Editing Border reivers (section)

====James V's Attainment of Majority====
This period was bookended in [[1530]] by the coming of age of [[James V]], who sought to assert royal authority over the Borders by imprisoning, and in some cases executing, leading figures he perceived as threats to his kingdom.<ref>Fraser, George MacDonald. The Steel Bonnets: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers HarperCollins, 1989, pp. 238-239.</ref> Among those captured was the aforemnentioned Johnny Armstrong and 35 of his followers.{{sfn|Robson|1989|p=103}}<ref name="Magnusson, Magnus 2000, p. 303">Magnusson, Magnus. Scotland: The Story of a Nation. London: HarperCollins, 2000, p. 303.</ref> Johnny's capture and execution was later romanticised in the ballad ''[[Johnnie Armstrong]]''.<ref>Reed, James, ed. Border Ballads: A Selection. Fyfield Books, 2003.</ref><ref name="Magnusson, Magnus 2000, p. 303"/> Despite James V best efforts to suppress banditry, by imprisoning and mass hangings, there was seemingly little change.{{sfn|Robson|1989|p=105}}<ref>Fraser, George MacDonald. The Steel Bonnets: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers HarperCollins, 1989, pp. 240.</ref>