By now Edward had become estranged from his cousin, the Earl of Lancaster, who held the earldoms of Lancaster, Leicester, Lincoln, Salisbury and Derby, with an income of around £11,000 a year from his lands, almost double that of the next wealthiest baron.
Para entón Eduardo xa se distanciara do seu curmán, o conde de Lancaster, quen posuía os condados de Lancaster, Leicester, Lincoln, Salisbury e Derby, e tiña uns ingresos arredor das 11 000 libras anuais das súas terras, case o dobre que o seguinte barón máis rico.