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
[Sidenote: Tredwie.]
The next créeke is called Bosinni, which is a mile from Tintagell, and
to the same Tredwie water resorteth, and so they go to the sea betwixt
two hils, whereof that on the one side lieth out like an arme or cape,
and maketh the fashion of an hauenet or peere, whither shiplets sometime
doo resort for succour. A frier of late daies tooke vpon him to make an
hauen at this place, but in vaine. There lie also two blacke rocks as
Ilets, at the west northwest point, or side of this créeke, the one
(sauing that a little gut dooth part them) ioining with the other, and
in these by all likelihood is great store of gulles. I can not tell
whether this be the water that runneth by Boscastell or not, but if it
[Sidenote: Boscastell.]
be not, then haue I this description of the latter. Boscastell créeke
that lieth east of Tintagell, is but a small thing, running at the most
not aboue two miles into the land, yet it passeth by foure townes,
whereof the first is called Lesneth, the second saint Juliet, the third
Minster, and the fourth Boscastell or Bushcastell, as some men doo
pronounce it.
[Sidenote: Bede.]
In Bede baie I find the Bedewater, whose chiefe head is not farre from
[Sidenote: Lancels.]
Norton. Thence running to Stratton, it receiueth the Lancels rill before
it come at Norham. And here also it crosseth another whose head is east
of saint Marie wijke, from whence it runneth by Wolston and Whalesborow,
and thence into the sea betweene Efford and Plough hill. And thus much
of the waters that lie betwéene the point of Cornewall, and the Hartland
head vpon the north side of Cornewall. Now let vs doo the like with
those that remaine of Deuonshire, whereo the said Hartland is the verie
first point in this our poeticall voiage. Hauing therefore brought
Hartland point on our backs, we come next of all to Barstable bar, and
so into the hauen, whereinto two principall streams doo perpetuallie
vnburden their chanels.
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