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
The next water that it méeteth withall, is on Essex side, almost against
[Sidenote: Lée.]
Woolwich, and that is the Lée or Luie, whose head riseth short of
Kempton in Hertfordshire, foure miles southeast of Luton, sometime
[Sidenote: Logus.]
called Logodunum or Logrodunum, & going through a péece of Brokehall
parke (leauing Woodhall parke on the north, and Hatfield on the south,
with another parke adioining) it goeth toward Hartford towne. But yer it
[Sidenote: Marran.]
come there, it receiueth a water (peraduenture the Marran) rising at
northwest in Brodewater hundred, from aboue Welwin, northeast of
Digeswell, and going to Hartingfeld burie, where the said confluence
is within one mile of the towne. Beneath Hatfield also it receiueth the
[Sidenote: Beane.]
Beane (as I gesse) comming from Boxwood by Benington, Aston, Watton, and
Stapleford, and a little lower, the third arme of increase from aboue
Ware, which descendeth from two heads: whereof the greatest commeth from
Barkewaie in Edwinster hundred, the other Sandon in Oddesey hundred, and
after they be met beneath little Hornemeade, they go togither by
Pulcherchurch, or Puckrich, Stonden, Thunderidge, Wadesmill, Benghoo,
and so into the Lée, which from hence runneth on till it come at Ware,
which was drowned by the rage of the same 1408, and so to Amwell, where
on the north side it receiueth the water that commeth from little
Hadham, through a péece of Singleshall parke, then by great Hadham, and
so from Widford to the aforesaid towne. From hence also they go as one
to old Stansted called Le Veil, branching in such wise yer it come
there, that it runneth through the towne in sundrie places. Thence it
goeth foorth to Abbats Stansted, beneath which it méeteth with the
[Sidenote: Sturus.]
Stoure, west (as I remember) of Roidon. This Sture riseth at Wenden
lootes, from whence it goeth to Langleie, Clauering, Berden, Manhuden, &
Birchanger (where it taketh a rill comming from Elsingham, & Stansted
Mountfitchet.) Thence it hieth on to Bishops Stourford, Sabrichfoord,
and beneath this towne crosseth with another from the east side of
Elsingham, that goeth to Hatfield, Brodocke, Shiring, Harlo, & so into
the Stoure, and from whence they go togither to Eastwic, Parmedon, and
next into the Lée. These things being thus performed, the Lée runneth on
beneath Hoddesdon, Broxburne, and Wormleie, where a water breaketh out
by west of the maine streame, a mile lower than Wormeleie it selfe, but
yet within the paroch, and is called Wormeleie locke.
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