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
to Broughton towne, Cotham, Lée hall, and so into Ribble. And here is
all that I haue to saie of this riuer.
[Sidenote: Wire.]
The Wire riseth eight or ten miles from Garstan, out of an hill in
Wiresdale forrest, from whence it runneth by Shireshed chappell, and
then going by Wadland, or Waddiler, Grenelaw castell (which belongeth to
the erle of Darbie) Garstan, and Kirkland hall, it first receiueth the
[Sidenote: Calder. 2.]
second Calder, that commeth downe by Edmerseie chappell, then another
chanell increased with sundrie waters, which I will here describe before
I procéed anie further with the Wire. I suppose that the first water is
[Sidenote: Plimpton.]
called Plimpton brooke, it riseth south of Gosner, and commeth by
[Sidenote: Barton.]
Cawford hall, and yer long receiuing the Barton becke, it procéedeth
[Sidenote: Brooke.]
forward till it ioineth with the Brooke rill that commeth from Bowland
forrest, by Claughton hall, where master Brookehales dooth lie, & so
through Mersco forrest. After this confluence the Plime or Plimpton
water méeteth with the Calder, and then with the Wire, which passeth
[Sidenote: Skipton.]
foorth to Michaell church, and the Raw cliffes, and aboue Thorneton
crosseth the Skipton that goeth by Potton, then into the Wire rode, and
finallie through the sands into the sea, according to his nature. When
we were past the fall of the Wire, we coasted vp by the salt cotes, to
[Sidenote: Coker.]
Coker mouth, whose head, though it be in Weresdale forrest, not far from
that of the Wire, yet the shortnesse of course deserueth no description.
[Sidenote: Cowdar.]
The next is Cowdar, which is comming out of Wire dale, as I take it, is
not increased with anie other waters more than Coker, and therefore I
will rid my hands thereof so much the sooner.
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