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
to returne againe to our purpose from whence we haue digressed, and as
hauing some desire to finish vp this our voiage, we will leaue the
Fawmouth & go forward on our iournie.
Being therefore past this hauen, we come into Trewardith baie, which
lieth into the land betwéene Canuasse and the Blacke head point, and
here about Leland placeth Vrctoum promontorium. In this we saw the
fall of two small brookes, not one verie far distant from another. The
first of them entring west of Trewardith, the other east of saint
Blaies, and both directlie against Curwarder rocke, except I mistake
my compasse. Neither of them are of anie great course, and the longest
not full thrée miles and an halfe. Wherfore sith they are neither
branched nor of anie great quantitie, what should I make long haruest
of a little corne and spend more time than may well be spared about
them?
[Sidenote: Austell.]
When we were past the Blacke head, we came to Austell brooke, which is
increased with a water that commeth from aboue Mewan, and within a
mile after the confluence, they fall into the sea at Pentoren, from
whence we went by the Blacke rocke, and about the Dudman point, till
[Sidenote: Chare.]
we came to Chare haies, where falleth in a pretie water, whose head is
two miles aboue saint Tues. Thence we went by here and there a méere
salt créeke, till we passed the Graie rocke, in Gwindraith baie, and
S. Anthonies point, where Leland maketh his accompt to enter into
Falamouth hauen.
[Sidenote: Fala.]
The Fala riseth a little by north of Penuenton towne, and going
westward till it come downwards toward saint Dionise, it goeth forth
from thence to Melader, saint Steuens Grampont, Goldon, Crede,
Corneleie, Tregue, Moran, Tregunnan, it falleth into the hauen with a
good indifferent force: and this is the course of Fala. But least I
should séeme to omit those creekes that are betwéene this and S.
Anthonies point, I will go a little backe againe, and fetch in so
manie of them, as come now to my remembrance. Entring therefore into
the port, we haue a créeke that runneth vp by saint Anthonies toward
saint Gereus, then another that goeth into the land by east of saint
Maries castell, with a forked head, passing in the meane time by a
great rocke that lieth in the verie midst of the hauen, in maner of
the third point of a triangle, betwéene saint Maries castell and
Pendinant.
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