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: Aberthaw.]
Being past the Barrie water, we come to a fall called Aberthaw, which
riseth two or thrée miles aboue Lansanor, and going by Welch Newton,
it commeth at length to Cowbridge, and from thence goeth to
Lanblethian, Landoch, Beanpéere, Flimston, Gilston, and betweene the
east and the west Aberthaw, & into the Sauerne sea. But yer it come
all there it receiueth a brooke called Kensan, or Karnsan, or Kensech,
on the east side, whose head is east of Bolston, & comming by
Charnelhoid, Lhancaruan, & Lancadle, it falleth into the former aboue
[Sidenote: Kensan.]
either of the Thawans. Leland saith, that Kensan hath two heads,
whereof the more northerlie called Brane, lieth in Luenlithan, and
runneth seauen miles before it méet with the other. Leauing this water
we sailed on, casting about the Nash point, omitting two or thrée
small waters (whereof Leland hath alreadie as ye see made mention)
because I haue nothing more to add vnto their descriptions, except it
be, that the Colhow taketh in a rill from Lan Iltruit, of whose course
(to saie the truth) I haue no manner of knowledge.
[Sidenote: Ogur.]
The Ogur or Gur, which some call the Ogmur, is a well faire streame
(as we were woont to saie in our old English) whose head is in the
same hilles, where the Rodeneies are to be found, but much more
westerlie, and running a long course yer it come to anie village, it
goeth at the length beneath Languineuere or Langouodoch, to S. Brides
vpon Ogur, then to Newcastell, and Marthermaure, beneath which it
[Sidenote: Wennie.]
méeteth the Wennie, halfe a mile from Ogur or Ogmur castell on the
east side of the banke. It riseth fiue or six miles from this place,
among the hilles, and comming downe at last by Lanharne, it crosseth a
rill yer long from northeast, and the confluence passeth foorth by
Coitchurch, Ogur castell, & so into the Ogur. Leland writing of the
waters that fall into this Ogur saith thus. Into the Ogur also
[Sidenote: Garrow.]
resorteth the Garrow two miles aboue Lansanfride bridge, descending
from Blaingarow. It taketh furthermore (saith he) another called
[Sidenote: Leuennie.]
[Sidenote: Corug.]
Leuennie rising in the parish of Glin Corug, at northwest, and then
running two miles lower, vniteth it selfe with the Corug brooke, a
little short thing, and worthie no longer speach. From this confluence
the Leuennie goeth seauen miles further yer it meete with the Ogur on
the west side, at Lansanfride, two miles aboue Penbowt. And so far
Leland. But I wot not what he meaneth by it. Next vnto the Ogur is the
[Sidenote: Kensig.]
Kensig water, that commeth downe by the Pile and Kensig castell, and
[Sidenote: Margan.]
being past the same we crosse the Margan rill, where sir Edward
Manxell dwelt, and so vnto Auon, which hauing two heads (as is said)
the more easterlie of them commeth downe by Hauodaport chappell, the
[Sidenote: Auon.]
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