According to the chronicle history by Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie, James V escaped from the Douglas family at Falkland Palace, riding to Stirling Castle while Kilspindie was visiting his mistress at Dundee.
Lands in Cunninghame went to Robert, Lord Maxwell, and Reidside near Tantallon Castle was given to Hugh Johnson, the King's cook.
The English diplomat Thomas Magnus believed that Isobel was a significant factor in events, writing to Cardinal Wolsey in November:"the Erle of Angus ...
[6] In December 1528 Dr Magnus heard a rumour that the merchant communities of Veere and Middelburg had tried to contact Kilspindie before his forfeit, to ask him to support a marriage between James V and a sister or close relation of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
Kilspindie, though wearing concealed chain-mail, followed on foot and arrived exhausted at the same time, but no-one would give him a drink since James had showed him no favour.
Their son and heir Archibald Douglas, succeeded as Laird of Kilspindie in 1543 following a reversal of his family's forfeiture, and also went on to be Provost of Edinburgh three times: 1554-1557, 1559-1562 and 1562-1565.