List of signatories of the Declaration of Arbroath

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Here are the signatories of the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320. They are an interesting list, although it includes several consistent Bruce loyalists, it includes others who had opposed Bruce, or whom Bruce had tried for plotting against him a few months later, and some shadowy figures of whom little is known.

The declaration itself is written in Latin, it uses the Latin versions of people's titles, and in some cases the spelling of names has changed over the years. This list generally uses the titles of people's Wikipedia biographies.

Duncan, Earl of Fife (changed sides in 1332)
Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray (important Bruce supporter although briefly fought for the English in the past)
Patrick Dunbar, Earl of March (changed sides a few times)
Malise, Earl of Strathearn (Bruce loyalist)
Malcolm, Earl of Lennox (Bruce loyalist)
William, Earl of Ross (earlier betrayed Bruce's female relatives to the English)
Magnús Jónsson, Earl of Orkney
William de Moravia, Earl of Sutherland
Walter, High Steward of Scotland (Bruce loyalist)
William de Soules, Butler of Scotland (later imprisoned for plotting against Bruce)
Sir James Douglas (leading Bruce loyalist)
Roger Mowbray
David, Lord of Brechin (later executed for plotting against Bruce)
David Graham
Ingram de Umfraville (fought on the English side at Bannockburn)
John de Menteith, guardian of the earldom of Menteith (earlier betrayed William Wallace to the English)
Alexander Fraser of Touchfraser and Cowie
Gilbert de la Hay, Constable of Scotland (Bruce loyalist)
Robert Keith, Marischal of Scotland (Bruce loyalist)
Henry Sinclair
John Graham
David Lindsay
William Oliphant (briefly fought for the English)
Patrick Graham
John Fenton
William Abernethy
David Wemyss
William Mushet
Fergus of Ardrossan
Eustace Maxwell
William Ramsay
Lachlan MacLean
William Mowat
Alan Murray
Donald Campbell
John Cameron
Reginald Cheyne
Alexander Seton
Andrew Leslie
Alexander Straiton

In addition, the names of the following do not appear in the document's text, but their names are written on seal tags and their seals are present:[1]

Alexander de Lamberton (became a supporter of Edward Balliol after the Battle of Dupplin Moor, 1332)
Edward Keith (subsequently Marischal of Scotland; d. 1346)
Arthur Campbell (Bruce loyalist)
Thomas de Menzies (Bruce loyalist)
John de Inchmartin (became a supporter of Edward Balliol after the Battle of Dupplin Moor, 1332; d. after 1334)
John Duraunt
Thomas de Morham

References

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