Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of BritaineHolinshed, Raphael
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Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
It riseth aboue Limington, and going to Norton in the Marsh, and through
a patch of Worcestershire vnto Euenlode, betweene it and the foure
[Sidenote: Comus.]
shirestones, it taketh in a rill called Come, comming by the long and
the little Comptons. After this also it goeth by Bradwell, Odington, and
[Sidenote: Rolrich.]
so to Bleddenton, aboue which towne it taketh in the Rolrich water that
issueth at two heads, in the hils that lie by west of little Rolrich,
and ioine aboue Kenkeham, and Church hill. From thence also it goeth
vnto Bruerne, Shipton vnderwood, Ascot, Short hamton, Chorleburie,
Corneburie parke, Stonfield, Longcombe, and southeast of Woodstocke
[Sidenote: Enis.]
parke, taketh in the Enis, that riseth aboue Emstone, and goeth to
Ciddington, Glimton, Wotton (where it is increased with a rill that
runneth thither from stéeple Barton, by the Béechin trée) Woodstocke,
Blaidon, so that after this confluence, the said Enis runneth to
Cassinton, and so into the Isis, which goeth from hence to Oxford, and
there receiueth the Charwell, now presentlie to be described.
[Sidenote: Charwell.]
The head of Charwell is in Northamptonshire, where it riseth out of a
little poole, by Charleton village, seuen miles aboue Banberie
northeast, and there it issueth so fast at the verie surge, that it
groweth into a pretie streame, in maner out of hand. Soone after also
[Sidenote: Bure.]
it taketh in a rillet called the Bure, which falleth into it, about
Otmere side: but forasmuch as it riseth by Bincester, the whole course
therof is not aboue foure miles, and therefore cannot be great. A friend
of mine prosecuting the rest of this description reporteth thereof as
followeth. Before the Charwell commeth into Oxfordshire, it receiueth the
[Sidenote: Culen.]
Culen, which falleth into the same, a little aboue Edgcote, and so
descending toward Wardington, it méeteth with another comming from by
north west, betweene Wardington and Cropreadie. At Banberie also it
[Sidenote: Come.]
méeteth with the Come (which falleth from fennie Conton by Farneboro,
and afterwards going by kings Sutton, not far from Aine, it receiueth
the discharge of diuerse rillets, in one bottome before it come at
Clifton. The said water therfore ingendred of so manie brookelets,
[Sidenote: Ocus.]
consisteth chiefelie of two, whereof the most southerlie called Oke,
commeth from Oke Norton, by Witchington or Wiggington, and the Berfords;
and carieng a few blind rils withall, dooth méet with the other that
falleth from by northwest into the same, within a mile of Charwell.
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