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: Aberthaw.]
Being past the Barrie water, we come to a fall called Aberthaw, which
riseth two or thrée miles aboue Lansanor, and going by Welch Newton, it
commeth at length to Cowbridge, and from thence goeth to Lanblethian,
Landoch, Beanpéere, Flimston, Gilston, and betweene the east and the
west Aberthaw, & into the Sauerne sea. But yer it come all there it
receiueth a brooke called Kensan, or Karnsan, or Kensech, on the east
side, whose head is east of Bolston, & comming by Charnelhoid,
Lhancaruan, & Lancadle, it falleth into the former aboue either of the
[Sidenote: Kensan.]
Thawans. Leland saith, that Kensan hath two heads, whereof the more
northerlie called Brane, lieth in Luenlithan, and runneth seauen miles
before it méet with the other. Leauing this water we sailed on, casting
about the Nash point, omitting two or thrée small waters (whereof Leland
hath alreadie as ye see made mention) because I haue nothing more to add
vnto their descriptions, except it be, that the Colhow taketh in a rill
from Lan Iltruit, of whose course (to saie the truth) I haue no manner
of knowledge.
[Sidenote: Ogur.]
The Ogur or Gur, which some call the Ogmur, is a well faire streame (as
we were woont to saie in our old English) whose head is in the same
hilles, where the Rodeneies are to be found, but much more westerlie,
and running a long course yer it come to anie village, it goeth at the
length beneath Languineuere or Langouodoch, to S. Brides vpon Ogur, then
[Sidenote: Wennie.]
to Newcastell, and Marthermaure, beneath which it méeteth the Wennie,
halfe a mile from Ogur or Ogmur castell on the east side of the banke.
It riseth fiue or six miles from this place, among the hilles, and
comming downe at last by Lanharne, it crosseth a rill yer long from
northeast, and the confluence passeth foorth by Coitchurch, Ogur
castell, & so into the Ogur. Leland writing of the waters that fall into
[Sidenote: Garrow.]
this Ogur saith thus. Into the Ogur also resorteth the Garrow two miles
aboue Lansanfride bridge, descending from Blaingarow. It taketh
[Sidenote: Leuennie.]
furthermore (saith he) another called Leuennie rising in the parish of
[Sidenote: Corug.]
Glin Corug, at northwest, and then running two miles lower, vniteth it
selfe with the Corug brooke, a little short thing, and worthie no longer
speach. From this confluence the Leuennie goeth seauen miles further yer
it meete with the Ogur on the west side, at Lansanfride, two miles aboue
Penbowt. And so far Leland. But I wot not what he meaneth by it.
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