 The public reaction to his involvement in the treaty was harsh, as it was seen as treasonous and self-serving (he received titles and monies for his involvement), and his house was attacked by the Edinburgh mob.On his death in 1711 the house passed to his second son Charles Douglas who had been born in the house in 1698.His wife, Catherine, Duchess of Queensberry, was the patroness of the poet John Gay who visited several times.