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: Leue. Long.]
[Sidenote: Goile. Heke.]
[Sidenote: Robinseie.]
[Sidenote: Forelan. Tarbat.]
[Sidenote: Lean.]
[Sidenote: Abir. Arke.]
[Sidenote: Zefe. Sell.]
[Sidenote: Zord. Owin.]
[Sidenote: Nowisse. Orne.]
[Sidenote: Lang. Drun.]
[Sidenote: Hew. Brun.]
[Sidenote: Kile. Dowr.]
[Sidenote: Faro. Nesse.]
Next vnto this is the Leue, the Rage, the Long, the Goile, & the Heke,
which for the excéeding greatnesse of their heads, are called lakes.
Then haue we the Robinseie, the Foreland, the Tarbat, the Lean, and the
Abir, wherevnto the Spanseie, the Loine, the Louth, the Arke, and the
Zefe doo fall, there is also the Sell, the Zord, the Owin, the Newisse,
the Orne, the Lang, the Drun, the Hew, the Brun, the Kell, the Dowr, the
Faro, the Nesse, the Herre, the Con, the Glasse, the Maur, the Vrdall,
the Fers (that commeth out of the Caldell) the Fairsoke, which two latter
lie a little by west of the Orchades, and are properlie called riuers,
bicause they issue onelie from springs; but most of the other lakes,
bicause they come from linnes and huge pooles, or such low bottomes,
[Sidenote: Herre. Con.]
[Sidenote: Glasse. Maur.]
[Sidenote: Vrdall. Fesse.]
[Sidenote: Calder. Wifle.]
[Sidenote: Browre. Clin.]
[Sidenote: Twin. Shin.]
[Sidenote: Sillan. Carew.]
[Sidenote: Nesse. Narding.]
[Sidenote: Spaie. Downe.]
[Sidenote: Dée. Eske.]
fed with springs, as séeme to haue no accesse, but onelie recesse of
waters, whereof there be manie in Scotland.
But to proceed. Hauing once past Dungisbie head in Cathnesse, we shall
yer long come to the mouth of the Wifle, a prettie streame, comming by
south of the mounteins called the Maidens pappes. Then to the Browre,
the Clin, the Twin (whereinto runneth three riuers, the Shin, the
Sillan, and Carew) the Nesse, which beside the plentie of samon found
therein is neuer frosen, nor suffereth yee to remaine there, that is
cast into the poole. From thence we come vnto the Narding, the Finderne,
the Spaie (which receiues the Vine) the Fitch, the Bulich, the Arrian,
the Leuin, and the Bogh, from whence we saile vntill we come about the
Buquhan head, and so to the Downe, and Dee: which two streames bring
forth the greatest samons that are to be had in Scotland, and most
plentie of the same. Then to the north Eske, whereinto the Esmond
runneth aboue Brechin, the south Eske, then the Louen and the Taw, which
is the finest riuer for water that is in all Scotland, and wherevnto
most riuers and lakes doo run. As Farlake, Yrth, Goure, Loich, Cannach,
Linell, Loion, Irewer, Erne, and diuerse other besides small rillets
which I did neuer looke vpon.
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