Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Carstares akabva aendeswa kuTower of London; gore rakatevera racho, 1675, akaendeswa kuEdinburgh Castle. Aifungidzirwa kuva ane hanya naSir James Stewart mukunyora kwebhuku rinonzi "An Account of Scotland's Grievances by reason of the D. of Lauderdale's Ministrie, humbly tendered to his Sacred Majesty" (1674). John Maitland, 1st Duke weLauderdale pachake akaita kuti Carstares abvume kuti akanga abatanidzwa mukudhindwa kwepepa racho. Lauderdale akashandisa tyisidziro yokutambudzwa kwebhutsu, iyo yaigona kushandiswa zviri pamutemo muScotland; asi Carstares haana kutambudzwa. Muna August 1679 akasunungurwa, mumwe wehurumende dzinotsigira pfungwa dzeScotland pashure pokunge
Hondo yeBothwell Bridge. Naizvozvo haagoni kuva William Carstares uyo akanga ari chapupu chikuru chokupomera pakutongwa kwaWilliam Staley (wokutanga wePopish Plot trials) muna November 1678, kunyange zvazvo Carstares akanga ariwo muScotland, uye kufanana nezita rake anonzi akaita somushandi wenyanzvi.