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
Hauing in this maner bréefelie touched this noble riuer, and such
brookes as fall into the same; I will now adde a particular
description of each of these last by themselues, whereby their courses
also shall be seuerallie described to the satisfaction of the
studious. But yer I take the same in hand, I will insert a word or two
of the commodities of the said riuer, which I will performe with so
much breuitie as is possible. Héereby also finding out his whole tract
and course from the head to the fall thereof into the sea. It
appeareth euidentlie that the length thereof is at the least, one
hundreth and eightie miles, if it be measured by the iourneies of the
land. And as it is in course, the longest of the thrée famous riuers
of this Ile, so it is nothing inferiour vnto them in aboundance of all
kind of fish, whereof it is hard to saie, which of the three haue
either most plentie, or greatest varietie, if the circumstances be
duelie weighed. What some other write of the riuers of their countries
it skilleth not, neither will I (as diuerse doo) inuent strange things
of this noble streame, therewith to nobilitate and make it more
honorable: but this will I in plaine termes affirme, that it neither
swalloweth vp bastards of the Celtish brood, or casteth vp the right
begotten that are throwne in without hurt into their mothers lap, as
Politian fableth of the Rhene, Epistolarum lib. 8. epi. 6. nor
yéeldeth clots of gold as the Tagus dooth: but an infinit plentie of
excellent, swéet and pleasant fish, wherewith such as inhabit néere
vnto hir bankes are fed and fullie nourished.
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