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
Thus haue I brought all such streames before me that fall into the
Sauerne from the head, vntill I come to Powijc, wherof (as you may
easily perceiue) the Temde is the most excellent. Now it resteth that
I proceed with the rest of the discourse intended concerning this our
riuer. Certes, from Powijc mils which are about halfe a mile beneth
Worcester, the Sauerne runneth on to Kempseie and Cleueld, whence
after it hath crossed a brooke comming from Cowleie, it hasteth first
to Stoke, and so to Vpton, which is eleuen or twelue miles from
Glocester, whither it floweth manie times at high tides, but yer it
come there, it drowneth another fall descending from Maluerne hilles
by Blackemoore parke, & soone after the third growing by two branches,
wherof one commeth also from Maluerne hils by little Maluerne and
Welland, the other from Elderford by Pendocke and Longdon. After these
confluences in like sort, it runneth to Bushelleie, and Tewkesburie,
where it receiueth the Auon, that followed next of all in order to be
described, before I procéed anie further in my discourse of Sauerne.
[Sidenote: Auon. 4.]
The Auon riseth at Nauesbie in the borders of Northamptonshire, a
little side hand of Gillesborow and foot of the hils whereon Nauesbie
standeth, and euen out of the church yard of the said village. From
hence it goeth to Welford, Stamford, Lilburne, Clifton, and Rugbie, by
[Sidenote: Swiuethus.]
north whereof it crosseth a water called Swift, which commeth from
aboue Kimcote, to Lutterworth, Browne ouer and Colsford. From thence
also it goeth to Newbold, Wolston, Ruington, and betwéene the Stonlies
[Sidenote: Souus.]
taketh in the Sow. This Sow is a pretie water comming from aboue
Calendon to Whitleie, and soone after méeting with a riueret from
Couentrie, which some doo call Shirburne water, it goeth thence to
[Sidenote: Kinell.]
Bagginton, where it taketh in a rill called Kinell, as I haue read
from Kenelsworth, from whence it runneth to Stonleie, & so into the
Auon. After this confluence the Auon procéedeth on to Stonleie abbeie,
Ashehow, Miluerton, Edmonds cote, and appace to Warwijc.
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