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: In the middle of this créeke was a cell of S. Ciret in an
Islet longing sometime to Mountegew a priorie.]
From Lerine créeke, to S. Caracs pill or créeke, is about halfe a
mile, and Lower on the east side of the said hauen: it goeth vp also
not aboue a mile and an halfe into the land. From Caracs créeke to
Poulmorland a mile, and this likewise goeth vp scant a quarter of a
mile into the land, yet at the head it parteth it selfe in twaine.
From Poulmorland vnto Bodnecke village halfe a mile, where the passage
and repassage is commonlie to Fawy. From Bodnecke to Pelene point
(where a créeke goeth vp not fullie a thousand paces into the land) a
mile, thence to Poulruan a quarter of a mile, and at this Poulruan is
a tower of force, marching against the tower on Fawy side, betwéene
which (as I doo heare) a chaine hath sometime beene stretched, and
likelie inough; for the hauen there is hardly two bow shot ouer. The
verie point of land at the east side of the mouth of this hauen, is
called Pontus crosse, but now Panuche crosse. It shall not be amisse
in this place somewhat to intreat of the towne of Fawy, which is
[Sidenote: Comwhath.]
called in Cornish Comwhath, and being situat on the northside of the
hauen, is set hanging on a maine rockie hill, being in length about
one quarter of a mile, except my memorie deceiue me.
The renowme of Fawy rose by the wars vnder king Edward the first,
Edward the third, and Henrie the fift, partlie by feats of armes, and
partlie by plaine pirasie. Finallie, the townesmen feeling themselues
somwhat at ease and strong in their purses, they fell to merchandize,
and so they prospered in this their new deuise, that as they trauelled
into all places, so merchants from all countries made resort to them,
whereby within a while they grew to be exceeding rich. The ships of
Fawy sailing on a time by Rhie and Winchelseie in the time of king
Edward the third, refused stoutlie to vale anie bonet there, although
warning was giuen them so to doo by the portgreues or rulers of those
townes. Herevpon the Rhie and Winchelseie men made out vpon them with
cut and long taile: but so hardlie were they interteined by the Fawy
pirates (I should saie aduenturers) that they were driuen home againe
with no small losse and hinderance. Such fauour found the Fawy men
also immediatlie vpon this bickering, that in token of their victorie
ouer their winching aduersaries, and riding ripiers (as they called
them in mockerie) they altered their armes and compounded for new,
wherein the scutchion of Rhie and Winchelseie is quartered with
[Sidenote: Gallants of Foy or Fawy.]
theirs, and beside this the Foyens were called the gallants of Fawy or
Foy, whereof they not a little reioiced, and more peraduenture than
for some greater bootie. And thus much of Fawy towne, wherein we sée
what great successe often commeth of witlesse and rash aduentures. But
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