William Mure (writer)
| Sir William Mure of Rowallan | |
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| Member of the Parliament of Scotland for Ayrshire |
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In office 22 June 1643 – 3 June 1644 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Montgomerie |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Crawford of Kilbirnie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1594 |
| Died | 1657 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Spouse(s) |
Anna Dundas (m. 1615; her death 1644) Jane Hamilton, Lady Duntreath |
| Children | 15 |
| Parents | Sir William Mure Elizabeth Montgomerie |
| Relatives | Alexander Montgomerie (uncle) |
| Residence |
Dalmusternock Rowallan Castle |
Sir William Mure of Rowallan (1594–1657) was a Scottish writer and politician, and prominent member of the Clan Muir.
William Mure was born in 1594, the son of Sir William Mure of Rowallan (1576–1639), an estate near Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, his mother was Elizabeth Montgomerie, daughter of Hugh Montgomerie (d. 1558), the Laird of Hessilhead, and sister of the poet Alexander Montgomerie of Hessilhead Castle near Beith.
His grandfather, also Sir William Mure of Rowallan (1547–1616), had three daughters and three sons, William Mure of Rowallan, John Mure of Blacklaw, who was slain at Beith, and Hugh Mure of Skirnalland, of which his father, Sir William Mure of Rowallan, was the eldest. The Mure family was one of the oldest of the order of gentry in Scotland, and his ancestor, Elizabeth Mure, was the first wife of King Robert II of Scotland (1316–1390), and the father of King Robert III.
Mure’s early, unpublished works appear to date from 1611 to 1617, and include love-lyrics (the tunes to which they are to be sung are specified in several cases), eleven miscellaneous sonnets, a ‘Hymne’ beginning 'Help, help, O Lord! sueit saviour aryse', in a complex verse form presumably reflecting an existing song melody, and Dido and Aeneas, a paraphrase of Aeneid IV, probably written in 1614. In 1617, Mure composed 114 lines welcoming King James VI and I to Hamilton on 28 July, and this piece was published the following year as part of the large commemorative volume The Muses Welcome, edited by John Adamson.
In 1639, upon his father's death, Mure inherited his father’s title, Laird of Rowallan, and thereafter lived in Rowallan Castle. Mure was a member of the Scottish parliament in 1643, and took part in the English campaign of 1644. He was wounded at the Battle of Marston Moor, but a month later was commanding a regiment at Newcastle.
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