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: Bidle.]
It is not long also yer it doo méet with the Bidle water, that commeth
by Congerton, and after the confluence goeth vnto Swetham, the
Heremitage, Cotton and Croxton, there taking in two great waters,
[Sidenote: Whelocke.]
whereof the one is called Whelocke, which comming from the edge of the
countie by Morton to Sandbach, crosseth another that descended from
church Cawlhton, and after the confluence goeth to Warmingham, ioining
also beneath Midlewish with the Croco or Croxston, the second great
water, whose head commeth out of a lake aboue Bruerton (as I heare)
[Sidenote: Croco.]
and thence both the Whelocke and the Croco go as one vnto the Dane, at
Croxton, as the Dane dooth from thence to Bostocke, Dauenham,
Shebruch, Shurlach, and at Northwich into the foresaid Wiuer. After
this confluence the Wiuer runneth on to Barneton, and there in like
sort receiueth two brookes in one chanell, whereof one commeth from
aboue Allostocke, by Holme & Lastocke, the other from beyond Birtles
[Sidenote: Piuereie.]
mill, by Chelford (where it taketh in a rill called Piuereie) thence
[Sidenote: Waterlesse.]
to ouer Peuer, Holford, and there crossing the Waterlesse brooke
(growing of two becks and ioining at nether Tableie) it goeth foorth
to Winshambridge, and then méeting with the other, after this
confluence they procéed till they come almost at Barneton, where the
said chanell ioineth with a pretie water running thorough two lakes,
whereof the greatest lieth betwéene Comberbach, Rudworth and Marburie.
But to go forward with the course of the maine riuer. After these
confluences our Wiuer goeth to Warham, Actonbridge, and Dutton, ouer
against which towne, on the other side it méeteth with a rill, comming
from Cuddington: also the second going by Norleie, and Gritton,
finallie the third soone after from Kimsleie, and then procéedeth on
in his passage by Asheton chappell, Frodesham, Rockesauage, and so
into the sea: and this is all that I doo find of the Wiuer, whose
influences might haue beene more largelie set downe, if mine
iniunctions had béene amplie deliuered, yet this I hope may suffice
for his description, and knowledge of his course.
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