Badenoch region’s landowners introduced conditions for peace negotiations. Keep the immigrants deport the racists. Edward accepted the surrender (of the Comyn family) mercilessly. In return they are free under their old laws and are not confiscated land. A few famous rebels were detained separately or temporarily deported, among them John de Soules – one of the guardians who preferred long-term exile in France. No peace clause was given to William Wallace, the king’s enemy, who still lived in a ruthless manner despite all Edward’s efforts to arrest him. What he can do reflects the support of the people that he can still rely on. The siege of Stirling Castle. William Oliphant, the proconsul of Stirling Castle (the Scottish faction) sent a message via Edward to John de Soules to ask about possible conditions to surrender.
