The Douglas book . thenorthern kingdom. These, indeed, were parted by King Robert the Bruceamong his followers, and the title treated as extinct for the time.^ EarlRobert died in 1325, and was succeeded in that year by his eldest son andheir, Gilbert.* Gilbert de Umfraville, fourth Earl of Angus, though he bore thepersonal title, had nothing to do with the territorial earldom of succeeded in 1325, but shortly after that date the earldom and title werebestowed by King Robert the Bruce on John Stewart of Boncle. Gilbert deUmfraville occasionally bears the title of Angus up to the time o
The Douglas book . thenorthern kingdom. These, indeed, were parted by King Robert the Bruceamong his followers, and the title treated as extinct for the time.^ EarlRobert died in 1325, and was succeeded in that year by his eldest son andheir, Gilbert.* Gilbert de Umfraville, fourth Earl of Angus, though he bore thepersonal title, had nothing to do with the territorial earldom of succeeded in 1325, but shortly after that date the earldom and title werebestowed by King Robert the Bruce on John Stewart of Boncle. Gilbert deUmfraville occasionally bears the title of Angus up to the time of his deathin 1381, and from his interest in that earldom took part in the attempts byBaliol upon the throne of Scotland, as well as in the later expeditionsdirected by King Edward the Third. This Earl died without issue.^ ^ Hodgsons Northumberland, Part ii. ?* Robertsons Index, p. 8, No. 88. voL i. p. 23. * Hodgsons Northumberland, Part ii. - Rymers Fcetlera, vol. ii. p. 22. voL i. pp. 30, 31. * Ibhl. pp. VOL. IL 10 THE STEWAKT EAELS OF ANGUS. rpHE third line of Angus Earls was inaugurated by the grant of the titleand territory of Angus by King Eobert the Bruce to Sm John StewartOF BoNCLE. He was the son of Sir Alexander Stewart of Boncle, and gi-eat-grandson of Alexander, High Steward of Scotland in the time of KingAlexander the Third. He was thus related by marriage to King Kobert theBruce, and also to Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray, who became writers state that Sir Alexander Stewart of Boncle, the father of SirJohn, was the first Earl of Angus created by Bruce. But he nowhere appearson record under that designation, and there is reason to believe he was deadbefore 1329, when the first authentic mention of a Stewart Earl of Angus isfound. It is probably he who is referred to in the grant by King Edwardthe Second of England in 1319 to Bartholomew de Badlesmere of the manorof Ulndale, which is said to have belonged to the deceased Alexander Stewart,a Scotc
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