Historie and descent of the House of Rowallane

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extant Record doeth furnish Light for look-
ing back vpon the altered face of time, in
order to the searching into the Originalls of
families & of surnames within this Land, &c.
The familie forsd. through God*s bles-
sing, being Continwed in the same race &
surname to us the present possesso''^ from
wnknawne antiquity, Pleads (w* submis-
sione) To be the stock & origine of w*^^,
the whole surname of Mure, have (in yr
seasones) sprouted forth, throughout this
nation, if not the whole Island.
We have it transmitted from our fore-
fathers That there originall was from the
ancient Tribe of O-More in Ireland, the
Irish denomination of Rowallane & Pokellie
Imposd (as would appeare) by them in y*^
owne Language, making schew for proof
thereof.*
* The surname ' More' certainly occurs very early
in all the three British Kingdoms; and is most proba-
bly of Celtic origin. It may appear worthy of re-
mark, that in most early writings in which the name
is found, accordant with the idiomatic usage of Celtic