ill ou ▁and ▁the ▁others ▁mut in ied , ▁saying ▁it ▁were ▁better ▁to ▁die ▁fighting ▁than ▁star ve ▁behind ▁the ▁walls . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 1 3 1 6 , ▁Ca ill ou ▁lead ▁his ▁men ▁in ▁a ▁for ay ▁to ▁within ▁two ▁le agues ▁of ▁Mel rose ▁Ab bey , ▁and ▁split ▁his ▁men ▁into ▁companies ▁to ▁se ize ▁liv est ock ▁and ▁sufficient ▁men folk ▁from ▁the ▁pe asant ry ▁to ▁her d ▁them . ▁Ca ill ou ' s ▁company ▁once ▁they ▁had ▁seized ▁sufficient ▁spo ils ▁returned ▁towards ▁Ber wick ▁driving ▁the ▁cattle ▁before ▁them . ▁Ca ill ou ' s ▁progress ▁was ▁noted ▁by ▁Sir ▁Adam ▁de ▁Gordon ▁whose ▁lands ▁had ▁been ▁rav aged ▁and ▁he ▁reported ▁this ▁to ▁the ▁King ' s ▁lieutenant ▁and ▁W arden ▁of ▁the ▁March es , ▁Sir ▁James ▁Douglas . ▁Douglas ▁with ▁Sir ▁William ▁de ▁Soul is , ▁and ▁Henry ▁de ▁B ali ol ▁of ▁Bran x hol me , ▁with ▁a ▁company ▁of ▁men ▁rode ▁after ▁the ▁Gas cons , ▁and ▁came ▁across ▁them ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Cold stream . ▁On ▁hearing ▁of ▁the ▁purs uit . ▁Ca ill ou ▁ordered ▁the ▁cattle ▁and ▁prisoners ▁on ▁to ▁Ber wick , ▁and ▁formed ▁up ▁in ▁battle ▁line ▁to ▁meet ▁Douglas . ▁Douglas ' s ▁force ▁was ▁faced ▁by ▁double ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁Gas cons ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁reported ▁to ▁him , ▁earlier ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁numbers ▁of ▁men ▁having ▁been ▁under est im ated