Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of BritaineHolinshed, Raphael
History
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
the holie sanctuarie, Vghe Ile, Molochasgyr, and Drinacha, now
ouergrowne with bushes, elders, and vtterlie spoiled by the ruines of
such great houses as haue heretofore béene found therin. There is in
like sort the Wijc, the Ranse, and the Caruer.
[Sidenote: Ila.]
In this tract also, there are yet thrée to intreat of, as Ila, Mula and
Iona, of which the first is one of the most, that hath not béene least
accounted of. It is not much aboue 24 miles in length, and in breadth 16
reaching from the south into the north, and yet it is an excéeding rich
plot of ground verie plentious of corne, cattell, déere, and also lead,
and other mettals, which were easie to be obteined, if either the people
were industrious, or the soile yéeldable of wood to fine and trie out
the same. In this Iland also there is a lake of swéet water called the
Laie, and also a baie wherein are sundrie Ilands; and therevnto another
lake of fresh water, wherein the Falangam Ile is situate, wherein the
souereigne of all the Iles sometime dwelled. Néere vnto this is the
[Sidenote: Round Ile.]
round Ile, so called of the consultations there had: for there was a
court sometime holden, wherein 14 of the principall inhabitants did
minister iustice vnto the rest, and had the whole disposition of things
committed vnto them, which might rule vnto the benefit of those Ilands.
There is also the Stoneheape, an other Iland so called of the heape of
stones that is therein. On the south side also of Ila, we find moreouer
the Colurne, Mulmor, Osrin, Brigidan, Corkerke, Humble Ile, Imersga,
Bethy, Texa, Shepeie, Naosig, Rinard, Cane, Tharscher, Aknor, Gret Ile,
Man Ile, S. Iohns Ile, and Stackbed. On the west side thereof also lieth
Ouersey, whereby runneth a perilous sea, and not nauigable, but at
certeine houres, Merchant Ile, Vsabrast, Tanask, Neff, Wauer Ile,
Oruans, Hog Ile, and Colauanso.
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