ath b og ie ▁and ▁rout ed ▁Str ath b og ie ' s ▁troops ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁C ul ble an . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁vict ories ▁against ▁Bal li ol ▁and ▁his ▁follow ers ▁that ▁gradually ▁pushed ▁Bal li ol ▁to ▁shelter ▁in ▁the ▁shadow ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁king . ▁▁ ▁Edward ▁III ▁seems ▁at ▁this ▁point ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁primarily ▁interested ▁in ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁eight ▁count ies ▁which ▁Bal li ol ▁had ▁given ▁him , ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁rest oring ▁to ▁military ▁strength . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁his ▁flat ▁ref us al ▁to ▁meet ▁Philip ▁VI ' s ▁dem ands , ▁he ▁was ▁concerned ▁about ▁the ▁potential ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁French , ▁particularly ▁against ▁his ▁inherited ▁lands ▁in ▁that ▁country . ▁Through ▁the ▁winter , ▁the ▁treat y ▁remained ▁under ▁discussion , ▁prom oting ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁the ▁middle - aged ▁Edward ▁Bal li ol ▁might ▁retain ▁the ▁throne ▁and ▁David ▁II ▁— ▁who ▁would ▁re loc ate ▁to ▁England ▁— ▁be ▁named ▁his ▁he ir . ▁ ▁Philip ▁VI , ▁David ▁II ' s ▁prote ctor ▁and ▁advis er , ▁had ▁been ▁persu aded ▁by ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XII ▁to ▁post p one ▁his ▁own ▁military ▁action , ▁but ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 3 3 6 ▁he ▁persu aded ▁David ▁II ▁to ▁reject ▁the ▁treat y , ▁which ▁evidently ▁his ▁reg ent ▁had ▁been ▁prepared ▁to ▁accept . ▁There ▁were ▁just ▁weeks ▁to ▁go ▁in ▁the ▁treat y , ▁following ▁which ▁Edward