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
[Sidenote: Laie.]
From Taffe to Laie mouth or Ele riuer a mile, from Laie mouth (or
[Sidenote: Thawan.]
rather Penarth, that standeth on the west point of it) to the mouth of
Thawan riuer (from whence is a common passage ouer vnto Mineheued in
Summersetshire of 17 miles) are about seuen Welsh miles, which are
[Sidenote: Scilleie.]
counted after this maner. A mile and a halfe aboue Thawan is Scilleie
hauenet (a pretie succour for ships) whose head is in Wenno paroch two
[Sidenote: Barrie.]
miles and a halfe from the shore. From Scilleie mouth to Aber Barrie a
mile, and thither commeth a little rill of fresh water into Sauerne,
whose head is scant a mile off in plaine ground by northeast, and
[Sidenote: This Ile went fiftie yeares agone for x. pounds.]
right against the fall of this becke lieth Barrie Iland a flight shot
from the shore at the full sea. Halfe a mile aboue Aber Barrie is the
[Sidenote: Come kidie.]
mouth of Come kidie, which riseth flat north from the place where it
goeth into the Sauerne, and serueth oft for harbour vnto sea-farers.
Thence to the mouth of Thawan are thrée miles, wherevnto ships may
come at will.
[Sidenote: Colhow.]
Two miles aboue Thawan is Colhow, whither a little rill resorteth from
Lau Iltuit, thence to the mouth of Alen foure miles, that is a mile to
[Sidenote: Alen.]
saint Dinothes castell, and thrée miles further. The Alen riseth by
northeast vp into the land at a place called Lhes Broimith, or
Skirpton, about foure miles aboue the plot where it commeth by it
[Sidenote: Ogur.]
selfe into Sauerne. From thence to the mouth of Ogur aliàs Gur thrée
[Sidenote: Kensike.]
miles. Then come they in processe of time vnto the Kensike or
Colbrooke riuer, which is no great thing, sith it riseth not aboue
[Sidenote: Auon.]
three miles from the shore. From Kensike to Aber Auon two miles, and
herein doo ships molested with weather oftentimes séeke harborough. It
commeth of two armes, wherof that which lieth northeast is called Auon
Vaur, the other that lieth northwest Auon Vehan. They meet togither at
Lhanuoie Hengle, about two miles aboue Aber Auon village, which is two
miles also from the sea.
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