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
The next fall is at Moresbie, whereof I haue no skill. From thence
therefore we cast about by saint Bees to Derwentset hauen, whose water
[Sidenote: Dargwent.]
is truelie written Dargwent or Deruent. It riseth in the hils about
Borrodale, from whence it goeth vnto the Grange, thence into a lake, in
which are certeine Ilands, and so vnto Keswijc, where it falleth into
[Sidenote: Burthméere.]
the Bure, whereof the said lake is called Bursemere, or the Burthmere
poole. In like sort the Bure or Burthmere water, rising among the hils
goeth to Tegburthesworth, Forneside, S. Iohns, and Threlcote: and there
[Sidenote: Grise.]
méeting with a water from Grisdale, by Wakethwate, called Grise, it
runneth to Burnesse, Keswijc, and there receiueth the Darwent. From
Keswijc in like sort it goeth to Thorneswate (and there making a plash)
to Armanswate, Isell, Huthwate and Cokermouth, and here it receiueth the
[Sidenote: Cokar.]
Cokar, which rising among the hils commeth by Lowsewater, Brakenthwate,
Lorton, and so to Cokarmouth towne, from whence it hasteth to Bridgeham,
and receiuing a rill called the Wire, on the south side that runneth by
Dein, it leaueth Samburne and Wirketon behind it, and entereth into the
sea.
[Sidenote: Wire.]
Leland saith that the Wire is a créeke where ships lie off at rode, and
that Wirketon or Wirkington towne dooth take his name thereof. He addeth
also that there is iron and coles, beside lead ore in Wiredale.
Neuerthelesse the water of this riuer is for the most part sore
troubled, as comming thorough a suddie or soddie more, so that little
[Sidenote: Elmus.]
good fish is said to liue therein. But to proceed. The Elme riseth in
the mines aboue Amautrée, and from Amautre goeth to Yeresbie, Harbie,
Brow, and there taking in a rill on the left hand comming by Torpennie,
it goeth to Hatton castell, Alwarbie, Birthie, Dereham, and so into the
sea. Thence we go about by the chappell at the point, and come to a baie
serued with two fresh waters, whereof one rising westward goeth by
Warton, Rabbie, Cotes, and so into the maine, taking in a rill withall
[Sidenote: Croco.]
from by south, called Croco, that commeth from Crockdale, by Bromefield.
[Sidenote: Vamus.]
The second is named Wampoole broocke, & this riseth of two heads,
whereof one is about Cardew. Thence in like sort it goeth to Thuresbie,
Croston, Owton, Gamlesbie, Wampall, the Larth, and betwéene Whiteridge
and Kirbie into the saltwater. From hence we double the Bowlnesse, and
come to an estuarie, whither thrée notable riuers doo resort, and this
is named the Solueie mouth. But of all, the first excéedeth, which is
called Eden, and whose description dooth follow here at hand.
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