Historical and genealogical account of the principal families of the name of Kennedy

HISTOKIE
OF THE KENNEDYIS.
Seing tliat thair is fiim Noittis, for memory, heirefter to follow, off
the Name of Kennedy, I thoeht it glide to conteyne heir, thair beginning ;
and how they reafe to be gritt, and foe furthe, to this hour.
[THE ORIGIN OF THE NAME OF KENNEDY.]
And firft, concerning thair Name ; it is, out of all dout, the fame pro-
ceidit fra the nem Kennethe ; for of that nemme thair was findry Kyngis,
and alfo fum very fynd Capitanis. For by the thrie Kingis that had to
thair name Kennethe, thair wes ane Kennethe Thaine of Carrik, quha
was ane of King Gregories Capitanis in his weir in the land, be quhais
fkill of rowing doun of ftanes from ane hiche hill, he vanne ane gritt
battell to King Gregorie. And of this Captane the Kennedyes fayis thai
had thair beginning. Bot the Blak Buik of Skoyne fettis thair begin-
ning to be in the ring of King Malcome the fecund, quha was crownit
in the yeir of God 1010 yeiris, and was the fourfcoir King of Scotland.
Thair was with this King, ane M c Kenane of the Yllis, that wes flayne
be Danis, at the battell of Murlaik ; and of him com the M c Kenane of
the Yllis, quha bruikis the landis of Stroworddell to this hour.
This M c Kenane of the Yllis fucceffioune wes at the tyme of King
Donnallis ring, quhan the Danis gat the poueffione of the haill Yllis,
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