In July of the following year Home, as warden of the east marches, received a special commission to hold justiciary courts in his district.
In February 1584 it was said that he was reconciled with Earl of Angus, after a quarrel about the lands of Cockburnspath, and wanted to marry a daughter of the Laird of Cessford (a sister of Robert Ker).
James VI suggested instead he should marry Marie Stewart, the younger daughter of his favourite the Duke of Lennox, who was seven years old.
[1] Despite hereditary jealousy of Bothwell, and his earlier violent quarrel with him, Home, soon after obtaining his liberty, co-operated with him in the scheme for the restoration of the banished lords and the overthrow of Regent Arran.
On 7 January 1591, Home helped the Duke of Lennox attack John Wemyss of Logie, on Edinburgh High Street.
On 22 December he subscribed the confession of faith at the special instance of the ministers of Edinburgh; and in May 1594 he was, on promising to adhere to Protestantism, absolved from excommunication.
[1] In August 1594 he wore a Turkish costume and rode in a tournament celebrating the baptism of Prince Henry at Stirling Castle.
Crichton intended that Law would introduce Williamson to Seton and take his letters to Home, but were both captured in March 1595 near Keswick and imprisoned in London.
[9] The king alarmed the English garrison by coming to hunt near Berwick-upon-Tweed, staying a night the house of the laird of 'Beelleys', six miles from Berwick, and then returning to Dunglass.
[10] In May 1596 an English paper listing reasons to suspect James VI of being a Roman Catholic, included the appointment of known Catholics to household offices, noting William Schaw the architect, Schaw's friend Alexander Seton as President of Council, and Home as Captain of the King's body guard.
[11] Home was one of the noblemen appointed in November 1596 to assist the lords of exchequer, and he was present with the king when he was besieged in the Tolbooth during the tumult of 18 December.
This was not pleasing to James VI as he planned to forgive Home at the intercession of the Duke of Holstein, the brother of Anne of Denmark who was in Scotland at the time.
[13] In April 1599 Home went abroad, it was said he travelled for his health because he was "sore grieved with the French pox",[14] He took a gift of as many as eleven horses to the King of France.
In the following year he and other nobles who had previously been Catholics were subjected to more stringent superintendence by the authorities of the kirk; but the commissioner appointed to wait on Home reported that he was out of the country.
In London he accompanied the French ambassador, Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, on his trips to Greenwich Palace by boat.
Home and his followers were directed by the Privy Council to meet him and convey him to Dunglass Castle and then to Pencraig near Linton Bridge.
[1][19] In March 1586, Lord Home married Christian, daughter of the 6th Earl of Morton and widow of Laurence, Master of Oliphant.
Their children included: His widow, Mary, Dowager Countess of Home, built Moray House in Edinburgh's Canongate.