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: Lune.]
Being past these two, I came to a notable riuer called the Lune or
Loine, or (as the booke of statutes hath) Lonwire Anno 13 Ric. 2. cap.
19, and giueth name to Lancaster, Lonecaster, or Lunecaster, where much
Romane monie is found, and that of diuerse stamps, whose course dooth
rest to be described as followeth; and whereof I haue two descriptions.
The first being set downe by Leland, as master Moore of Catharine hall
in Cambridge deliuered it vnto him. The next I exhibit as it was giuen
vnto me, by one that hath taken paines (as he saith) to search out and
view the same, but verie latelie to speake of. The Lune (saith master
Moore) of some commonlie called the Loine, riseth at Crosseho, in Dent
dale, in the edge of Richmondshire out of thrée heads. North also from
Dent dale is Garsdale, an vplandish towne, wherein are séene manie times
great store of red déere that come downe to feed from the mounteins into
the vallies, and thereby runneth a water, which afterward commeth to
Sebbar vale, where likewise is a brooke méeting with Garsdale water, so
that a little lower they go as one into Dent dale becke, which is the
riuer that afterward is called Lune, or Lane, as I haue verie often
noted it. Beside these waters also before mentioned, it receiueth at the
foot of Sebbar vale, a great brooke, which commeth out of the Worth,
betwéene Westmerland and Richmondshire, which taking with him the
aforesaid chanels, dooth run seauen miles yer it come to Dent dale foot.
From hence it entreth into Lansdale, corruptlie so called, peraduenture
for Lunesdale, & runneth therein eight or nine miles southward, and in
this dale is Kirbie. Hitherto master Moore, as Leland hath exemplified
that parcell of his letters. But mine other note writeth hereof in this
[Sidenote: Burbecke.]
manner. Burbecke water riseth at Wustall head, by west, and going by
Wustall foot to Skaleg, it admitteth the Breder that descendeth thither
[Sidenote: Breder.]
from Breder dale. From hence our Burbecke goeth to Breder dale foot, &
so to Tibarie, where it méeteth with foure rilles in one bottome, of
which one commeth from besides Orton, another from betwéene Rasebecke
and Sunbiggin, the third and fourth from each side of Langdale: and
after the generall confluence made, goeth toward Roundswath, aboue which
[Sidenote: Barrow.]
it vniteth it selfe with the Barrow. Thence it runneth to Howgill,
Delaker, Firrebanke, and Killington, beneath which it meeteth with a
[Sidenote: Dent.]
water comming from the Moruill hilles, and afterward crossing the Dent
brooke, that runneth thither from Dent towne, beneath Sebbar, they
continue their course as one into the Burbecke, from whence it is called
Lune. From hence it goeth to Burbon chappell, where it taketh in another
rill comming from by east, then to Kirbie, Lansbele, and aboue
Whittenton crosseth a brooke comming from the countie stone by Burros,
[Sidenote: Greteie.]
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