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: Axe. 2.]
The second Axe which commeth by Axe towne in old time called Vexa,
issueth out of Owkie hole, from whence it goeth by Owkie towne,
[Sidenote: The Chederbrooke, driueth twelue miles within a quarter of
a mile of his head.]
afterward meeting with the Chederbrooke that commeth from the Cheder
rocks, wherein is an hole in old time called Carcer Æoli, wherof much
hath béene written & surmised past credit. It runneth by Were,
Ratcliffe, and after a little compasse into the northeast branch of
the aforesaid riuer last described, betweene Rokes bridge and Hebbes
passage, as I haue beene informed. From the fall of Axe we come to an
[Sidenote: Bane.]
other called Bane, northeast of Woodspring, whose head is about
Banwell parke, or else in Smaldon wood. Then to an other, and to the
[Sidenote: Artro.]
third, called Artro, which riseth about Litton, and going by the
Artroes, Vbbeie, Perribridge (receiuing a rill yer it come thither
from by south) beneath Cungesbirie, or (as I learne) betwéene Kingston
and Laurence Wike, it méeteth with the sea.
[Sidenote: Sottespill.]
Sottespill water riseth betwéene Cheueleie and Naileseie, howbeit it
hath no increase before it come into the sea at Sottespill, more than
[Sidenote: Cleueden.]
the next vnto it, which is named Cleueden water, of a certeine towne
neere to the fall thereof. It riseth southeast of Barrow, goeth by
[Sidenote: Auon. 3.]
Burton Naileseie, and so vnto Cleuedon. The Auon, commonlie called the
third Auon, is a goodlie water, and growne to be verie famous by
sundrie occasions, to be particularlie touched in our description of
Bristow. Yet thus much will I note héere thereof as a rare accident,
how that in king Edgars daies, the verie same yeare that the old
monasterie of Euesham fell downe by itselfe, a porpasse was taken
therein neere to the said monasterie, and neuer anie before or since
that time heard of to haue béene found in that streame. And euen so
[Sidenote: Sturgion taken in Rochester water.]
not manie yeares before I first wrote this treatise, a sturgion was
taken aliue in Rochester streame, which the bishop gaue vnto your
honor, and you would as gladlie haue sent it to the quéenes maiestie,
if she might haue béene presented withall aliue as it was taken.
Certes both these rare occurrents gaue no lesse occasion of strange
surmises to the inhabitants of both places, than the blockes of
Brerton, when they appeare, doo vnto that familie; of which the report
goeth that they are neuer séene but against some mischéefe or other to
befall vnto that house. But how farre am I gone from my purpose?
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