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 first creeke or arme that casteth on the northwest side of Falemouth
hauen, goeth vp to Perin, and at the end it breaketh into two armes,
whereof the lesse runneth to Glasenith, Viridis nidus, the gréene nest,
or Wagméere at Penrine: the other to saint Glunias the parish church of
Penrine. In like sort out of each side of Penrine créeke, breaketh an
arme yer it come to Penrine. This I vnderstand also that stakes and
foundations of stone haue béene set in the créeke at Penrine a little
lower than the wharfe, where it breaketh into armes: but howsoeuer this
standeth, betwixt the point of Trefusis and the point of Restronget is
[Sidenote: Milor.]
Milor créeke, which goeth vp a mile into the land, and by the church is
a good rode for ships. The next creeke beyond the point of Restronget
[Sidenote: Restronget.]
wood, is called Restronget, which going two miles vp into the maine,
breaketh into two armes. In like order betwixt Restronget and the creeke
[Sidenote: S. Feoks.]
[Sidenote: S. Caie.]
of Trurie be two créekes; one called saint Feokes, the other saint Caie,
next vnto which is Trurie créeke that goeth vp about two miles créeking
from the principall streame, and breaketh within halfe a mile of Trurie,
casting in a branch westward euen hard by Newham wood.
[Sidenote: Trurie créeke.]
This creeke of Trurie is diuided into two parts before the towne of
Trurie, and each of them hauing a brooke comming downe and a bridge, the
towne of Trurie standeth betwixt them both. In like sort Kenwen stréet
is seuered from the said towne with this arme, and Clements street by
east with the other. Out of the bodie also of Trurie creeke breaketh
another eastward a mile from Trurie, and goeth vp a mile and a halfe to
Cresilian bridge of stone. At the verie entrie and mouth of this créeke
is a rode of ships called Maples rode: and here fought not long since
eightéene ships of Spanish merchants, with foure ships of warre of
Deepe, but the Spaniards draue the Frenchmen all into this harborow. A
mile and an halfe aboue the mouth of Crurie creeke, is another named
[Sidenote: Moran.]
Lhan Moran of S. Morans church at hand. This créeke goeth vp a quarter
of a mile from the maine streame into the hauen, as the maine streame
goeth vp two miles aboue Moran créeke ebbing and flowing: and a quarter
of a mile higher, is the towne of Cregowie, where we found a bridge of
stone vpon the Fala riuer. Fala it selfe riseth a mile or more west of
Roche hill, and goeth by Graund pont, where I saw a bridge of stone.
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