According to one chronicler, Edward had asked his father to allow him to give Gaveston the County of Ponthieu, and the King responded furiously, pulling his son's hair out in great handfuls, before exiling Gaveston.
Segundo un cronista, Eduardo preguntoulle ao seu pai se podía outorgar a Gaveston o condado de Ponthieu, e o rei respondeu furioso arrancando varios cabelos da cabeza do príncipe, antes de exiliar Gaveston.