They promised to destroy or reduce half of Scotland, and hailed Lennox as Governor, as in Angus's offer to Henry in spring 1545.

Lennox did make an attempt against Dumbarton in November with Donald Dubh.

They failed, and Donald died, without legitimate issue, at Drogheda.

The Macleans, Macleods, and Macneils then came into the national party.
In September 1545 Hertford, with an English force, destroyed the religious houses at Melrose, Kelso, Dryburgh, and Jedburgh.

{96} Meanwhile the two Douglases skulked with the murderous traitor Cassilis in Ayrshire, and Henry tried to induce French deserters from the Scottish flag to murder Beaton and Arran.
Beaton could scarcely escape for ever from so many plots.