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
[Sidenote: Rusco.]
[Sidenote: Inis widd[=o].]
By north of the Brier, lieth the Rusco, which hath a Labell or Byland
stretching out toward the southwest, called Inis widdon. This Rusco is
verie neere so great as that of S. Maries. It hath moreouer an hold,
and a parish within it, beside great store of conies and wild foule,
whereof they make much gaine in due time of the yeare. Next vnto this
[Sidenote: Round Iland. S. Lides.]
we come to the Round Iland, which is about a mile ouer, then to S.
Lides Iland, (wherein is a parish-church dedicated to that Saint,
beside conies, wood, and wild foule, of which two later there is some
[Sidenote: Notho. Auing.]
indifferent store) the Notho, the Auing, (one of them being situat by
south of another, and the Auing halfe a mile ouer, which is a iust
[Sidenote: Tyan.]
halfe lesse than the Notho) and the Tyan, which later is a great
Iland, furnished with a parish-church, and no small plentie of conies
[Sidenote: S. Martines.]
as I heare. After the Tyan we come to S. Martines Ile, wherein is a
faire towne, the Ile it selfe being next vnto the Rusco for
greatnesse, and verie well furnished with conies & fresh springs. Also
betwixt this and S. Maries, are ten other, smaller, which reach out of
[Sidenote: Knolworth.]
[Sidenote: Sniuilliuer.]
[Sidenote: Menweth[=a].]
[Sidenote: Vollis. 1.]
[Sidenote: Surwihe.]
[Sidenote: Vollis. 2.]
[Sidenote: Arthurs Ile.]
[Sidenote: Guiniliuer.]
[Sidenote: Nenech.]
[Sidenote: Gothrois.]
the northeast into the southwest, as Knolworth, Sniuilliuer,
Menwetham, Vollis. 1. Surwihe, Vollis. 2. Arthurs Iland, Guiniliuer,
Nenech and Gothrois, whose estates are diuers: howbeit as no one of
these is to be accounted great in comparison of the other, so they all
yéeld a short grasse méet for sheepe and conies, as doo also the rest.
In the greater Iles likewise (whose names are commonlie such as those
of the townes or churches standing in the same) there are (as I here)
sundry lakes, and those neuer without great plentie of wild foule, so
that the Iles of Sylley, are supposed to be no lesse beneficiall to
their lords, than anie other whatsoeuer, within the compasse of our
[Sidenote: Wild swine in Sylley.]
Ile, or neere vnto our coasts. In some of them also are wild swine.
And as these Iles are supposed to be a notable safegard to the coast
of Cornewall, so in diuerse of them great store of tin is likewise to
be found. There is in like maner such plentie of fish taken among
these same, that beside the feeding of their swine withall, a man
shall haue more there for a penie, than in London for ten grotes.
Howbeit their cheefe commoditie is made by Keigh, which they drie, cut
in peeces, and carie ouer into little Britaine, where they exchange it
there, for salt, canuas, readie monie, or other merchandize which they
doo stand in need of. A like trade haue some of them also, with
Buckhorne or dried whiting, as I heare.
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