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: Tauie.]
The Tauie riseth in the thickest of the blacke mounteines in
Brecknochshire west of Nethnaur, and comming downe west of Calwen
[Sidenote: Coilus.]
chappell, it receiueth on the east banke a rill named Coiell that
runneth thither by Coielburne chappell: and being thus vnited, the
[Sidenote: Torch.]
chanell passeth foorth by Istradgunles, and then méeting with the
Turch or Torch water that c[=o]meth from the foot of the blacke
mounteines, and is march to parcell of Caermardinshire, it runneth to
Langoge, Lansamled, saint Iohns, Swanseie, and so into the Baie. Being
past this, we come by another little fall, whose water runneth thrée
or foure miles yer it come into Swanseie baie, but without name.
Thence we go to the Crimline becke, whose description I neither haue,
nor find anie great want therof. Wherfore going about by Oistermont
castell, and Mumbles point, we passe foorth toward the southwest, by
[Sidenote: Ilston.]
Penmarch point, til we come to Ilston water, whose head is not farre
within the land; and yet as it commeth thorough the woodland, and
downe by Penmarch castell, a rill or two dooth fall into the same.
Then casting about by Oxwich point, we go onward there by, and sailing
flat north by the Holme (hauing passed the Wormeshead and S. Kennets
chappell) and then northeast by Whitford point, we went at length to
[Sidenote: Lochar.]
the Lochar or Loghor, or as Lhoyd nameth it, the Lichwr, whose
indraught for a certene space is march betwéene Caermardine and
Glamorgan shires. It riseth aboue Gwenwie chappell, from whence it
goeth Landbea, to and aboue Bettus receiueth a rill named Amond that
entreth thereinto from northeast. Being past Bettus, it passeth by
Laneddie, Arthelas bridge and ouer against Landilo Talabout, it
[Sidenote: Combwilie.]
crosseth from by west, the Combwilie by west of Parkreame, and
[Sidenote: Morlais.]
afterward the Morlais aboue Langnarch on the same side. Then comming
[Sidenote: Lhu.]
to Loghor castell, it taketh in on the east side, the Lhu, whose
course is not aboue fiue miles, and thence loosing the name of Lochar,
[Sidenote: Burraie.]
it is called Burraie, as some gesse, vntill it come to the sea, where
it parteth it selfe going on each side (of Bachannie Iland, a small
thing) and not worthie for anie thing I read thereof, as yet to be
particularlie described. From this water we passed (I saie) by
Bachannies Ile, to the Aberlheddie water, whose head being in the
hilles aboue Prenacrois, it passeth by Lhaneltheie, and thence into
[Sidenote: Dulesse.]
the sea. Then went we to the Dulesse a little rill, whose head is not
farre from Trinsaren: thence by the Pembraie and Calicoit points, till
[Sidenote: Wandres.]
we came about to the Wandres or Vendraith mouth, whose description is
partlie touched alreadie; but bicause it is not such as I would wish
it to be, I will here after my owne maner deale somewhat further
withall.
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