▁Douglas ▁of ▁L idd es dale ▁kept ▁up ▁a ▁campaign ▁of ▁har ass ment ▁against ▁the ▁king , ▁while ▁Murray ▁destroyed ▁Dun not tar , ▁Kin ne ff ▁and ▁Laur ist on ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁Edward ▁III ▁using ▁them ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁advantage . ▁Fam ine ▁and ▁disease ▁exact ed ▁har sh ▁to ll s ▁throughout ▁Scotland . ▁In ▁England , ▁though ▁French ▁naval ▁attacks ▁were ▁dying ▁down , ▁French ▁political ▁and ▁legal ▁press ures ▁were ▁increasing . ▁Edward ▁III ▁again ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 3 3 6 ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁plan ▁a ▁force ▁to ▁enter ▁Gas con y ▁in ▁the ▁spring . ▁ ▁Scottish ▁res urg ence : ▁ 1 3 3 6 ▁– ▁ 1 3 4 0 ▁The ▁Scottish ▁loyal ists ▁pressed ▁the ▁advantage ▁of ▁Edward ▁III ' s ▁dist raction . ▁Murray ▁and ▁Douglas ▁of ▁L idd es dale ▁made ▁inc urs ions ▁into ▁the ▁English ▁strong holds ▁of ▁Per th ▁and ▁F ife ▁and ▁met ▁no ▁real ▁resistance . ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁they ▁negoti ated ▁terms ▁with ▁the ▁troops ▁g arrison ed ▁at ▁Both well ▁Castle , ▁immediately ▁after ward ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁English ▁fort ifications . ▁This ▁was ▁only ▁the ▁start . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁March , ▁the ▁Scottish ▁troops ▁had ▁rec laimed ▁most ▁of ▁Scotland ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁For th ▁and ▁done ▁serious ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁lands ▁of ▁Edward ▁Bal li ol . ▁▁ ▁Edward ▁III ▁continued ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁France , ▁though ▁he ▁made ▁clear ▁his ▁intent ions