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
these fall all togither with the Crosse brooke, a mile lower by south
into the Mordant that runneth (as I said) by Oswester. From hence also
it goeth to Mordant towne, and betwéene Landbreuie and Meluerleie doth
fall into the Sauerne. After this our principall streame goeth to
Sheauerdon castell, Mountford, and Bicton chappell: and here it
receiueth a water on the left hand, that riseth of two heads, whereof
one is aboue Merton, the other at Ellismere, and ioining betweene
Woodhouses & Bagleie, the confluence runneth on by Radnall, Halton,
Teddesmer, Roiton, Baschurch, Walford, Grafton, Mitton, and so into
the Sauerne. From hence it runneth to Fitz, Eton, or Leiton, Barwijc,
vpper Rossall, Shelton, and so to Shrewsburie, where it crosseth the
Mele water, whose head (as I heare) is said to be in Weston.
[Sidenote: Mele.]
The Mele therefore rising at Weston, goeth by Brocton, Worthen, Aston
[Sidenote: Haberleie.]
Pigot, Westleie, Asterleie, and at Lea it méeteth with the Haberleie
water that commeth downe by Pontesford and Aunston. After this
confluence also it runneth to Newenham & Crokemele, there taking in a
rill on the other side that descendeth by Westburie and Stretton, &
thence going on to Hanwood, Noball, Pulleie, Bracemele, and
Shrewesburie, it falleth (as I said) into the open Sauerne. From hence
our Sauerne hasteth to Vffington, Preston, and betwéene Chilton and
Brampton taketh in the Terne, a faire streame and worthie to be well
handled; if it laie in me to performe it. This riuer riseth in a mere
beside Welbridge parke, néere vnto Ternemere village in Staffordshire.
From whence it runneth by the parkes side to Knighton, Norton, Betton,
and at Draiton Hales crosseth with a water comming from about Adbaston
(where maister Brodocke dwelleth) and runneth by Chippenham and
[Sidenote: Terne.]
Amming: so that the Terne on the one side, and this brooke on the
[Sidenote: * Sée Hen. 6. pag. 649]
other, doo inclose a great part of [*]Blore heath, where a noble
battell was somtime purposed betwéene king Henrie the sixt, and the
duke of Yorke: but it wanted execution.
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