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
whence we haue digressed, and as hauing some desire to finish vp this
our voiage, we will leaue the Fawmouth & go forward on our iournie.
Being therefore past this hauen, we come into Trewardith baie, which
lieth into the land betwéene Canuasse and the Blacke head point, and
here about Leland placeth Vrctoum promontorium. In this we saw the fall
of two small brookes, not one verie far distant from another. The first
of them entring west of Trewardith, the other east of saint Blaies, and
both directlie against Curwarder rocke, except I mistake my compasse.
Neither of them are of anie great course, and the longest not full thrée
miles and an halfe. Wherfore sith they are neither branched nor of anie
great quantitie, what should I make long haruest of a little corne and
spend more time than may well be spared about them?
[Sidenote: Austell.]
When we were past the Blacke head, we came to Austell brooke, which is
increased with a water that commeth from aboue Mewan, and within a mile
after the confluence, they fall into the sea at Pentoren, from whence we
went by the Blacke rocke, and about the Dudman point, till we came to
[Sidenote: Chare.]
Chare haies, where falleth in a pretie water, whose head is two miles
aboue saint Tues. Thence we went by here and there a méere salt créeke,
till we passed the Graie rocke, in Gwindraith baie, and S. Anthonies
point, where Leland maketh his accompt to enter into Falamouth hauen.
[Sidenote: Fala.]
The Fala riseth a little by north of Penuenton towne, and going westward
till it come downwards toward saint Dionise, it goeth forth from thence
to Melader, saint Steuens Grampont, Goldon, Crede, Corneleie, Tregue,
Moran, Tregunnan, it falleth into the hauen with a good indifferent
force: and this is the course of Fala. But least I should séeme to omit
those creekes that are betwéene this and S. Anthonies point, I will go a
little backe againe, and fetch in so manie of them, as come now to my
remembrance. Entring therefore into the port, we haue a créeke that
runneth vp by saint Anthonies toward saint Gereus, then another that
goeth into the land by east of saint Maries castell, with a forked head,
passing in the meane time by a great rocke that lieth in the verie midst
of the hauen, in maner of the third point of a triangle, betwéene saint
Maries castell and Pendinant.
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