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
On the other side of Southhampton, there resorteth into this hauen also
[Sidenote: Stocke.]
both the Test & the Stockbridge water in one bottome, whereof I find
this large description insuing. The verie head of the Stockewater, is
supposed to be somewhere about Basing stoke, or church Hockleie, and
going from thence betwéene Ouerton and Steuenton, it commeth at last by
Lauerstocke & Whitchurch, and soone after receiuing a brooke by
[Sidenote: Bourne.]
northwest, called the Bourne (descending from S. Marie Bourne, southeast
from Horsseburne) it procéedeth by Long paroch and the wood, till it
meet with the Cranburne, on the east side (a pretie riuelet rising about
Michelneie, and going by Fullington, Barton, and to Cramburne) thence to
Horwell in one bottome, beneath which it meeteth with the Andeuer water,
that is increased yer it come there by an other brooke, whose name I doo
not know. This Andeuer streame riseth in Culhamshire forrest, not far by
north from Andeuer towne, and going to vpper Clatford, yer it touch
there it receiueth the rill of which I spake before, which rising also
néere vnto Anport, goeth to Monketon, to Abbatesham, the Andeuer, and
both (as I said) vnto the Test beneath Horwell, whereof I spake euen
now.
These streames being thus brought into one bottome, it runneth toward
the south vnder Stockbridge, and soone after diuiding it selfe in
twaine, one branch thereof goeth by Houghton, & a little beneath meeteth
with a rill, that commeth from bywest of S. Ans hil, and goeth by east
of vpper Wallop, west of nether Wallop, by Bucholt forrest, Broughton,
[Sidenote: Valopius.]
and called (as I haue béene informed) the Gallop, but now it is named
Wallop. The other arme runneth through the parke, by north west of kings
Somburne, and vniting themselues againe, they go forth by Motteshunt, and
[Sidenote: Test.]
then receiue the Test, a pretie water rising in Clarendun parke, that
goeth by west Deane, and east Deane, so to Motteshunt, and finallie to
the aforesaid water, which from thencefoorth is called the Test, euen
vnto the sea. But to procéed. After this confluence, it taketh the gate
to Kimbebridge, then to Rumseie, Longbridge, and beneath the same
receiueth a concourse of two rilles whereof the one commeth from
Sherefield, the other from the new Forrest, and ioining in Wadeleie
parke, they beat vpon the Test, not verie farre from Murseling. From
thence the Test goeth vnder a pretie bridge, before it come at
Redbridge, from whence it is not long yer it fall into the hauen.
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