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
the Comarch which lieth on the other side. After this our Yrwon goeth to
[Sidenote: Dehon.]
Lhanuareth, where it crosseth the Dehon on the southwest side, then to
[Sidenote: Edwie.]
Aberedwie, and there receiueth the Edwie on the northeast, which ariseth
in the hilles aboue Botins chappell, and commeth downe by Crigend and
Lanhaderne, thence the Guie goeth on to Lanstephan, and there (or a
[Sidenote: Machaweie.]
little aboue) taketh in the Machaweie that commeth by castell Paine, and
[Sidenote: Leuenni.]
so going on in processe of time with the Leuenni, whereof Leland in his
commentaries doth write as here insueth.
[Sidenote: Euer.]
[Sidenote: Euerie.]
The Leuenni, otherwise called the Euer or Euerie, is a farre streame
rising in Welch Talgarth hard by Blaine Leuenni, among the Atterill
hilles, from whence it goeth to Brecknoch mere, which is two miles long,
and a mile broad, and where men doo fish in Vniligneis or botes of one
peece, as they doo in Lhin Seuathan, which is foure miles from Brecknoch.
Finallie bringing great store of red sand withall, and there with the
[Sidenote: Brennich.]
Brennich water (that hath his originall issue at Mennith gader, and is
[Sidenote: Trufrin.]
increased with the Trufrin) it falleth into the Wie aboue Glesbirie
three miles from Haie, at a place that of the onelie fall of this brooke
is named Aberleuenni, after this the Guie. Being come to Haie, a pretie
towne where much Romane coine is found, which they call Jewes monie: and
after it hath passed or crossed a little brooke, which commeth from
[Sidenote: Dulesse.]
Lanigon, it méeteth with the Dulesse that commeth also from the Atterill
by Kersop, and from thence goeth to Clifford castell (being now entred
into Herefordshire, and leauing Radnor, wherevnto it hath for a long
course béene march) then to the Whitneies, Winferton, Letton,
Bradwarden, Broberie, Monington, Biford, Bridgesalers, Eaton, Brinton,
and Hereford, without anie influence of riuer worthie of memorie, and
yet with manie windlesses, & there méeteth with a water rising short of
Wormesleie, which goeth by Maunsell, Lacie, Brinsop, Crednell, Stretton,
and Huntington, and soone after into the Wie, beside a little rill that
runneth betwéene them both euen into Hereford towne. From hence in like
sort the Wie hasteth to Rotheras church, Hampton, and Mordeford, where
[Sidenote: Lug.]
it taketh in sundrie waters in one chanell, of which the Lug or Luie is
the principall, and next of all to be described, before I go anie
further with the course of the Wie, whereinto it dischargeth the
chanell. It riseth in the edge of the forrest of Kemples aboue Langunlo:
from whence it goeth to Momonacht, Pilleth Whitton, Fuldibrooke,
Prestaine, so into Herefordshire, where betwéene Bonie & Beton, or
Bitton, it receiueth in the Somergill, whose crotched head being march
to Radnor forrest, directeth his streame betwéene the new and old
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