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: Till.]
Certes there is no head of anie riuer that is named Till, but the issue
of the furthest water that commeth hereinto, riseth not farre from the
head of Vswaie in the Cheuiot hilles, where it is called Brennich,
whereof the kingdome of Brennicia did sometime take the name. From
thence it goeth to Hartside, Ingram, Branton, Crawleie, Hedgeleie,
Beueleie, and Bewijc, beneath which it receiueth one water comming from
Rodham by west, and soone after a second descending from the Middletons,
[Sidenote: Bromis.]
and so they go as one with the Bromish, by Chatton to Fowbreie (where
they crosse the third water falling downe by north from Howborne by
Heselbridge) thence to Woller, there also taking in a rill that riseth
about Middleton hall, and runneth by Hardleie, Whereleie, and the rest
afore remembred, wherby the water of Bromis is not a little increased,
and after this latter confluence beneath Woller, no more called Bromis
but the Till, vntill it come at the Twede. The Till passing therefore by
Weteland and Dedington, méeteth soone after with a faire streame comming
[Sidenote: Bowbent.]
from by southwest, which most men call the Bowbent or Bobent.
It riseth on the west side of the Cocklaw hill, and from thence hasteth
to Hattons, beneath the which it ioineth from by southeast with the
Hellerborne, and then goeth to Pudston, Downeham, Kilham, and a little
by north of Newton Kirke, and betweene it and west Newton, it taketh in
another water called Glin, comming from the Cheuiot hilles by Heth
poole, and from thenseforth runneth on without anie further increase, by
Copland Euart, and so in the Till. The Till for his part in like sort
after this confluence goeth to Broneridge, Fodcastell, Eatall castell,
Heaton, & north of Tilmouth into the Twede, or by west of Wesell, except
my memorie dooth faile me. After this also our aforesaid water of Twede
descendeth to Grotehugh, the Newbiggins, Norham castell, Foord,
[Sidenote: Whitaker.]
Lungridge, & crossing the Whitaker on the other side from Scotland
beneath Cawmill, it runneth to Ordo, to Barwike, and so into the Ocean,
leauing (as I said) so much English ground on the northwest ripe, as
lieth in manner of a triangle betwéene Cawmils, Barwike, and Lammeton,
which (as one noteth) is no more but two miles and an halfe euerie waie,
or not much more; except he be deceiued.
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