He said that Regent Arran had been advised that the modest ("sober") Scottish artillery used at the Siege of St Andrews Castle could have taken the castle, and the later prolonged and expensive siege, after Arran had departed, had harmed public opinion.
He asserted that Regent Arran had been informed that the modest ("serious") Scottish artillery at the Siege of St Andrews Castle could have taken the castle, and the extended and costly siege afterward, following Arran's departure, negatively influenced public opinion.