The young James V was being kept under the control of Archibald Douglas, sixth Earl of Angus, who used the king as a political instrument. Walter Scott of Buccleuch attempted to intercept the king at Melrose and rescue him from Douglas control. He was repulsed by the Ker clan, Douglas allies. The incident deepened the bitter Scott-Ker feud — which would eventually result in the murder of Scott of Buccleuch by a Ker in 1552. The Borders in this period were as much defined by inter-clan feuding as by English-Scottish conflict.
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