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: Taue.]
Next vnto the Towie is the Taue, whose head is in the blacke mounteines,
as at the roots of Wrenni vaur hill in Pembrookeshire, from whence it
[Sidenote: Dudderie.]
runneth by Lanuurnach, Langludien, Lanualteg, and taking in the Dudderie
from southwest, out of the same countie by Lanbederuelfraie, and Lindwie,
[Sidenote: Marlais.]
it goeth to Eglesware chappell, beneath which it crosseth the Marlais by
north that runneth by Lanbedie and Whitland. Thence meeting with one
[Sidenote: Vennie.]
rill called Venni, as I take it, that commeth through Cardith forrest on
[Sidenote: Caire.]
the one side, and the Caire on the other that runneth into it west of
[Sidenote: Carthkinnie.]
Landowror, it hasteth to S. Clares, where it taketh in the Carthkinnie,
[Sidenote: Gow.]
or Barthkinnie (as Leland calleth it) and the Gow or Tow both in one
chanell, of which the first riseth aboue Capell Bettus, from whence it
runneth by Talacouthe, Kilsant, and Langinnin, the other issueth out of
the ground aboue Trologh Bettus, by Midrun, & ioining with the former a
little aboue S. Clares, they run into the Taue, and from thence to
[Sidenote: Gowen.]
Lanihangle, and betwéene it and Abercowen, admitteth finallie the Gowen
or Gow streame, which comming likewise from the blacke mounteines, goeth
by Ebbernant, & so into the Taue, who directeth his course by Lancharne
castell, and then into the sea.
[Sidenote: Gwair.]
The next water that we come to is the Gwair, which is but a small thing
rising aboue Lambeder Velfraie, and going from thence by east of castell
Merhie hill, Crumuier and Argwaire, it is not long yer it fall into the
sea, and so we leaue Cairdinshire, and go ouer into Penbrooke. Then
passed we by an other comming out of Rathe forrest called Coit Rathe,
the water it selfe rising about Templeton. Thence leauing the Monkeston
rocke, we came to Tenbie or Dinbechie Piscood, and passing into the port
[Sidenote: Brechnocke.]
betwéene the castell and S. Katharines rocke, we found it serued with
two little backe waters, of so small countenance, that they are not
worthie of anie further talke to be spent in their descriptions: yet the
one séemeth to be called Florence brooke, the other Fresto, Gunfreston
standing betwéene them both, when by their sight cannot perish. After
[Sidenote: From Londie to Caldie thirtie miles.]
this we passed betwéene Londie and an other Ilet or rocke lieng by
northwest of the same, to Ludsop point, & so to Abertrewent, where I
[Sidenote: Trewent.]
found a sillie fresh water named Trewend that riseth a mile or
thereabout within the land. From thence we went southwards by Brode
hauen, till we came to S. Gowans point. Then gathering west and by north
before we came at Shepe Iland, we found another fresh water, that riseth
short of Kiriog Maharen, and running south of Vggarston, Windmill hill,
or betwéene it and Castell Norton and Gupton, it holdeth on flat west
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