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
Thence it goeth to Wrenburie, where it taketh in a water out of a
[Sidenote: Combrus.]
moore that commeth from Marburie: and beneth Sandford bridge the
Combrus from Combermer or Comber lake: and finallie the third that
commeth from about Moneton, and runneth by Langerslaw, then betweene
Shenton and Atherlie parkes, and so into the Wiuer, which watereth all
the west part of England, and is no lesse notable than the fift Auon
or third Ouze, whereof I haue spoken alreadie. After these confluences
it hasteth also to Audlem, Hawklow, and at Barderton crosseth the
[Sidenote: Betleie.]
Betleie water, that runneth by Duddington, Widdenberie, and so by
Barderton into the aforesaid streame. Thence it goeth to Nantwich, but
yer it come at Marchford bridge, it meeteth with a rill called
[Sidenote: Salop.]
Salopbrooke (as I gesse) comming from Caluerleie ward, and likewise
[Sidenote: Lée and Wuluarne.]
beneath the said bridge, with the Lée and the Wuluarne both in one
chanell, wherof the first riseth at Weston, the ether goeth by
Copnall. From hence the Wiuer runneth on to Minchion and Cardeswijc,
[Sidenote: Ashe.]
and the next water that falleth into it is the Ashe (which passeth by
Darnall Grange) and afterward going to Warke, the vale Roiall, and
[Sidenote: Dane.]
Eaton, it commeth finallie to Northwich where it receiueth the Dane,
to be described as followeth. The Dane riseth in the verie edges of
Chester, Darbishire, & Staffordshire, and comming by Warneford,
Swithamleie and Bosleie, is a limit betwéene Stafford and Darbie
shires, almost euen from the verie head, which is in Maxwell forrest.
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