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: Lune.]
Being past these two, I came to a notable riuer called the Lune or
Loine, or (as the booke of statutes hath) Lonwire Anno 13 Ric. 2. cap.
19, and giueth name to Lancaster, Lonecaster, or Lunecaster, where
much Romane monie is found, and that of diuerse stamps, whose course
dooth rest to be described as followeth; and whereof I haue two
descriptions. The first being set downe by Leland, as master Moore of
Catharine hall in Cambridge deliuered it vnto him. The next I exhibit
as it was giuen vnto me, by one that hath taken paines (as he saith)
to search out and view the same, but verie latelie to speake of. The
Lune (saith master Moore) of some commonlie called the Loine, riseth
at Crosseho, in Dent dale, in the edge of Richmondshire out of thrée
heads. North also from Dent dale is Garsdale, an vplandish towne,
wherein are séene manie times great store of red déere that come downe
to feed from the mounteins into the vallies, and thereby runneth a
water, which afterward commeth to Sebbar vale, where likewise is a
brooke méeting with Garsdale water, so that a little lower they go as
one into Dent dale becke, which is the riuer that afterward is called
Lune, or Lane, as I haue verie often noted it. Beside these waters
also before mentioned, it receiueth at the foot of Sebbar vale, a
great brooke, which commeth out of the Worth, betwéene Westmerland and
Richmondshire, which taking with him the aforesaid chanels, dooth run
seauen miles yer it come to Dent dale foot. From hence it entreth into
Lansdale, corruptlie so called, peraduenture for Lunesdale, & runneth
therein eight or nine miles southward, and in this dale is Kirbie.
Hitherto master Moore, as Leland hath exemplified that parcell of his
[Sidenote: Burbecke.]
letters. But mine other note writeth hereof in this manner. Burbecke
water riseth at Wustall head, by west, and going by Wustall foot to
[Sidenote: Breder.]
Skaleg, it admitteth the Breder that descendeth thither from Breder
dale. From hence our Burbecke goeth to Breder dale foot, & so to
Tibarie, where it méeteth with foure rilles in one bottome, of which
one commeth from besides Orton, another from betwéene Rasebecke and
Sunbiggin, the third and fourth from each side of Langdale: and after
the generall confluence made, goeth toward Roundswath, aboue which
[Sidenote: Barrow.]
it vniteth it selfe with the Barrow. Thence it runneth to Howgill,
Delaker, Firrebanke, and Killington, beneath which it meeteth with a
[Sidenote: Dent.]
water comming from the Moruill hilles, and afterward crossing the Dent
brooke, that runneth thither from Dent towne, beneath Sebbar, they
continue their course as one into the Burbecke, from whence it is
called Lune. From hence it goeth to Burbon chappell, where it taketh
in another rill comming from by east, then to Kirbie, Lansbele, and
aboue Whittenton crosseth a brooke comming from the countie stone by
[Sidenote: Greteie.]
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