The Graham clan of the Debatable Land — technically borderless ground between Scotland and England — mounted armed resistance to early Border Commission enforcement in 1601. Graham riders ambushed government officers attempting to serve warrants in the Debatable Land, claiming the territory's special legal status exempted them from the jurisdiction of either warden. The government rejected this argument and James VI's 1601 justice ayre specifically targeted Graham clan leaders. The resistance of 1601 was the precursor to the forced deportation of the Grahams to the Low Countries in 1605.
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