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
Going by Portland and the point thereof called the Rase, we sailed along
by the Shingle, till we came by saint Katharins chappell, where we saw
the fall of a water that came downe from Blackdéene Beaconward, by
Portsham and Abbatsburie. Thence we went to another that fell into the
sea, neere Birton, and descended from Litton by Chilcombe, then vnto the
[Sidenote: Bride.]
Bride or Brute port, a pretie hauen, and the riuer it selfe serued with
[Sidenote: Nature hath set the mouth of this riuer in maner betwixt
two hils, so that a little cost would make an hau[=e] there.]
sundrie waters. It riseth halfe a mile or more aboue Bemister, and so
goeth from Bemister to Netherburie by Parneham, then to Melplash, and so
to Briteport, where it taketh in two waters from by east in one chanell,
of which one riseth east of Nettlecort, and goeth by Porestoke and
Milton, the other at Askerwell, and runneth by Longlether. From hence
[Sidenote: Simen.]
also our Bride going toward the sea, taketh the Simen on the west that
commeth by Simensburge into the same, the whole streame soone after
falling into the sea, and leauing a pretie hauenet.
[Sidenote: Chare.]
The next port is the Chare, serued with two rils in one confluence,
beneath Charemouth. The cheefe head of this riuer is (as Leland saith)
in Marshwood parke, and commeth downe by Whitechurch: the other runneth
by west of Wootton, and méeting beneath Charemouth towne (as I said)
dooth fall into the sea. Then came we to the Cobbe, and beheld the Lime
[Sidenote: Buddle.]
water, which the townesmen call the Buddle, which commeth about thrée
miles by north of Lime, from the hils, fleting vpon Rockie soile, and so
falleth into the sea. Certes, there is no hauen héere that I could sée,
but a quarter of a mile by west southwest of the towne, is a great and
costlie iuttie in the sea for succour of ships. The towne is distant
from Coliton, about fiue miles. And heere we ended our voiage from the
Auon, which conteineth the whole coast of Dorcester, or Dorcetshire, so
that next we must enter into Summerset countie, and sée what waters are
there.
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