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
Being come therefore vnto Mordford, it goeth to Fawnehope, Hamlacie,
[Sidenote: Treske.]
Ballingham, Capull regis, where it receiueth a water called Treske, from
little Berch by Treske, Fawleie, How, Capull Inkeston, Foie, Brampton,
Bridstow, Wilton castell, the Rosse, and there a rill from Bishops
Vptonward by Rudhall, Weresend, Ham, Glewston, Godderich, here in like
sort meeting with another that commeth from Ecleswall in the confines of
Glocestershire, by Peniard castell & Coughton, to Welch Bicknor, English
Bicknor, Huntesham, including a parcell of Monmouthshire, being an
outliggand, as ye may find in that parcell of Herefordshire which butteth
vpon Glocestershire (as you shall find the like péece of Herefordshire
in the confines of Salop and Worcester, wherein Rochford standeth,
beside manie other which I haue elsewhere spoken of) Whitchurch, where
[Sidenote: Gainar.]
it taketh in Gainar water that commeth from Much Birch, by Lanwarne,
[Sidenote: Garran.]
Michaell church, and at Langarran crosseth the Garran brooke, that
riseth in Gregwood, short of Arcop, six miles from Monemouth by
northwest: after which these two doo runne as one to Marston, and almost
Whitchurch, and so into the Wie, which goeth from thence to Gunnarew, S.
Michaell, Dixton, and Monemouth, where I will staie a while, till I haue
described the Mone, next of all to be remembred here.
[Sidenote: Mona.]
The Mona or Monbecke, riseth in the forrest of Hene, twentie miles from
Monemouth by west in Eirisland, and going by Creswell, or Craswall
chappell not farre from the marches of Brecknocke, and northeast of
Hatuill hils, which after it hath run a good distance from the head
[Sidenote: Eskill.]
receiueth first the Eskle, and passeth by Lanihangle and the old Court,
[Sidenote: Elkon.]
from northweast, then the Olcon, from southwest, which méeteth withall
néere Cledoll or Knedoch, & passing by the old towne, it hasteth to
Altrinis, where it becommeth march betwéene Hereford and Monemouth
shires, and taketh in a water comming by Trewin, & likewise the Hordwie
[Sidenote: Hodneie.]
or Hodneie which riseth in Becknocke, among the Saterelles, & runneth by
Capell a fin, Lantonie, Cumroie, Michaell church in Monemouthshire, and
ioineth with our Mona at Altrinis, which after this confluence hasteth
to Walderstone, Lansillo Langua, betwéene which and Kinechurch it ioineth
[Sidenote: Doure.]
with the Doure that riseth about the Bache aboue Dourston, which is six
miles aboue Doure abbie, so that it runneth through the Gilden dale, by
Peterchurch, Fowchurch, Morehampton, Newcourt, Doure, and beneath Doure
[Sidenote: Dulesse.]
taketh in the Dulesse, from southwest and Lanihangle, by Harleswas
[Sidenote: Wormesbecke.]
castell on the one side, and yer long the Wormesbecke, descending from
aboue Keuernall by Didleie, Deuerox, Workebridge, and Kenderchurch on
the other, and so running all in one chanell vnto Mona, that riuer goeth
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