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
and Drinacha, now ouergrowne with bushes, elders, and vtterlie spoiled
by the ruines of such great houses as haue heretofore béene found
therin. There is in like sort the Wijc, the Ranse, and the Caruer.
[Sidenote: Ila.]
In this tract also, there are yet thrée to intreat of, as Ila, Mula
and Iona, of which the first is one of the most, that hath not béene
least accounted of. It is not much aboue 24 miles in length, and in
breadth 16 reaching from the south into the north, and yet it is an
excéeding rich plot of ground verie plentious of corne, cattell,
déere, and also lead, and other mettals, which were easie to be
obteined, if either the people were industrious, or the soile
yéeldable of wood to fine and trie out the same. In this Iland also
there is a lake of swéet water called the Laie, and also a baie
wherein are sundrie Ilands; and therevnto another lake of fresh water,
wherein the Falangam Ile is situate, wherein the souereigne of all the
[Sidenote: Round Ile.]
Iles sometime dwelled. Néere vnto this is the round Ile, so called of
the consultations there had: for there was a court sometime holden,
wherein 14 of the principall inhabitants did minister iustice vnto the
rest, and had the whole disposition of things committed vnto them,
which might rule vnto the benefit of those Ilands. There is also the
Stoneheape, an other Iland so called of the heape of stones that is
therein. On the south side also of Ila, we find moreouer the Colurne,
Mulmor, Osrin, Brigidan, Corkerke, Humble Ile, Imersga, Bethy, Texa,
Shepeie, Naosig, Rinard, Cane, Tharscher, Aknor, Gret Ile, Man Ile, S.
Iohns Ile, and Stackbed. On the west side thereof also lieth Ouersey,
whereby runneth a perilous sea, and not nauigable, but at certeine
houres, Merchant Ile, Vsabrast, Tanask, Neff, Wauer Ile, Oruans, Hog
Ile, and Colauanso.
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