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
Going therefore into the same, betwéene the north and the south points,
to sée what waters were there, we left Brunkeseie Iland, and the castell
on the left hand within the said points; and passing about by Pole, and
leauing that créeke, bicause it hath no fresh, we came by Holton and
Kesworth, where we beheld two falles, of which one was called the north,
[Sidenote: Piddle.]
the other the south waters. The north streame hight Piddle as I heare.
It riseth about Alton, and goeth from thence to Piddle trench head,
[Sidenote: Deuils.]
Piddle hinton, Walterstow, and yer it come at Birstam, receiueth Deuils
brooke that commeth thither from Brugham and Melcombe by Deuilish towne.
Thence it goeth to Tow piddle, Ashe piddle, Turners piddle (taking in
yer it come there, a water that runneth from Helton by Middleton,
Milburne & Biere) then to Hide, and so into Pole hauen, and of this
water Marianus Scotus speaketh, except I be deceiued. The south water
[Sidenote: Frome.]
is properlie called Frome for Frame. It riseth néere vnto Euershot, and
going downe by Fromequitaine, Chelmington, and Catstocke, it receiueth
there a rill from beside Rowsham, and Wraxehall. After this it goeth on
[Sidenote: Ocus.]
to Chilfrome, and thence to Maden Newton, where it méeteth with the
Owke, that riseth either two miles aboue Hoke parke at Kenford, or in
the great pond within Hoke parke, and going by the Tollards, falleth
into the Frome about Maden Newton, & so go as one from thence to
Fromevauchirch, Crokewaie, Frampton, and Muckilford, and receiueth néere
vnto the same a rill from aboue Vpsidling by S. Nicholas Sidling, and
Grimston. From hence it goeth on by Stratton and Bradford Peuerell, and
[Sidenote: Silleie.]
[Sidenote: Minterne.]
[Sidenote: Cherne.]
beneath this Bradford, it crosseth the Silleie aliàs Minterne and Cherne
brooks both in one chanell: whereof the first riseth in vpper Cherne
parish, the other at Minterne, and méeting aboue middle Cherne, they go
by nether Cherne, Forston, Godmanston, and aboue Charneminster into
Frome. In the meane time also our Frome brancheth and leaueth an Iland
aboue Charneminster, and ioining againe néere Dorchester, it goeth by
Dorchester, and Forthington; but yer it come at Beckington, it méeteth
with another Becke that runneth thereinto from Winterburne, Stapleton,
Martinstow, Heringstow, Caine and Stafford, and from thence goeth
without anie further increase as yet to Beckington, Knighton, Tinkleton,
Morton, Wooll, Bindon, Stoke, & beneath Stoke receiueth the issue of the
[Sidenote: Luckford.]
Luckford lake, from whence also it passeth by Eastholme, Warham, and so
[Sidenote: Séeke more for Wilie brooke that goeth by
West burie to Pole hauen.]
into the Baie. From this fall we went about the arme point by Slepe,
where we saw a little créeke, then by Owre, where we beheld an other, &
then comming againe toward the entrance by saint Helens, and Furleie
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