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
[Sidenote: Ocus.]
The first and more westerlie of these is called Ocus, whose head is not
farre west of the head of Darnt, and Loth in Darntmore. Rising therefore
in the aforesaid place, it runneth northwest to Snorton, and so to
Okehampton, beneath which towne it méeteth with an other water comming
from southeast, & riseth not much west from the head of Tawe. From hence
it goeth to Stow Exborne, Moonke Okington, & Iddesleie, where it taketh
[Sidenote: Tanridge.]
[Sidenote: Turrege.]
in the Tanridge a verie pretie streamelet, whose issue is not full a mile
by east from the head of Thamar, thrée miles by north east from
Hartland. Comming therefore by west and east Putford, Bulworthie,
Bockington, Newton, and Shebbor, it receiueth a forked rill that runneth
from ech side of Bradworthie by Sutcombe, Treborow, Milton, & so to
Thornebirie, where méeting with an other forked water (whereof one head
comming from Dunsland, ioineth with the other north of Cockbirie) it
goeth with speed into the Tanridge water. After this confluence it
[Sidenote: Buckland.]
runneth on to Shéepewash (by west whereof falleth in the Buckland water
from by north) thence to high Hainton, and so to Haitherlaie, north
wherof it taketh in a rill from by south, and endeth his race at
Iddesleie, by ioining with the Oke. Hence then the Ocus hasteth to
Dowland, and betwéene it and Doulton, receiueth one rill from by east,
as it dooth an other betwéene Doulton and Marton from by west, and so
procéeding on with his course, it commeth east of Torrington the lesse,
and taking in a water at east, that runneth from thrée heads (by Wollie
parke) betweene which Combe and Roughborow are situat, it descendeth to
[Sidenote: Langtrée.]
Torington the more, and meeting with the Langtrée water on the one side,
[Sidenote: Were or Ware.]
and the Ware brooke on the other, it procéedeth to Bediford, crossing a
rill by the waie that commeth vnto it betwéene Annarie & Littham. From
Bediford bridge it goeth without anie increase to Westleie, Norham,
Appledoure, and so into the hauen.
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