 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kutevera kupinda muumambo kwaJames VII muna 1685, Bruce zvishoma nezvishoma akadonha kubva mukufarirwa, uye haana kuvimbwa nehurumende itsva. Pashure peChimurenga cha1688, uye kugadzwa kwaWilliam weOrange saMambo, akanga achinetsanazve nevatongi vake vePurotesitendi, uye akaramba kutora chigaro chake muParamende. Sezvo aiva muEpiscopalian akazvipira, Bruce aionekwa somunhu aigona kutyisidzira vaJacobite. Muna 1693 akaiswa mujeri kwenguva pfupi muStirling Castle nokuti akaramba kumira pamberi pePrivy Council. Akasungwazve paStirling muna 1694, uye kubva muna 1696 muEdinburgh Castle. Bruce akadzingwa muparamende muna 1702, chigaro chake chichipfuurira kumwanakomana wake John Bruce. Pasinei nokuiswa mujeri uku, akapfuurira nebasa rake rokuvaka, chaizvoizvo makore okuma1690 nema1700 ndiwo makore ake okubudirira zvikuru. Bruce akasungwazve paEdinburgh Castle muna 1708 uye akasunungurwa nguva pfupi asati afa, pakutanga kwa1710. 