▁who ▁had ▁by ▁some ▁reports ▁already ▁been ▁given ▁the ▁position . ▁He ▁imprison ed ▁R ams ay ▁and ▁took ▁brut al ▁reven ge , ▁star ving ▁him ▁to ▁death ▁in ▁Herm itage ▁Castle . ▁Although ▁himself ▁dis may ed ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁R ams ay , ▁Stewart ▁interven ed ▁between ▁Douglas ▁of ▁L idd es dale ▁and ▁the ▁king , ▁and ▁Douglas ▁was ▁p ardon ed . ▁ ▁Fight ing ▁with ▁the ▁English ▁also ▁continued . ▁David ▁II ▁conducted ▁several ▁ra ids ▁into ▁England , ▁as ▁did ▁John ▁Rand olph . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 3 4 3 , ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁English ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁treat y ▁that ▁also ▁involved ▁Scotland . ▁While ▁this ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁last ▁until ▁ 2 9 ▁September ▁ 1 3 4 6 , ▁several ▁sk irm ishes ▁in ▁the ▁interven ing ▁years ▁did ▁disturb ▁the ▁peace . ▁But ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁late ▁in ▁ 1 3 4 6 , ▁when ▁Philip ▁VI ▁appe aled ▁to ▁his ▁al ly ▁David ▁II ▁for ▁support , ▁that ▁circumstances ▁would ▁under go ▁a ▁major ▁change . ▁ ▁Having ▁sust ained ▁serious ▁losses ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁C ré cy ▁in ▁August ▁and ▁fear ing ▁further ▁losses ▁in ▁an ▁English ▁invasion , ▁Philip ▁VI ▁asked ▁David ▁II ▁to ▁himself ▁in va de ▁England . ▁Not with standing ▁rival ries ▁and ▁divisions ▁within ▁his ▁own ▁troops , ▁David ▁sum mon ed ▁a ▁massive ▁army ▁to ▁Per th ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 3 4 6 . ▁But ▁David ▁II ' s