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
The one of these swords is called Clotheie or Clothie, of which I find
[Sidenote: Clotheie.]
this short and breefe description. The Clothie riseth at the foot of
Wrennie vaure hill and comming downe to Monachlodge, Langelman,
Lannakeuen, and Egremond, it receiueth a rill from by northwest before
it come at Lanhaddon castell, which commeth from aboue the moore by
Clarbaston and Bletherston, his head arising in the hill west of
Mancloghaie, as Leland dooth informe me. Yer long also and beneath
Lanhaddon it taketh in another on the east side from Narbarth castell,
comming by Robeston, then going by Cunaston, Slebach, Picton castell,
Sister houses, Minware & Martheltwie, at Rise castell point west of Coit
[Sidenote: Dugledie.]
Kenles (as I haue béene informed) it taketh in the other sword, named
Dugledie, wherof I read as followeth. The head of the Dugledie is
somwhere at northwest, betwixt S. Laurences & S. Dugwels, from whence it
runneth to Trauegarne, Redbaxton, & taking in a rill by the waie from
Camrose at the west, it goeth to Hauerford or Hereford west, and there
vniteth it selfe with a water, which peraduenture is the same that
[Sidenote: Gwilie.]
Leland called Gwilie. Certes it riseth short of Walton, and comming by
S. Leonards chappell and Pendergest, it falleth I saie into the
Dugledie, ouer against the towne of Hauerford or Herford west, but in
Welsh Hufford; as Lhoid dooth set it downe. Beneath Herford it taketh in
another water from south west, whose head is short of S. Margarets
chappell, and enterance betweene Harraldston and Herford, which
Harraldstone receiueth the name of Harrald the successour of Edward the
confessour as some call him, who was a gréeuous mall vnto the Britons
that remained in the time of the said Edward; as I haue noted elsewhere.
Then the Dugledie still descending taketh in the Frese fr[=o]
Fresethorpe, a rill of no great accompt, and therefore I go from it
making hast vnto Culthell, & omitting two rils betwéene it and the
Clotheie on the southside, of no great weight and moment. The Cultlhell
commeth into the Dugledie beneath Bolston, with a streight course from
by north, of three or foure miles, rising by west of Slebach, and
comming by Bowlston, after whose vnition with the aforesaid water they
run on as one till they méet with the Clothie, casting out by the waie
sundrie salt créekes, as the maine chanell dooth from thence foorth
vntill it passe the Sandie hauen, the Dale rode (whither a sillie fresh
rill commeth of small value) & be come about againe to the large Ocean.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account