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In 1327 , the Scots invaded northern England and defeated the English at Stanhope and Weardale in County Durham . Soon afterwards, the Scots invaded Ulster in Ireland . After the death of the deposed Edward II , Isabella and Earl Mortimer Of March tried to initiate another campaign against the Scots, but parliament refused to grant the necessary funds. In October, Isabella and Mortimer sent envoys to Scotland to sue for peace. On 1 March 1328 , at a Parliament at York , Edward III issued Letters Patent which set out the core of the agreement. On 17 March , the negotiations ended and a formal treaty was signed in the King's Chamber of the Abbey Of Holyrood (the Treaty was ratified in Parliament at Northampton on 3 May ( Magnus Magnusson 's Scotland: The Story of a Nation , Book Review , ISBN 000257148X) Isabel and Mortimer agreed in the treaty that they in the name of young set by Alexander III "shall remain for ever to the eminent prince Lord Robert, by the grace of God the illustrious king of Scots, our ally and dearest friend, and to his heirs and successors, divided in all things from the realm of England, entire, free, and quit, without any subjection, servitude, claim, or demand." It is sometimes claimed that as part of the treaty, Edward III agreed to return the Stone Of Destiny to Scotland. This was part of a concurrent agreement ( Edward III issued a royal writ on 1 July , addressed to the Abbot Of Westminster , which acknowledged this agreement and ordered the Stone be taken to his mother — it was not), but, as can be seen from the text below, it is not mentioned in the Treaty. When Edward III attained his majority in 1330 , he repudiated this ''turpis pax'' ("shameful peace") on the basis that it had been arranged when he was in his minority and was against his will. The Full text To all our kinsman, and William de la Zouche of Ashby and to either of them make oath upon our soul. In testimony whereof we have caused these letters patent to be executed. See Also: Wars Of Scottish Independence |