or ters ▁were ▁residents ▁of ▁F ife ▁and ▁Str at he arn . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁September , ▁Edward ▁Bal li ol ▁was ▁crown ed ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Sc ots , ▁under ▁which ▁title ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁r ally ▁supp or ters ▁and ▁to ▁march ▁across ▁the ▁country , ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Ro x burgh . ▁There , ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November , ▁Edward ▁Bal li ol ▁offered ▁his ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁Edward ▁III ▁as ▁his ▁lie ge , ▁offering ▁also ▁to ▁wed ▁David ▁II ' s ▁sister ▁and ▁to ▁give ▁Edward ▁III ▁substantial ▁lands ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁He ▁also ▁p led ged ▁his ▁support ▁to ▁Edward ▁III ' s ▁future ▁batt les ▁on ▁penalty ▁of ▁all ▁of ▁Scotland ▁and ▁its ▁is les . ▁After ward , ▁he ▁with d rew ▁to ▁Ann an , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁long ▁remain ▁there ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁driven ▁from ▁Scotland ▁in ▁a ▁battle ▁led ▁by ▁Sir ▁Arch ib ald ▁Douglas ▁and ▁John ▁Rand olph , ▁ 3 rd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Mor ay . ▁ ▁David ▁II ' s ▁resistance ▁had ▁been ▁ham per ed ▁even ▁before ▁the ▁first ▁sk irm ish ▁by ▁the ▁unexpected ▁ill ness ▁and ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁Guardian . ▁Thomas ▁Rand olph ▁was ▁briefly ▁replaced ▁by ▁Dom hn all ▁II , ▁Earl ▁of ▁Mar , ▁but ▁the ▁new ▁Guardian ▁died ▁days ▁after ▁his ▁appointment ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Du pp lin ▁Mo or , ▁and ▁another ▁Guardian ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁quickly ▁located . ▁Sir ▁Andrew ▁Murray ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁position