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
Ferrieng therefore ouer out of Carnaruonshire to Beaumarise, I went by
land without crossing of anie riuer or streame worthie memorie, till I
came to the Brant, which hath his fall not farre from the southest
point of that Iland. This Brant riseth farre vp in the land, not farre
from Lauredenell, and holding on his course southward to Lanthoniell
Vaall, it goeth on to Bodoweruch, Langainwen, and so into the sea.
The next fall we came vnto was called Maltrath, and it is producted by
the confluence of two riuers, the Geuennie and the Gint, who ioine not
farre from Langrestoll. This also last rehearsed hath his head neere
to Penmoneth, the other being forked riseth in the hillie soile aboue
Tregaion and Langwithlog: so that part of the Iland obteineth no small
commoditie and benefit by their passage. Next vnto this we came vnto
[Sidenote: Fraw.]
the Fraw, whose head is neere to Langinewen, and passage by Cap Maer;
after which it falleth into a lake, from whence it goeth east of
Aberfraw, and so into the sea. The next riuer hath no name to my
knowledge: yet hath it a longer course than that which I last
described. For it riseth two or thrée miles aboue Haneglosse: and
passing from thence to Treualghmaie, after the descent of foure miles,
it falleth into the sea. After this we came to an other, which riseth
more to Cap legan ferwie, and falleth into the sea; southeast of the
little Iland, which is called Ynis Wealt, it is namelesse also as the
other was: and therefore hauing small delight to write thereof, we
passed ouer the salt créeke by a bridge into Cair Kibie, which by the
same, is as it were cut from the maine Iland, and in some respect not
vnworthie to be taken for an Ile. In the north side therefore of Cair
Kibie is a little rill or créeke: but whether the water thereof be
fresh or salt, as yet I doo not remember.
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