▁in ▁March ▁ 1 3 5 2 ▁did ▁not ▁find ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁subm itting ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁a ▁fair ▁trade ▁for ▁the ▁freedom ▁of ▁their ▁king . ▁David ▁II ▁was ▁sent ▁back . ▁ ▁Still ▁pre occup ied ▁with ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁France , ▁Edward ▁III ▁tried ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 3 5 4 ▁with ▁a ▁simple ▁demand ▁of ▁r ans om , ▁without ▁settlement ▁of ▁the ▁claim ▁of ▁England ▁to ▁superior ity , ▁but ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁rejected ▁this ▁as ▁well , ▁perhaps ▁because ▁Robert ▁Stewart ▁was ▁cont empl ating ▁instead ▁a ▁stronger ▁al liance ▁with ▁France . ▁It ▁was ▁with ▁French ▁backing ▁around ▁ 1 3 5 5 ▁that ▁the ▁Scottish ▁forces ▁began ▁again ▁to ▁es cal ate ▁against ▁England . ▁They ▁launched ▁a ▁successful ▁assault ▁against ▁Ber wick , ▁which ▁fell ▁under ▁Scottish ▁control . ▁ ▁Edward ▁III ▁react ed ▁swift ly . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 3 5 6 , ▁along ▁with ▁Edward ▁Bal li ol , ▁he ▁inv aded ▁Scotland , ▁leading ▁to ▁an ▁episode ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Bur nt ▁Cand lem as . ▁After ▁re capt uring ▁Ber wick ▁and ▁over w inter ing ▁at ▁Ro x burgh , ▁he ▁spent ▁ten ▁days ▁at ▁H adding ton , ▁where ▁he ▁s ack ed ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁destroyed ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁buildings . ▁His ▁army ▁rav aged ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁L oth ian , ▁burning ▁Edinburgh ▁and ▁the ▁S hr ine ▁of ▁the ▁Virgin ▁at ▁White k irk . ▁ ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Ber