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: Till.]
Certes there is no head of anie riuer that is named Till, but the
issue of the furthest water that commeth hereinto, riseth not farre
from the head of Vswaie in the Cheuiot hilles, where it is called
Brennich, whereof the kingdome of Brennicia did sometime take the
name. From thence it goeth to Hartside, Ingram, Branton, Crawleie,
Hedgeleie, Beueleie, and Bewijc, beneath which it receiueth one water
comming from Rodham by west, and soone after a second descending from
[Sidenote: Bromis.]
the Middletons, and so they go as one with the Bromish, by Chatton to
Fowbreie (where they crosse the third water falling downe by north
from Howborne by Heselbridge) thence to Woller, there also taking in a
rill that riseth about Middleton hall, and runneth by Hardleie,
Whereleie, and the rest afore remembred, wherby the water of Bromis is
not a little increased, and after this latter confluence beneath
Woller, no more called Bromis but the Till, vntill it come at the
Twede. The Till passing therefore by Weteland and Dedington, méeteth
soone after with a faire streame comming from by southwest, which most
[Sidenote: Bowbent.]
men call the Bowbent or Bobent.
It riseth on the west side of the Cocklaw hill, and from thence
hasteth to Hattons, beneath the which it ioineth from by southeast
with the Hellerborne, and then goeth to Pudston, Downeham, Kilham, and
a little by north of Newton Kirke, and betweene it and west Newton, it
taketh in another water called Glin, comming from the Cheuiot hilles
by Heth poole, and from thenseforth runneth on without anie further
increase, by Copland Euart, and so in the Till. The Till for his part
in like sort after this confluence goeth to Broneridge, Fodcastell,
Eatall castell, Heaton, & north of Tilmouth into the Twede, or by west
of Wesell, except my memorie dooth faile me. After this also our
aforesaid water of Twede descendeth to Grotehugh, the Newbiggins,
[Sidenote: Whitaker.]
Norham castell, Foord, Lungridge, & crossing the Whitaker on the other
side from Scotland beneath Cawmill, it runneth to Ordo, to Barwike,
and so into the Ocean, leauing (as I said) so much English ground on
the northwest ripe, as lieth in manner of a triangle betwéene Cawmils,
Barwike, and Lammeton, which (as one noteth) is no more but two miles
and an halfe euerie waie, or not much more; except he be deceiued.
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