▁sent ▁a ▁ple a ▁for ▁help ▁to ▁Philip ▁VI , ▁who ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 3 3 4 ▁ad vised ▁Edward ▁III ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁sending ▁an ▁amb assador ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁matter . ▁According ly , ▁when ▁Edward ▁III ▁returned ▁from ▁Ro x burgh ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 3 3 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Av ranch es ▁waiting , ▁demand ing ▁to ▁know ▁why ▁Edward ▁III ▁was ▁acting ▁against ▁David ▁II ▁and ▁David ' s ▁queen , ▁Edward ' s ▁own ▁sister ▁Joan . ▁Edward ▁III ▁de ferred ▁his ▁answer , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁meant ime ▁agreed ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁amb ass adors ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁peace ▁between ▁England ▁and ▁Scotland . ▁As ▁serious ▁as ▁the ▁French ▁amb ass adors ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁at ▁their ▁task , ▁they ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁make ▁head way ▁with ▁the ▁co - reg ents ▁of ▁David ▁II , ▁who ▁were ▁at ▁this ▁time