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: Kenlet.]
[Sidenote: Camalet.]
[Sidenote: Tate.]
meet with the Kenlet or the Camalet, which taketh in also the Tate or
Tadbrooke water rising out of the hilles a mile from Bishops towne,
the whole course thereof being about seauen miles from the head (as I
haue often heard.) Of this also I find two descriptions, whereof one I
borrow out of Leland, who saith that it is a pretie brooke, running in
the vale by Mountgomerie, and comming within halfe a mile of the place
where Chirbirie priorie stood, it falleth into the Sauerne about a
mile from thence. Of the rilles (saith he) that run from the hilles
thorough Mountgomerie, which are a mile from the Sauerne shore, and
[Sidenote: Lan Idlos.]
likewise of the Lan Idlos brooke that méeteth withall within foure
miles of the head, I speake not, but thinke it sufficient to touch
those of some estimation, onelie leauing the rest to such as maie
hereafter deale with things more particularlie as time and trauell
maie reueale the truth to them. And hitherto Leland, whose words I
dare not alter. But another noteth this Camalet or Kenlet to run by
More, Liddiom, Sned, Churchstocke, Chirbirie, Walcote, and Winsbirie,
and so into the Sauerne.
From hence then, and after this confluence it goeth on by Fordon,
Leighton, and Landbreuie toward Meluerleie, and there it méeteth with
[Sidenote: Tanet.]
sundrie waters in one chanell, whereof the one called the Tanet is a
[Sidenote: Peuereie or Murnewie.]
verie pretie water (whereinto the Peuereie or Murneweie doth fall,
which descendeth from the hilles by west of Matrafall not farre from
[Sidenote: Auernie.]
Lhan Filin) the other Auernie, and ioining beneath Abertannoth, or
aboue Lannamonach neere unto the ditch of Offa, it is not long yer
[Sidenote: Mordant.]
they méet with the Mordant brooke, and there loose their names so
soone as they ioine and mix their waters with it. The head of the
Mordant issueth out of the Lanuerdan hilles, where diuerse saie, that
the parish church of crosse Oswald or Oswester sometimes stood.
Certes, Oswester is thirtéene miles northwest from Shrewesburie, and
conteineth a mile within the walles. It hath in like sort foure
suburbs or great stréetes, of which one is called Stratlan, another
Wuliho, the third Beterich, wherein are one hundred and fortie barns
standing on a row belonging to the citizens or burgesses, and the
fourth named the Blackegate stréet, in which are thirtie barns
mainteined for corne and haie. There is also a brooke running thorough
[Sidenote: Simons becke.]
the towne by the crosse, comming from Simons well, a bow shoote
without the wall; & going vnder the same betweene Thorowgate &
Newgate, running vnder the Blacke gate. There is another, ouer whose
[Sidenote: Bederich.]
course the Baderikes or Bederich gate standeth, and therefore called
Bederich brooke. The third passeth by the Willigate or Newgate, &
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