He still claimed the throne of Scotland as his right.

Round him gathered a number of the English nobles who claimed lands in Scotland.

The king offered no hindrance to the gathering of this force, for I doubt not that he was glad to see dissension in Scotland, which might give him some such pretext for interference as that which Edward I had seized to possess himself of that country.

At first Baliol was successful, and was crowned at Scone, but he was presently defeated and driven out of Scotland.
The Scots now made an eruption across the frontier as a retaliation for Edward's having permitted Baliol to gather a force here for his war against Bruce.

King Edward was on the point of starting for Ireland, and he at once hastened north.