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
Being come into Cardigon shire, and hauing passed the Cardigon point, an
Iland of the same denomination lieng by west thereof, we came vnto the
[Sidenote: Airon.]
fall of Airon thrée miles beneath Lancleere, it riseth in the mounteines
by a chappell called Blam Peniall belonging to Landwie breuie about
thrée or foure miles from Tiue banks, & runneth on by Lamberwooddie,
Langitho, Tregrigaron hill, Treuilian, Talaferne, and soone after taking
in a rill from by south from Siliam by Lanleir it runneth by Istrade,
Kilkennen, Lanicharin, and finallie into the sea, crossing by the waie
[Sidenote: Bidder.]
the Bidder brooke, which comming from Dehewide, dooth fall into the same,
[Sidenote: Arth.]
betwéene Lanchairin, and Henuenneie. The Arth which is the next fall is
no great thing, neither of anie long course, yet somewhat crotched, and
it riseth three or foure miles or more within the land slopewise, and
comming by Lambaderne, and Treueglois, it falleth into the sea,
northeast of Aberarth.
Being past the Arth, & hauing staied there a while bicause we found some
[Sidenote: Ris aliàs Wereie.]
harborough, we came next of all vnto the Wereie, which riseth of two
heads, aboue whose confluence standeth a towne, named Lanihangle,
Redrod, and from whence it goeth by Lanigruthen to Laristed, & so into
the Ocean. Then went we to the Ystwith, which riseth in the blacke
mounteins aboue Comerstwith, from whence it runneth certeine miles,
[Sidenote: Istwith.]
vntill it come vnto Ispittie, Istwith, Lananon, Laniler, Lan Nachairne,
[Sidenote: Redholl.]
and so into the sea, taking withall first the Meleuen, then the Ridall
or Redholl not farre from the shore, whereof I haue this description.
The Ridall riseth in the top of Plimlimmon hill out of a lake named Lin
Ridall, from whence going toward Spittie Kinwen, it crosseth one water
on the north, and another beneth it on the southeast, and so goeth on by
Lanbeder vaure, till it come to Aberistwith, the Istwith, and so into
the Ocean. Hauing thus viewed the Istwith, and taken our selues againe
[Sidenote: Salique.]
to the sea, we crossed the Salke or Salique brooke, whereof I find this
memoriall.
The Salique brooke descendeth in like sort from the blacke mounteins, &
going from Vmmaboue, toward Gogarth, or Gogirthar, it receiueth the
[Sidenote: Massalique.]
Massalique, and from thence goeth into the sea, southwest from his
[Sidenote: Lerie.]
originall. From hence we went to the Lerie, an indraught of no great
quantitie, neither commodious as I gesse (yet I may be deceiued) for
anie ship to harborough in. It riseth toward the lower ground of the
blacke hils, and going by Lanihangle castell Gwalter, it runneth from
thence northeast into the Ocean, receiuing a rill by the waie from the
hilles which lie by northeast of his course. But what stand I vpon
trifles?
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