baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn hiː wʌz bˈʌtlɚɹ ʌv skˈɑːtlənd, ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti hiː ɐpˈɪɹd æz ɐ sˈɪɡnətˌoːɹi tə ðə dˌɛklɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈɑːɹbɹoʊθ wɪð ðɪs dˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən.
By 1318 he was Butler of Scotland, and in 1320 he appeared as a signatory to the Declaration of Arbroath with this designation.