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[1] The Colne is a fayre riuer [...] [page 58] once paſt Seuingham, croſſeth a brooke from ſoutheaſt that mounteth about Aſhebyry and receyuing a ryll from by weſt, (that com|meth from Hinton) beneath Shrineham, it afterward ſo deuideth it ſelfe, that the armes therof include Ingleſham, and by reaſon that it falleth into the Iſis at two ſeuerall places, there is a pleaſant Iſlande producted, wher|of let thys ſuffiſe.
[1] Lenis.Beyng paſt Lechelade a mile, it runneth to S. Iohns bridge, & thereabout méeteth wyth ye Leche, on the left hande. This brooke wher|of Lechlade taketh the name (a towne wher|vnto one péece of an olde Vniuerſity is aſcri|bed, which it dyd neuer poſſeſſe, more then Crekelade did the other) ryſeth eaſt of Hãp|net, frõ whence it goeth to Northlech, Eſtẽ|ton, Anleſworth, eaſt Leche, ſouth Thorpe, Farendon and ſo into the Iſis. From hence thys famous water goeth by Kẽſkot toward Radcote bridge, (taking in the rill that riſeth in an odde péece of Barkeſhyre, and runneth by Langford) & being paſt ye ſaid bridge, (now notable thorowe a conſpiracye, made there ſometimes by ſundrye Barons againſt the eſtate) it is not long eare it croſſe two other waters, both of thẽ deſcending from another adde parcell of the ſaide countie, whereof I haue this note gyuen me for my further in|formation. There are two falles of water in|to Iſis, beneath Radcote bridge, whereof the one commeth from Shilton, in Barkeſhire by Areſcote, blacke Burton and Clarrefield. The other alſo riſeth in the ſame piece and runneth by Briſenorton vnto Bampton, and there receyuyng an armelet from the firſt that break of at Blackeburton, it is not long ore they fall into Iſis, and leaue a pretye I|land. After theſe confluences, the main courſe of the ſtreame,winruſh. haſteth by Shifford to New|bridge, where it ioyneth with the Winruſh.
[1] The Winruſh ryſeth aboue Shyeburne, in Gloceſterſhyre, frõ whence it goeth to Win|ruſh, and comming by Barringtõ, Burford, Widbroke, Swinbeck caſtel, Witney, Duc|kington, Cockthorpe, Stanlake, it méeteth wyth the Iſis weſt by ſouth of Northmore. From hence it goeth beneath Stantõ, Har|tingcourt and Enſham, betwéene which and Caſſenton,Briwerue it receyueth as Lelande calleth it the Bruerne water.
[1] It ryſeth aboue Limington, and going to Norton in the Marſhe, and thorowe a patche of Worceſter ſhire vnto Euenlode, betwene [...] and the foure ſhyre ſtones,Comus. it taketh in a rill called Come, comming by the Long and the little Comptons. After this alſo it goeth by Bradwell, Odington, and ſo to Bleddenton, aboue which towne, it taketh in the Rolriche water, that iſſueth at two heades, in ye hilles that lie by weſt of little Rolriche, and ioyne aboue Kenkeham, and Church hill. [...] From thẽce alſo it goeth vnto Bruerne, Shiptõ vn|derwood, Aſcot, Short hamton, Chorlebury, Cornebury parke, Stonfielde, Longcombe, and ſouth eaſt of Woodſtocke parke, taketh in the Enis, that riſeth aboue Emſtone, [...] and go|eth to Cyddington, Glymton, Wotton (wher it is increaſed wyth a rill (that runneth the|ther frõ Steple Barton, by the Béechia trée) Woodſtocke, Blaydon, ſo that after this con|fluence, the ſayde Enys runneth to Caſſentõ and ſo into the Iſis, which goeth frõ hence to Oxforde, and there receiueth the Charwell, now preſently to be deſcribed. [...]
[1] The heade of Charwell is in northampton ſhyre, where it ryſeth out of a little poole, by Charleton village, ſeauen miles aboue Ban|berye northeaſt, and there it iſſueth ſo faſt at the verye ſurge, that it groweth into a pretye ſtreame, in maner out of hand. Sone after al|ſo it taketh in taketh in a rillet called ye Bure, [...] which falleth into it, about Ormere ſide, but foraſmuch as it ryſeth by Binceſter, ye whole courſe thereof is aboue foure myles, and therefore cannot be great. A friende of myne proſecuiting the reaſt of this deſcription re|porteth thereof as followeth.
