Walter Scott of Branxholme and Buccleuch

[6] He was named heir to his father on 27 October 1517, and was appointed Baillie of the lands of Melrose Abbey in 1519, a position that was soon after made hereditary and confirmed in Rome in 1525.

Scott led 600 lances to intercept the king and his train, which included Kerrs of Ferniehirst and Cessford, but was defeated by Angus's forces at the Battle of Melrose, near Darnick on 25 July.

[5][8] Scott was imprisoned in Blackness Castle and exiled for his role in the affair under a penalty of £10,000 Scots, but he was pardoned on 10 February 1528, and by Act of Parliament on 5 September 1528.

[5] In October 1532 the Earl of Northumberland burned Branxholme Tower, and Buccleuch retaliated by leading 3000 lances on a formidable raid into England.

Their children were:[5] Later, Dame Janet Beaton favoured the alliance of James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell and Mary, Queen of Scots, and was said to have influenced them by witchcraft.

[5] After the death of James V in 1542, Scott was among those who opposed the proposed marriage of the infant Mary, Queen of Scots, to Henry VIII's son Prince Edward, and became active in the wars with England later known as The Rough Wooing.

Following the Scottish defeat, Scott submitted to Edward VI, now king of England, with the consent of the Regent, Governor Arran, but in 1548 the English took and burned Newark.