James V was effectively held captive by the Douglas Earl of Angus who controlled the regency. Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch — ancestor of the famous family — attempted to intercept the king near Melrose and free him. The attempt was defeated by the Douglases. Two years later James V escaped and took revenge on the Douglases. This episode was part of the chaotic minority of James V and the bitter factional conflicts that scarred Scottish politics after Flodden.
Several killed in the skirmish
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