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
Being come therefore vnto Mordford, it goeth to Fawnehope, Hamlacie,
[Sidenote: Treske.]
Ballingham, Capull regis, where it receiueth a water called Treske,
from little Berch by Treske, Fawleie, How, Capull Inkeston, Foie,
Brampton, Bridstow, Wilton castell, the Rosse, and there a rill from
Bishops Vptonward by Rudhall, Weresend, Ham, Glewston, Godderich, here
in like sort meeting with another that commeth from Ecleswall in the
confines of Glocestershire, by Peniard castell & Coughton, to Welch
Bicknor, English Bicknor, Huntesham, including a parcell of
Monmouthshire, being an outliggand, as ye may find in that parcell of
Herefordshire which butteth vpon Glocestershire (as you shall find the
like péece of Herefordshire in the confines of Salop and Worcester,
wherein Rochford standeth, beside manie other which I haue elsewhere
[Sidenote: Gainar.]
spoken of) Whitchurch, where it taketh in Gainar water that commeth
from Much Birch, by Lanwarne, Michaell church, and at Langarran
[Sidenote: Garran.]
crosseth the Garran brooke, that riseth in Gregwood, short of Arcop,
six miles from Monemouth by northwest: after which these two doo runne
as one to Marston, and almost Whitchurch, and so into the Wie, which
goeth from thence to Gunnarew, S. Michaell, Dixton, and Monemouth,
where I will staie a while, till I haue described the Mone, next of
all to be remembred here.
[Sidenote: Mona.]
The Mona or Monbecke, riseth in the forrest of Hene, twentie miles
from Monemouth by west in Eirisland, and going by Creswell, or
Craswall chappell not farre from the marches of Brecknocke, and
northeast of Hatuill hils, which after it hath run a good distance
[Sidenote: Eskill.]
from the head receiueth first the Eskle, and passeth by Lanihangle and
[Sidenote: Elkon.]
the old Court, from northweast, then the Olcon, from southwest, which
méeteth withall néere Cledoll or Knedoch, & passing by the old towne,
it hasteth to Altrinis, where it becommeth march betwéene Hereford and
[Sidenote: Hodneie.]
Monemouth shires, and taketh in a water comming by Trewin, & likewise
the Hordwie or Hodneie which riseth in Becknocke, among the
Saterelles, & runneth by Capell a fin, Lantonie, Cumroie, Michaell
church in Monemouthshire, and ioineth with our Mona at Altrinis, which
after this confluence hasteth to Walderstone, Lansillo Langua,
[Sidenote: Doure.]
betwéene which and Kinechurch it ioineth with the Doure that riseth
about the Bache aboue Dourston, which is six miles aboue Doure abbie,
so that it runneth through the Gilden dale, by Peterchurch, Fowchurch,
[Sidenote: Dulesse.]
Morehampton, Newcourt, Doure, and beneath Doure taketh in the Dulesse,
[Sidenote: Wormesbecke.]
from southwest and Lanihangle, by Harleswas castell on the one side,
and yer long the Wormesbecke, descending from aboue Keuernall by
Didleie, Deuerox, Workebridge, and Kenderchurch on the other, and so
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