 Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kusimuka kwake kuti atonge muumambo kwakatanga nokukunda zvine njodzi kwomukoma wake mukuru Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl waDouglas, paHondo yeHomildon Hill muna September 1402, apo akabatwa nemaChirungu. James zvino akanga ava mukuru weboka guru remhuri ine simba yaDouglas uye akasiyiwa kuti achengete pesvedzero yavo kumaodzanyemba kweScotland. Kubudirira kwake mune izvi kwakachengetedza simba raDouglas kusvikira kudzoka kwemukoma wake mukuru kubva kuutapwa muna 1409, panguva iyo akatora basa remakurukota uye akabhadharwa nechipo cheminda yakakura. Chinokosha pane izvi chaiva nhare yeAbercorn Castle, iyo yaizova nzvimbo yake yokugara huru kwoupenyu hwake hwose. 