▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁to ▁send ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁Scottish ▁troops , ▁to ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁sending ▁supplies ▁since ▁February ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁Notice ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Edward ▁III , ▁inform ing ▁him ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁submit ▁the ▁dispute ▁to ▁the ▁arbitr ation ▁of ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁Pope , ▁the ▁French ▁soldiers ▁would ▁be ▁deployed . ▁Edward ▁III ▁flat ly ▁refused ▁the ▁demand . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁situation ▁among ▁the ▁Scottish ▁loyal ists ▁had ▁w ors ened , ▁but ▁only ▁tempor arily . ▁England ▁was ▁reg aining ▁ground , ▁and ▁both ▁Str ath b og ie ▁and ▁Robert ▁Stewart ▁surrender ed ▁to ▁Edward ▁III , ▁Str ath b og ie ▁so ▁enthus iast ically ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁later ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁ty ran ny ▁against ▁the ▁loyal ists . ▁The ▁remaining ▁loyal ists ▁gathered ▁at ▁D umb art on ▁Castle , ▁with ▁the ▁sole ▁remaining ▁reg ent , ▁Sir ▁Andrew ▁Murray . ▁To ▁discuss ▁terms , ▁Murray ▁and ▁Edward ▁III ▁established ▁a ▁tr uce , ▁which ▁ultimately ▁last ed ▁from ▁mid - Oct ober ▁through ▁Christmas , ▁but ▁the ▁tr uce ▁did ▁not ▁govern ▁Bal li ol ▁or ▁Bal li ol ' s ▁follow ers . ▁When ▁Str ath b og ie ▁lay ▁sie ge ▁against ▁Murray ' s ▁wife ▁at ▁K ild rum my ▁Castle , ▁Murray ▁went ▁after ▁him , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁the ▁recently ▁r ans omed ▁William ▁Douglas , ▁Lord ▁of ▁L idd es dale , ▁killed ▁Str