But again his cowardice ruined all.

No sooner did Surrey, now heavily reinforced, advance to offer battle than Albany fell back to Lauder.

Laying down the regency he set sail for France, and the resumption of her power by Margaret relieved England from its dread of a Scotch attack.
[Sidenote: Henry and Charles] Baffled as he had been, Henry still clung to his schemes of a French crown; and the defeat of the French army in Lombardy in 1524, the evacuation of Italy, and the advance of the Imperialist troops into France itself revived his hopes of success.

Unable to set an army on foot in Picardy, he furnished the Emperor with supplies which enabled his troops to enter the south.

But the selfish policy of Charles was at once shown by the siege of Marseilles.