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Declaration of Arbroath - Shaft of light
The Declaration of Arbroath. Letter from the barons and freeholders and the whole community of the kingdom of Scotland to Pope John XXII, dated at Arbroath.
Credit: Mike Brooks © King’s Printer for Scotland, National Records of Scotland, SP13/7

Declaration of Arbroath
The Declaration of Arbroath. Letter from the barons and freeholders and the whole community of the kingdom of Scotland to Pope John XXII, dated at Arbroath.
Credit: Mike Brooks © King's Printer for Scotland, National Records of Scotland, SP13/7

Declaration of Arbroath - Appended seals and tags
The Declaration of Arbroath. Letter from the barons and freeholders and the whole community of the kingdom of Scotland to Pope John XXII, dated at Arbroath.
Credit: Mike Brooks © King’s Printer for Scotland, National Records of Scotland, SP13/7

Declaration of Arbroath - Selection of appended seals
The Declaration of Arbroath. Letter from the barons and freeholders and the whole community of the kingdom of Scotland to Pope John XXII, dated at Arbroath.
Credit: Mike Brooks © King’s Printer for Scotland, National Records of Scotland, SP13/7

Declaration of Arbroath - Seal of Ingram of Umfraville
The Declaration of Arbroath. Letter from the barons and freeholders and the whole community of the kingdom of Scotland to Pope John XXII, dated at Arbroath.
Seal of Ingram of Umfraville
Credit: Mike Brooks © King’s Printer for Scotland, National Records of Scotland, SP13/7

Declaration of Arbroath - Seal of Alexander Fraser of Touchfraser and Cowie
The Declaration of Arbroath. Letter from the barons and freeholders and the whole community of the kingdom of Scotland to Pope John XXII, dated at Arbroath. Seal of Alexander Fraser of Touchfraser and Cowie affixed to the Declaration of Arbroath.
Credit: Mike Brooks © King’s Printer for Scotland, National Records of Scotland, SP13/7

Declaration of Arbroath - Seal of Patrick Dunbar, Earl of March
The Declaration of Arbroath. Letter from the barons and freeholders and the whole community of the kingdom of Scotland to Pope John XXII, dated at Arbroath. Seal of Patrick Dunbar, Earl of March appended to the Declaration of Arbroath.
Credit: Mike Brooks © King’s Printer for Scotland, National Records of Scotland, SP13/7

Declaration of Arbroath - Seal of Thomas Menzies
The Declaration of Arbroath. Letter from the barons and freeholders and the whole community of the kingdom of Scotland to Pope John XXII, dated at Arbroath. Seal of Thomas Menzies appended to the Declaration of Arbroath.
Credit: Mike Brooks © King’s Printer for Scotland, National Records of Scotland, SP13/7

Declaration of Arbroath - Seal of John Inchmartin
The Declaration of Arbroath. Letter from the barons and freeholders and the whole community of the kingdom of Scotland to Pope John XXII, dated at Arbroath. Seal of John Inchmartin appended to the Declaration of Arbroath.
Credit: Mike Brooks © King’s Printer for Scotland, National Records of Scotland, SP13/7