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: Corinium.]
The Chirne is a faire water arising out of the ground aboue Coberleie,
from whence it runneth to Cowleie, Cowlesburne, Randcome, and so into
the Isis on the left side aboue Crekelade. These thrée waters being
thus vnited and brought into one chanell, within a little space of the
head of Isis, it runneth on by Crekelade, beneath which towne it
[Sidenote: Rhe.]
receiueth the Rhe, descending from Elcombe, Escot, Redburne, Widhill,
& at the fall into Isis, or not far off ioineth with another that
runneth west of Purton by Braden forrest, &c. Next of all our Isis
[Sidenote: Amneie.]
méeteth with the Amneie on the left hand, which comming from aboue
Holie roode Amneie, runneth by Downe Amneie, and finallie into the
Isis a little aboue Iseie. In like sort I read of another that méeteth
withall on the right hand aboue Iseie also, which so far as I can call
to remembrance, commeth from about Drifield and falleth so into our
Isis, that they run as one vntill they come at the Colne, although not
so nakedlie and without helpe, but that in this voiage, the maine
streame dooth crosse one water that descendeth from Swindon, and going
also by Stratton toward Seuingham, is it selfe increased with two rils
by the waie, whereof one commeth from Liddenton by Wambreie, as I haue
béene informed.
[Sidenote: Colneius, Colineus, or Colunus.]
The Colne is a faire riuer rising by north neere to Witchington, &
from thence goeth to Shiptons, Compton Abdale, Wittenton, Parneworth,
Colne Deanes, and Colne Rogers, Winston, Biberie, Colne Alens,
Quenington, Faireford, and west of Lachelade into the riuer Isis,
which hereabout on the southside also taketh in another, whereof I
find this remembrance. The Isis being once past Seuingham, crosseth a
brooke from southest that mounteth about Ashbirie, and receiuing a
rill from bywest (that commeth from Hinton) beneath Shrineham, it
afterward so diuideth it selfe, that the armes therof include
Inglesham, and by reason that it falleth into the Isis at two seuerall
places, there is a plesant Iland producted, whereof let this suffice.
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