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
influence of the Comarch which lieth on the other side. After this our
[Sidenote: Dehon.]
Yrwon goeth to Lhanuareth, where it crosseth the Dehon on the
[Sidenote: Edwie.]
southwest side, then to Aberedwie, and there receiueth the Edwie on
the northeast, which ariseth in the hilles aboue Botins chappell, and
commeth downe by Crigend and Lanhaderne, thence the Guie goeth on to
[Sidenote: Machaweie.]
Lanstephan, and there (or a little aboue) taketh in the Machaweie that
commeth by castell Paine, and so going on in processe of time with the
[Sidenote: Leuenni.]
Leuenni, whereof Leland in his commentaries doth write as here
insueth.
[Sidenote: Euer.]
[Sidenote: Euerie.]
The Leuenni, otherwise called the Euer or Euerie, is a farre streame
rising in Welch Talgarth hard by Blaine Leuenni, among the Atterill
hilles, from whence it goeth to Brecknoch mere, which is two miles
long, and a mile broad, and where men doo fish in Vniligneis or botes
of one peece, as they doo in Lhin Seuathan, which is foure miles from
Brecknoch. Finallie bringing great store of red sand withall, and
[Sidenote: Brennich.]
there with the Brennich water (that hath his originall issue at
[Sidenote: Trufrin.]
Mennith gader, and is increased with the Trufrin) it falleth into the
Wie aboue Glesbirie three miles from Haie, at a place that of the
onelie fall of this brooke is named Aberleuenni, after this the Guie.
Being come to Haie, a pretie towne where much Romane coine is found,
which they call Jewes monie: and after it hath passed or crossed a
[Sidenote: Dulesse.]
little brooke, which commeth from Lanigon, it méeteth with the Dulesse
that commeth also from the Atterill by Kersop, and from thence goeth
to Clifford castell (being now entred into Herefordshire, and leauing
Radnor, wherevnto it hath for a long course béene march) then to the
Whitneies, Winferton, Letton, Bradwarden, Broberie, Monington, Biford,
Bridgesalers, Eaton, Brinton, and Hereford, without anie influence of
riuer worthie of memorie, and yet with manie windlesses, & there
méeteth with a water rising short of Wormesleie, which goeth by
Maunsell, Lacie, Brinsop, Crednell, Stretton, and Huntington, and
soone after into the Wie, beside a little rill that runneth betwéene
them both euen into Hereford towne. From hence in like sort the Wie
hasteth to Rotheras church, Hampton, and Mordeford, where it taketh in
[Sidenote: Lug.]
sundrie waters in one chanell, of which the Lug or Luie is the
principall, and next of all to be described, before I go anie further
with the course of the Wie, whereinto it dischargeth the chanell. It
riseth in the edge of the forrest of Kemples aboue Langunlo: from
whence it goeth to Momonacht, Pilleth Whitton, Fuldibrooke, Prestaine,
so into Herefordshire, where betwéene Bonie & Beton, or Bitton, it
receiueth in the Somergill, whose crotched head being march to Radnor
forrest, directeth his streame betwéene the new and old Radnors, to
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