Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of BritaineHolinshed, Raphael
History
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
narrow channell, passeth foorth by Nibthwaits, Blareth, Cowlton, &
[Sidenote: Sparke.]
Sparke bridge, and so into the sea. Hauing passed the Leuen or
Conisands, or Conistonesands, or Winander fall (for all is one) I come
[Sidenote: Lew.]
to the Lew, which riseth at Cewike chappell, and falleth into the sea
[Sidenote: Rawther.]
beside Plumpton. The Rawther descending out of low Furnesse, hath two
heads, whereof one commeth from Penniton, the other by Vlmerstone
abbeie, and ioining both in one chanell, they hasten into the sea,
whither all waters direct their voiage. Then come we to another rill
southwest of Aldingham, descending by Glaiston castell; and likewise the
fourth that riseth néere Lindell, and running by Dawlton castell and
Furnesse abbeie, not farre from the Barrow head, it falleth into the sea
ouer against Waueie and Waueie chappell, except mine aduertisements
misleade me.
[Sidenote: Dodon.]
The Dodon, which from the head is bound vnto Cumberland and Westmerland,
commeth from the Shire stone hill bottome, and going by Blackehill,
Southwake, S. Iohns, Vffaie parke, & Broughton, it falleth into the
orltwater, betwéene Kirbie, and Mallum castell. And thus are we now come
vnto the Rauenglasse point, and well entred into the Cumberland countie.
Comming to Rauenglasse, I find hard by the towne a water comming from
two heads, and both of them in lakes or pooles, whereof one issueth out
[Sidenote: Denocke.]
of Denocke or Deuenocke méere, and is called Denocke water, the other
[Sidenote: Eske.]
named Eske from Eske poole which runneth by Eskedale, Dalegarth, and
soone after meeting with the Denocke, betwéene Mawburthwate and
Rauenglasse, falleth into the sea. On the other side of Rauenglasse also
[Sidenote: Mite.]
commeth the Mite brooke, from Miterdale as I read. Then find we another
which commeth from the hils, and at the first is forked, but soone after
making a lake, they gather againe into a smaller chanell: finallie
[Sidenote: Brenge.]
meeting with the Brenge, they fall into the sea at Carleton southeast, as
[Sidenote: Cander.]
I wéene of Drig. The Cander, or (as Leland nameth it) the Calder,
commeth out of Copeland forrest, by Cander, Sellefield, and so into the
sea. Then come we to Euer water, descending out of a poole aboue
Coswaldhow, and thence going by Euerdale, it crosseth a water from
Arladon, and after procéedeth to Egremond, S. Iohns, and taking in
another rill from Hide, it is not long yer it méeteth with the sea.
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