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The skirmish was the result of enmity between the Hamiltons and the 'Black' Douglases, both powerful noble families jealous of each other's influence over King James V . The Hamiltons, led by Sir Patrick Hamilton , brother of the Earl of Arran, and Sir James Hamilton Of Finnart , the earl's bastard son, attempted to apprehend the Earl of Angus, and prompted a street fight. The Earl of Arran had become Lord Provost Of Edinburgh in 1517. In a dispute over the sale of a cargo of Timber from a Dutch ship, he had sided with Leith merchants over the Edinburgh Burgess es. The Leithers, supported by Robert Barton , had ignored any of the rights of the burgesses, but Arran still gave them his support, enraging the Edinburgh traders. During the skirmish, the burgesses of Edinburgh saw the opportunity for revenge, and took the side of Angus. The fight went badly for the Hamiltons, and Sir Patrick Hamilton was killed in the incident. The Earl of Arran and Sir James fought their way out, and escaped along a narrow close. Stealing a nearby Pack-horse they fled through the shallows of the Nor Loch . REFERENCES
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