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
From hence also they go as one with the Parret water, toward south
Pederton (taking in at east a becke comming from Hamden hill) thence
to Pederton, Lambrooke, Thorneie bridge, and Muchelneie where it
[Sidenote: Ill.]
méeteth with the second called Ill or Ilus, whose head is aboue
Chellington, & comming downe from thence by Cadworth, before it come
at Dunniet, it taketh in a rill that runneth by Chascombe and Knoll.
Thence leauing Ilmister on the east side, it meeteth with another from
by east, descending from about Whitlakington. Then it goeth to
[Sidenote: Ilton.]
Pokington (where it crosseth the Ilton water by west) next to
Ilbruers, and there it ioineth with a rillet that riseth by west at
Staple, and runneth by Bicknell and Abbats Ilie, and after this
confluence goeth on toward Langport. And here after some mens opinion,
the Iuell looseth his name, and is called Parret: but this coniecture
cannot hold, sith in the old writers it is called Iuell, till it fall
into the sea. Neuerthelesse, how soeuer this matter standeth, being
past Langport, it goeth by Awber toward saint Anthonies, where it
méeteth with the Tone next of all to be described.
[Sidenote: Tone.]
The Tone issueth at Clatworthie, and goeth by west of Wiuelscombe, to
Stawleie, Ritford, Runton, Wellington and Bradford, beneath which it
taketh in a faire water c[=o]ming from Sanford Combe, Elworthie, Brunt
Rafe, Miluerton, Oke and Hilfarens. After this confluence also it
runneth to Helebridge, and there below méeteth with one water that
runneth by Hawse, Hethford, and Norton, then another from Crokeham by
bishops Slediard, and the third & fourth at Taunton, that descendeth
from Kingston by north, and another by south that riseth about
Pidmister. And thus is the Tone increased, which goeth from Taunton to
Riston, Crech, Northcurrie, Ling, and so by Anthonie into the Iuell,
[Sidenote: Chare or Care.]
that after this confluence méeteth yer long with the Chare, a pretie
riuer that commeth by east from Northborow, by Carleton, Badcare,
Litecare, Somerton, Higham, Audrie moore, Audrie, and Michelsborow.
From whence going on betweene Quéenes moore and North moore, it
[Sidenote: Peder.]
receiueth one brooke called Peder from by southwest, that runneth
through Pederton parke and North moore; and likewise another that
passeth by Durleie, yer it doo come at Bridgewater. From Bridgewater
it goeth by Chilton directlie northwest, and then turning flat west,
it goeth northward towards the sea, taking in two waters by the waie,
[Sidenote: Camington.]
whereof one runneth by Coripole & Camington, and beareth the name of
Camington, the other by Siddington and Comage, and then receiuing the
[Sidenote: Brier.]
Brier before it come at Start point, they fall as one into the Ocean,
whereof let this suffice for the description of the Iuell, whose
streame dooth water all the west part of Summersetshire and leaueth it
verie fruitfull.
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