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
Besides this also, Leland in a third booke talketh of lhinnes and
pooles, but for as much as my purpose is not to speake of lakes and
lhinnes, I passe them ouer as hasting to Teifie, in Latine Tibius, and
after Ptolomie Tuerobius or Tiuirobius, which is the next riuer that
serueth for my purpose. And yet not forgetting to touch the Gwerne,
for after we came from saint Dauids head, we coasted along toward the
southeast, till wée came ouer against saint Catharins, where going
northwards by the broad hauen, and the Strombles head, we sailed
thence northeast, and by north, to Langlas head, then flat south by
the Cow and Calfe (two cruell rockes) which we left on the left hand,
& so coasted ouer to Abergwin or Fischard where we found a fresh water
[Sidenote: Gwerne.]
named Guin, or Gwerne, whose course is in manner directlie out of the
east into the west, from Vremie hils by pont Vaunt and Lanichair,
vntill it come within a mile of the foresaid towne. It riseth flat
north of the Perselie hill, from whence it goeth by Pont vaine,
Lauerillidoch, Lanchar, Landilouair, & so to Abergwine, or Abergwerne,
for I read both. From Abergwine, we cast about by Dinas head, till we
[Sidenote: Neuerne.]
come to the fall of Neuerne, where Newport standeth. The head of this
riuer is aboue Capell Nantgwin, from whence it runneth by Whitchurch,
but yer it come at Kilgwin, it taketh in a little water that riseth
short of Wrenie vaure, and thence go foorth as one vntill they come to
Newport. Cardigan hauen is the next fall that I did stumble on,
wherein lieth a little Iland ouer against the north point. Hereinto
[Sidenote: Teifie or Tine.]
also commeth the Teifie, a noble riuer which riseth in Lintiuie, and
is fraught with delicate samons, and herein and not else where in all
the riuers of Britaine, is the Castor or Beuer to be found. But to
procéed. The verie hed thereof (I saie) is foure miles aboue
Stradflore in Luitie, and after it hath run from thence a little
space, it receiueth a brooke from southeast that commeth out of Lin
Legnant, and then after the confluence runneth on to Stradflore
[Sidenote: Miricke.]
abbeie, beneth which it méeteth with the Miricke water (that riseth
[Sidenote: Landurch.]
aboue Stradmirich) and soone after with the Landurch (both from the
northwest) and finallie the Bremich aboue Tregaron, that commeth in by
the east; as Leland hath set downe.
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