ABSTRACT
Edward evidently took pleasure in snubbing James III, and when the brief truce which Gloucester had granted at the time Berwick Castle capitulated came to an end, he seems to have shown no desire to sign a more lasting treaty with the Scots. Edward spent Christmas at Westminster Palace, and though his heart must have been full of dread and deep misgivings, he took pains to keep up appearances. Phillip de Commynes declares that what really killed the king of England was the treaty of Arras. The duke promised Edward undisputed possession of Berwick and that, “being king and at freedom of marriage,” he would, as he had also agreed at Fotheringay, take one of Edward’s daughters to wife. Douglas probably started for the north as soon as he secured his letters of protection from Edward, and as he did so parliament was adjourned.
