[citation needed] In 1467, his nephew James III granted him and his wife the lands of the Baronies of Strathalva and Down, with the Castle of Banff and the fishings of the water of River Deveron.
[2] James III conferred the estate of Traquair to William Rogers, an eminent musician, and one of his favourites.
[4] When the southern barons entered into a conspiracy against the King, the Earl of Buchan remained loyal.
He then marched south, and came in sight of the rebellious barons at Blackness in West Lothian, where the Earl of Buchan attacked and drove back the left wing of the insurgent army.
On the following morning they proceeded to Linlithgow, issued a proclamation, and immediately seized the Royal treasure and the reins of Government.
The Earls of Buchan, Huntly, and Lennox, Lord Forbes and others, who had fought for James III, were summoned to appear before Parliament and answer to a charge of treason.