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
it receiueth the Tertarith that riseth among the Bane hils, fiue miles
from Brechnocke, and commeth likewise into the verie suburbs of the
towne, beneath Trenewith, or new Troie, whereby it taketh the course.
[Sidenote: Kinuricke.]
After these confluences, the Vske procéedeth on toward Aberkinurike, or
the fall of a water whose head is in the roots of Menuchdennie hill, and
passage by Cantreffe. Thence it goeth by Lanhamlaghe, Penkethleie
castell, Lansanfreid, Landettie, Langonider, and soone after receiuing
[Sidenote: Riangall.]
the Riangall (which riseth about the hill whereon Dinas castell
standeth, and runneth by Lanihangle and Tretoure) it passeth betwéene
Laugattocke and Cerigkhowell, to Langroinie, and there about crosseth
[Sidenote: Groini.]
the Groinie brooke, that descendeth from Monegather, Arthur hill, by
Peter church, as I find. When the Vske is past this brooke, it taketh in
thrée other short rils, from by south within a little distance, whereof
[Sidenote: Cledoch Vaur.]
[Sidenote: Fidan.]
[Sidenote: Cledochveh[=a].]
the first hight Cledoch Vaur, the second Fidan, and the third
Cledochvehan. Of these also the last falleth in néere to Lanwenarth.
From hence the Vske runneth to Abergeuenni towne, where it méeteth
[Sidenote: Kebbie.]
with the Kebbie water from by north, that riseth short of Bettus
[Sidenote: Geuenni.]
chappell aboue the towne, and the Geuennie that descendeth from aboue
Landilobartholl beneath not farre from Colbroke, and so goeth on to
Hardwijc, beneath which it crosseth thrée namelesse rilles, on the right
hand or southwest side before it come at Lanihangle vpon Vske, of whose
courses I know not anie more than that they are not of anie length, nor
the chanell of sufficient greatnesse seuerallie to intreat of. Betwéene
[Sidenote: Birthin.]
Kemmeis and Trostreie it meeteth with such an other rill that commeth
[Sidenote: Caer Vske standeth on one side of
Vske, and Caerleon on the other, but Caer Vske
by diuerse miles further into the land.]
downe by Bettus Newith. Thence it goeth to Caer Vske or Brenbigeie
(whose bridge, I mene that of Vske, was ouerthrowne by rage of this
riuer, in the six and twentith yeare of king Henrie the eight, vpon
saint Hughes daie after a great snow) but yer it come there, it
receiueth the Birthin on the right hand, which is a pretie water,
descending from two heads, whereof the first is northwest of Manihilot,
as the other is of Lanihangle and Pentmorell.
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