 After he captured Dingwall Castle and pressed his army into Lochaber, Ross relented and sought pardon for his actions from the king.In 1479 he was justiciary north of the River Forth, one of his primary duties was the suppression of feuds between Highland clans.In 1497 George Gordon was appointed High Chancellor of Scotland, the honour probably bestowed at the same time as his daughter Catherine married Perkin Warbeck, an adventurer in favour with King James IV of Scotland.