3 4 1 ▁– ▁ 1 3 4 6 ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 3 4 1 , ▁David ▁II ▁reached ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Scotland ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁Edward ▁III ' s ▁sister , ▁Joan . ▁While ▁the ▁batt les ▁with ▁the ▁English ▁had ▁co o led ▁in ▁recent ▁years , ▁inf ight ing ▁amongst ▁the ▁Scottish ▁loyal ists ▁had ▁once ▁again ▁become ▁an ▁issue , ▁and ▁David ▁II ▁was ▁eager ▁to ▁establish ▁his ▁own ▁authority ▁and ▁surr ound ▁himself ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁people . ▁These ▁ur ges ▁caused ▁David ▁II ▁to ▁make ▁some ▁question able ▁dec isions ▁that ▁probably ▁had ▁the ▁opposite ▁effect ▁of ▁what ▁he ▁had ▁intended . ▁David ▁knew ▁that ▁Douglas ▁had ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁L idd es dale , ▁but ▁he ▁best owed ▁it ▁instead ▁on ▁Stewart ▁in ▁ 1 3 4 2 . ▁Stewart ▁— ▁more ▁interested ▁in ▁Ath oll , ▁which ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁best owed ▁on ▁Douglas ▁— ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁swap , ▁an ▁act ▁which ▁not ▁only ▁increased ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁Douglas ▁and ▁Stewart ▁but ▁also ▁suggested ▁little ▁respect ▁for ▁David ▁II ' s ▁authority . ▁Perhaps ▁in ▁response , ▁David ▁II ▁reward ed ▁Alexander ▁R ams ay ▁of ▁Dal h ous ie ▁for ▁ret aking ▁Ro x burgh ▁Castle ▁from ▁the ▁English ▁by ▁appoint ing ▁him ▁sh er iff . ▁This ▁act ▁en rag ed ▁Douglas , ▁who ▁had ▁tried ▁to ▁re take ▁Ro x burgh ▁himself ▁several ▁times ▁and