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
Going therefore into the same, betwéene the north and the south
points, to sée what waters were there, we left Brunkeseie Iland, and
the castell on the left hand within the said points; and passing about
by Pole, and leauing that créeke, bicause it hath no fresh, we came by
Holton and Kesworth, where we beheld two falles, of which one was
called the north, the other the south waters. The north streame hight
[Sidenote: Piddle.]
Piddle as I heare. It riseth about Alton, and goeth from thence to
Piddle trench head, Piddle hinton, Walterstow, and yer it come at
[Sidenote: Deuils.]
Birstam, receiueth Deuils brooke that commeth thither from Brugham and
Melcombe by Deuilish towne. Thence it goeth to Tow piddle, Ashe
piddle, Turners piddle (taking in yer it come there, a water that
runneth from Helton by Middleton, Milburne & Biere) then to Hide, and
so into Pole hauen, and of this water Marianus Scotus speaketh, except
[Sidenote: Frome.]
I be deceiued. The south water is properlie called Frome for Frame. It
riseth néere vnto Euershot, and going downe by Fromequitaine,
Chelmington, and Catstocke, it receiueth there a rill from beside
Rowsham, and Wraxehall. After this it goeth on to Chilfrome, and
[Sidenote: Ocus.]
thence to Maden Newton, where it méeteth with the Owke, that riseth
either two miles aboue Hoke parke at Kenford, or in the great pond
within Hoke parke, and going by the Tollards, falleth into the Frome
about Maden Newton, & so go as one from thence to Fromevauchirch,
Crokewaie, Frampton, and Muckilford, and receiueth néere vnto the same
a rill from aboue Vpsidling by S. Nicholas Sidling, and Grimston. From
hence it goeth on by Stratton and Bradford Peuerell, and beneath this
[Sidenote: Silleie.]
[Sidenote: Minterne.]
[Sidenote: Cherne.]
Bradford, it crosseth the Silleie aliàs Minterne and Cherne brooks
both in one chanell: whereof the first riseth in vpper Cherne parish,
the other at Minterne, and méeting aboue middle Cherne, they go by
nether Cherne, Forston, Godmanston, and aboue Charneminster into
Frome. In the meane time also our Frome brancheth and leaueth an Iland
aboue Charneminster, and ioining againe néere Dorchester, it goeth by
Dorchester, and Forthington; but yer it come at Beckington, it méeteth
with another Becke that runneth thereinto from Winterburne, Stapleton,
Martinstow, Heringstow, Caine and Stafford, and from thence goeth
without anie further increase as yet to Beckington, Knighton,
Tinkleton, Morton, Wooll, Bindon, Stoke, & beneath Stoke receiueth the
[Sidenote: Luckford.]
issue of the Luckford lake, from whence also it passeth by Eastholme,
[Sidenote: Séeke more for Wilie brooke that goeth by
West burie to Pole hauen.]
Warham, and so into the Baie. From this fall we went about the arme
point by Slepe, where we saw a little créeke, then by Owre, where we
beheld an other, & then comming againe toward the entrance by saint
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