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 other descendeth of two heads from Mapledour well, and goeth by
Skewes, Newenham, Rotherwijc, and yer it come at Hartlie, ioineth with
the Basing water, from whence they go togither to Turges, where they
méet with the Loddon (as I haue said alreadie.) The next streame toward
[Sidenote: Ditis vadum.]
the south is called Ditford brooke. It riseth not farre from Vpton, goeth
[Sidenote: Ikelus.]
by Gruell, and beneath Wharnborow castell receiueth the Ikell (comming
from a parke of the same denomination) from whence they go togither by
Maddingleie vnto Swalowfield, and so into the Loddon. In this voiage
[Sidenote: Elueius.]
also the Loddon méeteth with the Elwie or Elueie that commeth from
Aldershare, not farre by west of Euersleie: and about Eluesham
[Sidenote: Ducus.]
likewise with another running from Dogmansfield named the Douke: and
[Sidenote: Erin.]
also the third not inferior to the rest comming from Erin, whose head is
in Surreie, and going by Ash becommeth a limit, first betwéene Surreie
and Hamshire; then betwéene Hamshire and Barkeshire, and passing by Ash,
Erinleie, Blacke water, Perleie, and Finchamsted; it ioineth at last
with the Ditford, before it come at Swalowfield. To conclude therefore
with our Loddon, hauing receiued all these waters; and after the last
confluence with them now being come to Loddon bridge, it passeth on by a
part of Wiltshire to Twiford bridge, then to Wargraue, and so into the
Thames that now is maruellouslie increased and growen vnto triple
greatnesse (to that it was at Oxford.)
Being therefore past Shiplake and Wargraue, it runneth by Horsependon,
or Harding: then to Henleie vpon Thames, where sometime a great rill
voideth it selfe in the same. Then to Remenham, Greneland (going all
this waie from Shiplake iust north, and now turning eastwards againe) by
Medenham, Hurlie, Bisham, Marlow the greater, Marlow the lesse, it
meeteth with a brooke soone after that consisteth of the water of two
[Sidenote: Vsa.]
rilles, whereof the one called the Vse, riseth about west Wickham, out
of one of the Chilterne hilles, and goeth from thence to east Wickham or
high Wickham, a pretie market towne. The other named Higden, descendeth
[Sidenote: Higden.]
also from those mounteines but a mile beneath west Wickham, and ioining
both in one at the last, in the west end of east Wickham towne, they go
togither to Wooburne, Hedsor, & so into the Thames. Some call it the
Tide; and that word doo I vse in my former treatise: but to procéed.
After this confluence our Thames goeth on by Cowkham, Topleie,
Maidenhead, aliàs Sudlington, Braie, Dorneie, Clure, new Windsore
(taking in neuerthelesse, at Eaton by the waie, the Burne which riseth
out of a Moore, & commeth thither by Burnham) old Windsor, Wraiborow,
and a little by east therof doth crosse the Cole, whereof I find this
short description insuing.
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