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: Tredwie.]
The next créeke is called Bosinni, which is a mile from Tintagell, and
to the same Tredwie water resorteth, and so they go to the sea betwixt
two hils, whereof that on the one side lieth out like an arme or cape,
and maketh the fashion of an hauenet or peere, whither shiplets
sometime doo resort for succour. A frier of late daies tooke vpon him
to make an hauen at this place, but in vaine. There lie also two
blacke rocks as Ilets, at the west northwest point, or side of this
créeke, the one (sauing that a little gut dooth part them) ioining
with the other, and in these by all likelihood is great store of
gulles. I can not tell whether this be the water that runneth by
Boscastell or not, but if it be not, then haue I this description of
[Sidenote: Boscastell.]
the latter. Boscastell créeke that lieth east of Tintagell, is but a
small thing, running at the most not aboue two miles into the land,
yet it passeth by foure townes, whereof the first is called Lesneth,
the second saint Juliet, the third Minster, and the fourth Boscastell
or Bushcastell, as some men doo pronounce it.
[Sidenote: Bede.]
In Bede baie I find the Bedewater, whose chiefe head is not farre from
[Sidenote: Lancels.]
Norton. Thence running to Stratton, it receiueth the Lancels rill
before it come at Norham. And here also it crosseth another whose head
is east of saint Marie wijke, from whence it runneth by Wolston and
Whalesborow, and thence into the sea betweene Efford and Plough hill.
And thus much of the waters that lie betwéene the point of Cornewall,
and the Hartland head vpon the north side of Cornewall. Now let vs doo
the like with those that remaine of Deuonshire, whereo the said
Hartland is the verie first point in this our poeticall voiage. Hauing
therefore brought Hartland point on our backs, we come next of all to
Barstable bar, and so into the hauen, whereinto two principall streams
doo perpetuallie vnburden their chanels.
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