Owing to the influence of his friend, the Master of Gray, he returned on a safe-conduct to Scotland, arriving in Edinburgh on 15 April 1586.
Sir Patrick Gray, Maclellan’s uncle, held a high office at the Court, and so was able to obtain a letter from the King requiring the earl of Douglas to release his prisoner.
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He married Jane Gray (daughter of Patrick Gray and Elizabeth Lyon) and was succeeded by his only son, David, the second Earl.