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
Knill, to Nash, and so into the Lug, which presentlie passeth by
Kinsham, Shirleie, Ailmister, Kingsland, Eaton chappell, and so into
Lemister, where it crosseth the Oneie (a streamelet rising short of
Shobden, and going by Chorlester) a little before it come to the west
side of the towne.
At Lemister it selfe in like sort three waters doo méet, and almost
[Sidenote: Pinsell.]
inuiron the towne, that is to saie, the Lug, the Pinfulleie or Pinsell
[Sidenote: Kenbrooke.]
(a riueret rising at Kingsland two miles from Lemister) & the
Kenbrooke, which commeth out of the blacke mounteins, from Lemister,
otherwise called Leofminster, of the builder, and also Leonminster,
the Lug or Luie goeth on to Eaton, and there taketh in a rill beneath
Hampton, and aboue Hope, whereof one head is betwéene Hatfield and
Bickleton, another néere vnto Marston, and méeting of both at Humber.
From Hampton it goeth to Bodenham, Wellington, Morton, Sutton,
Shelwijc, Lugwardin, and Longward, where it crosseth the Fromeie or
Frome, a pretie water, and worthie to be remembred. It riseth about
Wolferelaw, from whence it commeth downe toward the southest by
[Sidenote: Fromeie.]
Edwinsloch to Bromyard, Auenburie, Bishops Frome, Castell Frome, Can
Frome, to Stretton vpon Frome, and there taking in a water called
[Sidenote: Loden aliàs Acton.]
Loden, comming from aboue Bishops Grendon, by Pencombe, Cowarne, Stoke
Lacie, Cowarne, and Engleton, our Frome goeth on to Yarkeleie,
Dornington, and Longward, and so into the Lug, betwéene Longward and
Suston, which runneth foorthwith to Mordford, or Morthford, and there
into the Wie, vnto whose description I now returne againe.
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