Holinshed Chronicles: England, Scotland, and Ireland. Volume 1, CompleteHolinshed, Raphael
History
Holinshed Chronicles: England, Scotland, and Ireland. Volume 1, Complete
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
Next to this also are certeine rocks, which some take for Iles, as
Illeston rocke néere vnto Peritorie, Horestan Ile a mile from
Peritorie by south, Blacke rocke Ile southeast from Peritorie toward
Teygnemouth, and also Chester, otherwise called Plegimundham: but how
(to saie truth) or where this latter lieth, I cannot make report as
yet, neuerthelesse sith Leland noteth them togither, I thinke it not
my part to make separation of them.
[Sidenote: Mount Iland.]
From hence the next Ile is called Mount Iland, otherwise Mowtland,
situate ouer against Lough, about two miles from the shore, and well
néere thrée miles in compasse. This Iland hath no inhabitants, but
onelie the warrenner and his dog, who looketh vnto the conies there:
notwithstanding that vpon the coast thereof in time of the yeere,
great store of pilchards is taken, and carried from thence into manie
places of our countrie. It hath also a fresh well comming out of the
rocks, which is worthie to be noted in so small a compasse of ground.
Moreouer in the mouth of the créeke that leadeth vnto Lough, or Loow,
as some call it, there is another little Iland of about eight acres of
[Sidenote: S. Nicholas Iland.]
ground called S. Nicholas Ile, and midwaie betweene Falmouth and
[Sidenote: Greefe.]
Dudman (a certeine Promontorie) is such another named the Gréefe,
[Sidenote: Inis Prynin.]
wherein is great store of gulles & sea foule. As for Inis Prynin, it
lieth within the Baie, about three miles from Lizards, and containeth
not aboue two acres of ground, from which Newltjn is not far distant,
and wherein is a poore fisher-towne and a faire wel-spring, wherof as
yet no writer hath made mention. After these (omitting Pendinant in
[Sidenote: S. Michaels mount.]
the point of Falmouth hauen) we came at last to saint Michaels mount,
whereof I find this description readie to my hand in Leland.
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