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
Now to returne againe from whence I thus digressed. Our Auon therefore
departing from Salisburie, goeth by Burtford, Longford, and taking in
the waters afore mentioned by the waie, it goeth by Stanleie,
Dunketon, Craiford, Burgate, Fording bridge, Ringwood, Auon, Christes
church; and finallie into the sea. But yer it come all there & a litle
[Sidenote: Sturus.]
beneth Christes church, it crosseth the Stoure or Sture, a verie faire
streame, whose course is such as may not be left vntouched. It riseth
of six heads, whereof thrée lie on the north side of the parke at
Sturton within the pale, the other rise without the parke; & of this
riuer the towne and baronie of Sturton dooth take his name as I gesse,
for except my memorie do too much faile me, the lord Sturton giueth
the six heads of the said water in his armes. But to procéed. After
these branches are conioined in one bottome, it goeth to long Laime
mill, Stilton, Milton, and beneath Gillingham receiueth a water that
descendeth from Mere. Thence the Sture goeth to Bugleie, Stoure,
[Sidenote: Cale.]
Westouer bridge, Stoure prouost, and yer long it taketh in the Cale
water, from Pen that commeth downe by Wickhampton to Moreland, & so to
Stapleford, seuen miles from Wickhampton, passing in the said voiage,
by Wine Caunton, and the fiue bridges. After this confluence, it
[Sidenote: Lidden.]
[Sidenote: Deuilis.]
runneth to Hinton Maries, and soone after crosseth the Lidden and
Deuilis waters all in one chanell, whereof the first riseth in
Blackemore vale, and goeth to the bishops Caundell: the second in the
hils south of Pulham, and so runneth to Lidlinch; the third water
[Sidenote: Iber.]
issueth néere Ibberton, and going by Fifehed to Lidlington, and there
[Sidenote: Blackewater.]
méeting with the Lidden, they receiue the Blackewater aboue Bagburne,
and so go into the Stoure.
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