 An Act of Parliament was passed on 28 August 1571 in favour of "Johnne Cuningham of Drumquhassel, Matho Dowglas of Manys, Captain Thomas Crawford of Jordanhill, and others takeris of the Castell of Dumbartane," discharging them of any criminal or civil liabilities incurred in the recapture of the castle.Two years later, he advised on operations to end the siege of Edinburgh Castle.This eliminated the final barrier to a reunification of Scotland under Queen Mary's son, Protestant King James, in 1573.