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: Vincélus.]
Being past Eouesholme it crosseth the Vincell, which rising out of the
hils somewhere about Sudleie, runneth two miles further to Winchelcombe,
and Gretton, and taking in a rill by the waie from Hailes, procéedeth on
(going within one quarter of a mile of Hailes abbaie) to Tuddington, or
Doddington, beneath which when it hath crossed another rill that commeth
from Stanwaie, it goeth to Wannington, Sedgeborow, and receiuing there
the last on the right hand also (as all aboue rehearsed) it falleth into
the Auon, when it is come by Hinton, vnto a towne called Hampton, or (as
some doo write it) Ampton. After this confluence the Auon goeth to
Charleton, to Crapthorne (and there taking in a rill on the left hand)
to Fladbirie wike, and almost at Persore bridge, méeteth with a branched
[Sidenote: Piddle.]
water that commeth by Piddle, whereof one head is at Alberton, an other
at Piddle. From Persore it goeth to Birlingham, and soone after carrieng
a brooke withall descending from Fakenham, by Bradleie, Himbleton,
Huddenton, Crowleie, Churchhill, Pibleton, Besseford and Desseford, it
fléeteth to Eckington, Bredon, Twining, Mitton, and Tewkesburie, where
it ioineth with the Sauerne.
Now to resume the course of the Sauerne, you shall vnderstand, that from
Tewkesburie it goeth to Derehirst, the How passage, and soone after
[Sidenote: Chilus.]
receiuing the Chiltenham water that commeth thither by Bodenton, Sawton,
and Norton, it runneth to Ashelworth, Sainthirst; and here it parteth it
selfe till it come to Glocester, where it vniteth it selfe againe. But
in the meane time the easterlie branch receiueth a forked chanell,
whereof one head is not far fr[=o] Leke Hampton, the other about
Witcombe, from whence it goeth to Brockworth. The other branch or arme
taketh in the Leadon that commeth downe by Preston, Dimmocke, Pantleie
[Sidenote: Leadon.]
vpper Leadon, Leadon court, and there taking in one rill that commeth
from Linton by Areknoll, and another beneath it from Tainton by Rudford,
it falleth into the said branch on the right side, before it come at
Glocester.
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