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
Radnors, to Knill, to Nash, and so into the Lug, which presentlie
passeth by Kinsham, Shirleie, Ailmister, Kingsland, Eaton chappell, and
so into Lemister, where it crosseth the Oneie (a streamelet rising short
of Shobden, and going by Chorlester) a little before it come to the west
side of the towne.
At Lemister it selfe in like sort three waters doo méet, and almost
[Sidenote: Pinsell.]
inuiron the towne, that is to saie, the Lug, the Pinfulleie or Pinsell
[Sidenote: Kenbrooke.]
(a riueret rising at Kingsland two miles from Lemister) & the Kenbrooke,
which commeth out of the blacke mounteins, from Lemister, otherwise
called Leofminster, of the builder, and also Leonminster, the Lug or
Luie goeth on to Eaton, and there taketh in a rill beneath Hampton, and
aboue Hope, whereof one head is betwéene Hatfield and Bickleton, another
néere vnto Marston, and méeting of both at Humber. From Hampton it goeth
to Bodenham, Wellington, Morton, Sutton, Shelwijc, Lugwardin, and
[Sidenote: Fromeie.]
Longward, where it crosseth the Fromeie or Frome, a pretie water, and
worthie to be remembred. It riseth about Wolferelaw, from whence it
commeth downe toward the southest by Edwinsloch to Bromyard, Auenburie,
Bishops Frome, Castell Frome, Can Frome, to Stretton vpon Frome, and
[Sidenote: Loden aliàs Acton.]
there taking in a water called Loden, comming from aboue Bishops
Grendon, by Pencombe, Cowarne, Stoke Lacie, Cowarne, and Engleton, our
Frome goeth on to Yarkeleie, Dornington, and Longward, and so into the
Lug, betwéene Longward and Suston, which runneth foorthwith to Mordford,
or Morthford, and there into the Wie, vnto whose description I now
returne againe.
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