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
and soone after beneath Tunstall and Greteie, which descending from
about Ingelborow hill, passeth by Twiselton, Ingleton, Thorneton,
Burton, Wratton, and néere Thurland castell, toucheth finallie with the
Lune, which brancheth, and soone after vniteth it selfe againe. After
[Sidenote: Wennie.]
this also it goeth on toward New parke, and receiueth the Wennie, and
[Sidenote: Hinburne.]
the Hinburne both in one chanell, of which this riseth north of the
crosse of Greteie, and going by Benthams and Roberts hill, aboue Wraie
[Sidenote: Rheburne.]
taketh in the Rheburne that riseth north of Wulfecrag. After this
confluence also aboue New parke, it maketh his gate by Aughton,
Laughton, Skirton, Lancaster, Excliffe, Awcliffe, Soddaie, Orton, and so
into the sea. Thus haue you both the descriptions of Lune, make your
conference or election at your pleasure, for I am sworne to neither of
them both.
[Sidenote: Docker.]
The next fall is called Docker, and peraduenture the same that Leland
[Sidenote: Kerie.]
dooth call the Kerie, which is not farre from Wharton, where the rich
Kitson was borne, it riseth north of Docker towne, and going by Barwijc
hall, it is not increased before it come at the sea, where it falleth
into the Lune water at Lunesands. Next of all we come to Bitham beck,
which riseth not far from Bitham towne and parke, in the hilles, where
about are great numbers of goates kept and mainteined, and by all
likelihood resorteth in the end to Linsands.
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