▁first ▁offer , ▁in ▁ 1 3 4 8 , ▁which ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁that ▁David ▁II ▁would ▁hold ▁Scotland ▁as ▁a ▁f ief ▁for ▁England , ▁naming ▁Edward ▁III ▁or ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁sons ▁as ▁his ▁successor , ▁should ▁he ▁die ▁without ▁children . ▁This ▁had ▁alter ed ▁somewhat ▁by ▁ 1 3 5 0 ▁when ▁Edward ▁III ▁sent ▁Douglas ▁of ▁L idd es dale , ▁also ▁in ▁cust ody ▁in ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁London , ▁to ▁see ▁if ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁would ▁be ▁willing ▁to ▁take ▁different ▁terms : ▁to ▁r ans om ▁David ▁II ▁for ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁£ 4 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁dis in her ited ▁l ords , ▁and ▁the ▁naming ▁of ▁Edward ▁III ' s ▁young ▁son ▁John ▁of ▁Ga unt ▁as ▁David ' s ▁successor , ▁should ▁he ▁die ▁without ▁children . ▁David ▁himself ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁removing ▁Edward ▁III ' s ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁succession ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁and ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁willing ▁to ▁entertain ▁the ▁idea ▁as ▁they ▁sent ▁Douglas ▁of ▁L idd es dale ▁back ▁for ▁further ▁neg ot iation ▁and ▁David ▁II ▁was ▁himself ▁permitted ▁to ▁briefly ▁return ▁to ▁Scotland ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 3 5 2 ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁se al ▁the ▁deal . ▁Stewart ▁would ▁obviously ▁be ▁dis in cl ined ▁to ▁support ▁terms ▁that ▁removed ▁him ▁from ▁succession , ▁but ▁he ▁seems ▁ultimately ▁not ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁alone . ▁The ▁Parliament ▁conven ed