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: Ocus.]
The first and more westerlie of these is called Ocus, whose head is
not farre west of the head of Darnt, and Loth in Darntmore. Rising
therefore in the aforesaid place, it runneth northwest to Snorton, and
so to Okehampton, beneath which towne it méeteth with an other water
comming from southeast, & riseth not much west from the head of Tawe.
From hence it goeth to Stow Exborne, Moonke Okington, & Iddesleie,
[Sidenote: Tanridge.]
[Sidenote: Turrege.]
where it taketh in the Tanridge a verie pretie streamelet, whose issue
is not full a mile by east from the head of Thamar, thrée miles by
north east from Hartland. Comming therefore by west and east Putford,
Bulworthie, Bockington, Newton, and Shebbor, it receiueth a forked
rill that runneth from ech side of Bradworthie by Sutcombe, Treborow,
Milton, & so to Thornebirie, where méeting with an other forked water
(whereof one head comming from Dunsland, ioineth with the other north
of Cockbirie) it goeth with speed into the Tanridge water. After this
confluence it runneth on to Shéepewash (by west whereof falleth in the
[Sidenote: Buckland.]
Buckland water from by north) thence to high Hainton, and so to
Haitherlaie, north wherof it taketh in a rill from by south, and
endeth his race at Iddesleie, by ioining with the Oke. Hence then the
Ocus hasteth to Dowland, and betwéene it and Doulton, receiueth one
rill from by east, as it dooth an other betwéene Doulton and Marton
from by west, and so procéeding on with his course, it commeth east of
Torrington the lesse, and taking in a water at east, that runneth from
thrée heads (by Wollie parke) betweene which Combe and Roughborow are
situat, it descendeth to
[Sidenote: Langtrée.]
Torington the more, and meeting with the Langtrée water on the one
[Sidenote: Were or Ware.]
side, and the Ware brooke on the other, it procéedeth to Bediford,
crossing a rill by the waie that commeth vnto it betwéene Annarie &
Littham. From Bediford bridge it goeth without anie increase to
Westleie, Norham, Appledoure, and so into the hauen.
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