1 янв 1332 г. - Bower's description of ' the perfidious English'

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KIng Edward III was not satisfied with the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton. He launched an invasion into Scotland in 1332, and attempted to place Edward of Balliol onto the Scottish throne.

Bower writes in 1440: "When Edward de Windsor king of England heard of the misfortune of Edward de Balliol who had approached him for help, entirely unconcerned with his own salvation, this breaker of oaths and violator of his own pledge disregarded the promise of eternal peace which had been confirmed by seals and letters, and promised speedy help. After breaking the bonds of peace and alliance, he assembled from all sides a very large army against his brother-in-law King David and his subjects, with the whole force of Wales, Gascony and England together with Scots who supported Edward de Balliol, of whom there were many. Thus very often it appears a great marvel to the Scots that this English nation, which is capable of quite angelic things when it is so inclined, knows how to arrange peace with them, pretend friendship, conceal wrongs, and to continue the deception, that is as long as they expect not to be able to resist the will of the Scots. “
(A History Book for Sots: Selections from Schotichronicon by Walter Bower, Edited by D. E. R. Watt)

What does this mean for peace?
Bower's wider perspective of English people as a whole illustrates how the actions of one individual can lead to the denouncement of a whole group of people. Edward III's backtracking of the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton speaks of a wider pattern of deceitfulness by the English in Bower's eyes, perhaps revealing a facet of how the conflict went on for so long.

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