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: Bidle.]
It is not long also yer it doo méet with the Bidle water, that commeth
by Congerton, and after the confluence goeth vnto Swetham, the
Heremitage, Cotton and Croxton, there taking in two great waters,
[Sidenote: Whelocke.]
whereof the one is called Whelocke, which comming from the edge of the
countie by Morton to Sandbach, crosseth another that descended from
church Cawlhton, and after the confluence goeth to Warmingham, ioining
also beneath Midlewish with the Croco or Croxston, the second great
water, whose head commeth out of a lake aboue Bruerton (as I heare) and
[Sidenote: Croco.]
thence both the Whelocke and the Croco go as one vnto the Dane, at
Croxton, as the Dane dooth from thence to Bostocke, Dauenham, Shebruch,
Shurlach, and at Northwich into the foresaid Wiuer. After this
confluence the Wiuer runneth on to Barneton, and there in like sort
receiueth two brookes in one chanell, whereof one commeth from aboue
Allostocke, by Holme & Lastocke, the other from beyond Birtles mill, by
[Sidenote: Piuereie.]
Chelford (where it taketh in a rill called Piuereie) thence to ouer
[Sidenote: Waterlesse.]
Peuer, Holford, and there crossing the Waterlesse brooke (growing of two
becks and ioining at nether Tableie) it goeth foorth to Winshambridge,
and then méeting with the other, after this confluence they procéed till
they come almost at Barneton, where the said chanell ioineth with a
pretie water running thorough two lakes, whereof the greatest lieth
betwéene Comberbach, Rudworth and Marburie. But to go forward with the
course of the maine riuer. After these confluences our Wiuer goeth to
Warham, Actonbridge, and Dutton, ouer against which towne, on the other
side it méeteth with a rill, comming from Cuddington: also the second
going by Norleie, and Gritton, finallie the third soone after from
Kimsleie, and then procéedeth on in his passage by Asheton chappell,
Frodesham, Rockesauage, and so into the sea: and this is all that I doo
find of the Wiuer, whose influences might haue beene more largelie set
downe, if mine iniunctions had béene amplie deliuered, yet this I hope
may suffice for his description, and knowledge of his course.
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