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: Temde.]
The Temde, or (as some name it) the Tame riseth vp in Radnorshire, out
of the Melenith hilles, and soone after his issue, méeting with a water
from Withall, it runneth to Begeldie, Lanuerwaterden, and so to
Knighton, which is fiue or six miles (as I heare) from his originall.
From Knighton it goeth ouer the ditch of Offa vnto Standish, and
[Sidenote: Clude.]
crossing a rill that commeth from betwéene the parke named Clude, (and
is a bound of Radnorshire) it goeth to Buckton, Walford, and Lanuarden,
where it meeteth with the Bardwell or Berfield, and the Clun, both in
one chanell, of which I find these descriptions here folowing word for
[Sidenote: Barfield.]
word in Leland. The Bardwell or Barfield riseth aboue New Chappell, in
[Sidenote: Clun.]
the honour of Clun, hard by the ditch of Offa, and goeth by Bucknell.
The Clun issueth out of the ground betwéene Lhan Vehan and Maiston, and
going on by Bucton, Cluncastell, Clundon, Purslaw, and Clunbirie, it
crosseth with a brooke that runneth along by Kempton and Brampton.
Thence going foorth by Clunbirie, Brome, Abcot and Marlow, it méeteth
with the Bardwell, and so in the Temde, not verie far from Temderton. I
[Sidenote: Owke.]
suppose that Leland calleth the Bardwell by the name of Owke, but I will
not abide by it bicause I am not sure of it. After these confluences
therefore, our Temde goeth by Trippleton, Dounton, Burrington, and
[Sidenote: Oneie.]
Broomefield, where it méeteth with the Oneie, which is an indifferent
streame, and increased with sundrie waters, whereof I saie as followeth.
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