▁and ▁took ▁off ▁in ▁purs uit ▁of ▁Edward ▁Bal li ol , ▁but ▁Murray ▁was ▁taken ▁prisoner ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁himself ▁be ▁replaced . ▁The ▁next ▁to ▁be ▁chosen ▁Guardian ▁was ▁the ▁military ▁leader ▁who ▁had ▁succeeded ▁in ▁rou st ing ▁Edward ▁Bal li ol , ▁Arch ib ald ▁Douglas . ▁ ▁Edward ▁III ▁inv ades : ▁ 1 3 3 3 ▁– ▁ 1 3 3 4 ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁rou sted ▁from ▁Ann an , ▁Edward ▁Bal li ol ▁again ▁offered ▁hom age ▁to ▁Edward ▁III , ▁and ▁though ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁returning ▁to ▁war ▁against ▁Scotland ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁universal ▁appeal , ▁Edward ▁III ▁gave ▁Bal li ol ▁his ▁backing . ▁The ▁English ▁king ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁North am pton ▁was ▁not ▁his ▁own , ▁but ▁those ▁Sc ots ▁who ▁crossed ▁the ▁borders ▁after ▁Edward ▁Bal li ol ' s ▁ou ster . ▁Bal li ol ▁returned ▁to ▁Scotland ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 3 3 3 , ▁bes ie ging ▁Ber wick - up on - T we ed . ▁In ▁response , ▁Arch ib ald ▁Douglas ▁counter att ack ed , ▁which ▁Edward ▁III ▁took ▁as ▁exc use ▁to ▁justify ▁open ▁battle . ▁He ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁North umber land ▁in ▁May , ▁where ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁pret ender ▁to ▁the ▁Scottish ▁throne ▁began ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁battle , ▁while ▁elsewhere ▁Arch ib ald ▁Douglas ▁did ▁the ▁same . ▁There ▁was ▁particular ▁ur gency ▁to ▁Scottish ▁prepar ations , ▁for ▁Ber