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: Romeneie.]
The Romenie or (as some corruptlie call it) the Nonneie, is a goodlie
water, and from the head a march betwéene Monemouth & Glamorgan shires.
The head hereof is aboue Egglins Tider vap Hoell otherwise called Fanum
Theodori, or the church of Theodorus, whence commeth manie springs, &
taking one bottome, the water is called Canoch and not Romeneie till it
be come to Romeneie. It receiueth no water on the east side, but on the
west diuerse small beckes, whereof three (and one of them called Ifra)
are betwéene the rising and Brathetere chappell, the fourth c[=o]meth in
by Capell Gledis, and Kethligaire, the fift from betwéene the Faldraie
and Lanuabor, the sixt & seuenth before it come to Bedwas, and the eight
ouer against Bedwas it selfe from chappell Martin, Cairfillie castell,
and Thauan, after which confluences it runneth on by Maghan, Keuen,
Mableie and Romeneie, & yer long crossing a becke at north west that
commeth from aboue Lisuan, Lamssen and Roch, it falleth into the sea,
about six miles from the Wisbe, and albeit the mouth therof be nothing
profitable for ships, yet is it also a march betwéene the Silures and
Glamorganshire.
[Sidenote: Laie.]
The Laie falleth into the sea a mile almost from the Taffe, and riseth
in the hilles aboue Lantrissent (for all the region is verie hillie.)
From whence comming by Lantrissent and Auercastell, it runneth by Coit
Marchan parke, Lambedder, S. Brides, Lhannihangle, saint Fagans and
Elaie, Leckwith, Landowgh, Cogampill, and so into the sea, without anie
[Sidenote: Dunelais.]
maner increase by anie rils at all sauing the Dunelais, which riseth
foure miles from his fall, east northeast, and meeteth withall a little
more than a quarter of a mile from Pont Velim Vaur, and likewise by west,
[Sidenote: Methcoid.]
the Methcoid that commeth from Glinne Rodeneie, and wherein to the
[Sidenote: Pedware.]
Pedware dischargeth that small water gathered in his chanell. Here will
I staie a little and breake off into a discourse, which Leland left also
as parcell of this coast who toucheth it after this maner.
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