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: Pedar aliàs Logus.]
For beside the Eden it receiueth the Peder, which Leland calleth Logus
from southeast. This Peder riseth in the hils southwest of Penruddocke,
from whence it goeth to Penruddocke, then to Grastocke castell,
Cateleie, and Kenderside hall, and then taking in a water from Vnthanke,
it goeth to Cathwade, Pettrelwaie, Newbiggin, Carleton, and so into
[Sidenote: Bruferth.]
Eden, northeast of Carleill. But on the north side the Bruferth brooke
dooth swiftlie make his entrance, running by Leuerdale, Scalbie castell,
and Housedon; as I am informed. The third is named Candan (if not Deua
after Leland) which rising about the Skidlow hils, runneth to Mosedale,
Caldbecke, Warnell, Saberham, Rose castell, Dawston, Brounston,
Harrington, and west of Carleill falleth into Eden, which going from
thence by Grimsdale, Kirke Andros, Beaumont, falleth into the sea
beneath the Rowcliffe castell. And thus much of the Eden, which Leland
neuerthelesse describeth after another sort, whose words I will not let
to set downe here in this place, as I find them in his commentaries.
[Sidenote: Vlse after Leland.]
The Eden, after it hath run a pretie space from his head, méeteth in
time with the Vlse water, which is a great brooke in Westmerland, and
[Sidenote: Loder.]
rising aboue Maredale, a mile west of Loder, it commeth by the late
dissolued house of Shappe priorie, thrée miles from Shappe, and by
Brampton village into Loder or Lodon. Certes this streame within halfe a
mile of the head, becommeth a great lake for two miles course, and
afterward waxing narrow againe, it runneth foorth in a meane and
[Sidenote: Aimote.]
indifferent bottome. The said Eden in like sort receiueth the Aimote
about thrée miles beneath Brougham castell, and into the same Aimote
[Sidenote: Dacor.]
falleth Dacor becke (alreadie touched) which riseth by northwest in
Materdale hils, foure miles aboue Dacor castell, and then going through
Dacor parke, it runneth by east a good mile lower into Eimote, a little
beneath Delamaine, which standeth on the left side of Dacor. In one of
his bookes also he saith, how Carleill standeth betwéene two streames,
[Sidenote: Deua.]
that is to saie the Deua, which commeth thither from by southwest, and
also the Logus that descendeth from the southeast. He addeth moreouer
[Sidenote: Vala.]
how the Deua in times past was named Vala or Bala, and that of the names
of these two, Lugibala for Caerleill hath beene deriued, &c. And thus
much out of Leland. But where he had the cause of this his coniecture as
yet I haue not read. Of this am I certeine, that I vse the names of most
riuers here and else-where described, accordinglie as they are called in
my time, although I omit not to speake here and there of such as are
more ancient, where iust occasion mooueth me to remember them, for the
better vnderstanding of our histories, as they doo come to hand.
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