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: Soru.]
The next riuer that we came vnto west of Brighthemston is the Sore,
which notwithstanding I find to be called Brember water, in the
ancient map of Marton colledge in Oxford: but in such sort (as I take
it) as the Rother or Limen is called Appledoure streame, bicause of
the said towne that standeth thervpon. But to procéed, it is a
pleasant water, & thereto if you consider the situation of his armes,
and branches from the higher grounds, verie much resembling a foure
stringed whip. Whereabout the head of this riuer is, or which of these
branches may safelie be called Sora from the rising, in good sooth I
cannot say. For after we had passed nine or ten mils thereon vp into
the land, suddenlie the crosse waters stopped vs, so that we were
inforced to turne either east or west, for directlie foorth right we
had no waie to go. The first arme on the right hand as we went, riseth
out of a parke by south of Alborne, and going on for a certeine space
toward the northwest, it turneth southward betwéene Shermonburie and
[Sidenote: Bimarus.]
Twinham, and soone after méeteth with the Bimar, not much south from
Shermonburie, whence they run togither almost two miles, till they
fall into the Sore. That on the west side descendeth from about
Billingeshirst, & going toward the east, it crosseth with the fourth
(which riseth a litle by west of Thacam) east from Pulborow, and so
they run as one into the Sore, that after this confluence hasteth it
selfe southward by Brember, Burleis, the Combes, and yer long into the
Ocean.
[Sidenote: Arunus.]
The Arun (of which beside Arundell towne the castell and the vallie
wherin it runneth is called Vallis Aruntina, or Arundale in English)
is a goodlie water, and thereto increased with no small number of
excellent & pleasant brookes. It springeth vp of two heads, whereof
one descendeth from the north not far from Gretham, and going by Lis,
méeteth with the next streame (as I gesse) about Doursford house. The
second riseth by west from the hils that lie toward the rising of the
sunne from East maine, and runneth by Peterfield. The third commeth
from Beriton ward, and ioineth with the second betwéene Peterfield and
Doursford, after which confluence they go togither in one chanell
still toward the east (taking a rill with them that c[=o]mmeth
betwéene Fernehirst and S. Lukes chappell, southwest of Linchmere, and
meeting with it east of Loddesworth (as I doo read, and likewise
sundrie other in one chanell beneath Stopham) to Waltham, Burie,
Houghton, Stoke, Arundell, Tortington ford, Climping (all on the west
side) and so into the sea.
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