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
There is also not farre off the Garuell, the Lambe, the Flad, the
Kellas, the two Bernars, the Kirt, the two Buies, the Viraie, the
[Sidenote: Ile of Pigmeies.]
Pabaie, the two Sigrams, and the Ile of Pigmeies (which is so called
vpon some probable coniecture) for manie little sculs and bones are
dailie there found déepe in the ground, perfectlie resembling the
bodies of children; & not anie of greater quantities, wherby their
coniecture (in their opinion) is the more likelie to be true. There is
also the Fabill Ile, Adams Ile, the Ile of Lambes, Hulmes, Viccoll,
Haueraie, Car, Era, Columbes Ile, Tor Ile, Iffurd, Scalpe, Flad, and
the Swet; on whose east side is a certeine vault or caue, arched ouer,
a flight shoot in length, wherevnto meane ships do vse to runne for
harbour with full saile when a tempest ouertaketh them, or the raging
of the sea, in those parts do put them in danger of wrecke. Also we
passed by the old castell Ile, which is a pretie and verie commodious
plat for fish, foule, egges, corne, and pasture. There is also the Ile
Eust or Eu, which is full of wood, and a notable harbour for théeues,
as is also the Grinort; likewise the preests Ile, which is verie full
of sea foule and good pasture. The Afull, the two Herbrerts, to wit,
the greater and the lesse; and the Iles of Horsses, and Mertaika: and
these 8 lie ouer against the baie which is called the Lake Brian.
After this, we go toward the north, and come to the Haraie, and the
Lewis or the Leug, both which make (in truth) but one Iland of thrée
score miles in length, and sixtéene in breadth, being distinguished by
no water, but by huge woods, bounds, and limits of the two owners that
doo possesse those parts. The south part is called Haraie, and the
whole situate in the Deucalidon sea, ouer against the Rosse, & called
[Sidenote: Lewis called Thule by Tacitus, with no
better authoritie than the Angleseie Mona.]
Thule by Tacitus, wherein are manie lakes, and verie pretie villages,
as lake Erwijn, lake Vnsalsago: but of townes, S. Clements, Stoie,
Nois, S. Columbane, Radmach, &c. In like sort, there are two churches,
whereof one is dedicated to saint Peter, an other to S. Clement,
beside a monasterie called Roadill. The soile also of this Ile is
indifferent fruitfull; but they reape more profit vnder the ground
than aboue, by digging. There is neither woolfe, fox, nor serpent
séene in this Iland; yet are there great woods therein, which also
separate one part from the other. Likewise there be plentie of stags,
but farre lesse in quantitie than ours: and in the north part of the
Iland also is a riuer which greatlie aboundeth with salmons. That part
also called Lewisa, which is the north half of the Ile is well
inhabited toward the sea coasts, and hath riuers no lesse plentifull
for salmon than the other halfe. There is also great store of herrings
taken, whereof the fisher men doo raise great gaine and commoditie;
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