[1] [2] Before the Charwell commeth into Oxforde ſhyre, it receiueth the Culen, which falleth in|to the ſame, a lyttle aboue Edgecote, & ſo dyſ|cẽding toward Wardington, it méeteth with another comming from by northweſt, be|twéene Wardington & Cropredy. At Ban|burye alſo it méeteth wyth the Come (which falleth from Fenny Cõton by Farneboro, [...] and afterwards going by Kings Sutton, not farre from Ayne, it receiueth the diſcharge of dyuers ryllettes, in one bottome before it come at Clifton. The ſayde water therefore ingendred of ſo many brookelettes, conſiſteth chiefly of two, whereof the moſt ſoutherly cal|led Oke, commeth from Oke Norton, [...] by Witchington or Wiggington, and the Ber|fords, and carying a few blind rilles withal, doth méete with the other that falleth from by northweſt into the ſame, within a myle of Charwell. That other as I con [...]ture, is in|creaſed of thrée waters, [...] whereof eache one hath his ſeuerall name, the firſt of them ther|fore, height Cudo, which comming betwéene Epwell and the Lée by Toddington, ioyneth about Broughton with the ſeconde that run|neth from Hornetõ, named Ornus, as I geſſe. [...] The laſt falleth into the Tude or Tudelake, beneath Broughton and for that it riſeth not far from Sotteſwel in Warwijcſhyre, [...] ſome are of the opinion, that it is to be called Sot|broke, [page 49] [...] [page 59] beneath receyueth the Kenet that commeth therinto from Readyng.
[1] Cenethus.The Kenet ryſeth aboue Ouerton, v. or vj. myles weſt of Marleborow, or Marlingſbo|row as ſome call it, and then goyng by Fy|feld, Clatford, Maulon, and Preſhute, vnto Marlebury, it holdeth on in lyke order to Ramſbury, and northweſt of little Cote, ta|keth in a water by north deſcending from ye hils aboue Alburne chaſe, weſt of Alburne town. Thence it rũneth to little cote, Charn|ham ſtréete, and beneth Charnham ſtréete, it croſſeth the Bedwin, which (taking ye Chalk|burn ril withal) cõmeth frõ great Bedwijne, & at Hũgerford alſo,Bedwijne. Chalkes burne. two other in one botom ſomewhat beneth the towne. From hence it goeth to Auington, Kinbury, Hamſted mar|ſhall, Euburne, Newbery, and beneath thys towne,Lamburne taketh in the Lamburne water that cõmeth by Iſbiry, Egerſton, the Sheffords, Weſtford, Boxford, Donington Caſtle, and Shaw. From Newbery it goeth to Thatchã, Wolhampton, Aldermaſton, a little aboue which village, it receyueth the Alburne, an other broke increaſed wt ſundry rilles,Alburnus. & thus goyng on to Padworth, Oſton, and Michael, it commeth at laſt to Readyng, where as I ſayd it ioyneth with the Thames, and ſo they go forward as one by Sonning to Shiplake, and there on the eaſt ſide receyue the Lod|don that commeth downe thither from the ſouth, as by his courſe appeareth.
[1] [2] [3] Lodunus.The Loddon ryſeth in Hamſhire betwéene weſt Shirburne, and Wootton, towarde the ſouthweſt, afterwarde directyng his courſe toward the northweſt, thorowe the vine, it paſſeth at the laſt by Bramley, and thorow a piece of Wiltſhire to Stradfield, Swallow|field, Arberfield, Loddon bridge, leauyng a patch of Wiltſhire on the right hande, as I haue bene informed. This Loddon not farre from Turges towne, receyueth two waters in one botome, whereof the weſterly called Baſingwater, commeth from Baſingſtoke, and thorow a parke vnto the aforeſaid place. The other deſcendeth of two heds, from Ma|pledour well, and goeth by Skewes Newen|ham, Rotherwijc, and ere it come at Hartly, ioyneth with the Baſing water, from whẽce they goe togyther to Turges, where they méete with the Loddon, as I haue ſayd alre|dy.Diris va|dum. The next ſtreame toward the ſouth is cal|led Ditford brooke. It ryſeth not farre from Vpton, goeth by Gruell and beneath Wha|rnborow caſtle,Ikelus. receyueth the Ikell (cõmyng from a parke of the ſame denomination) frõ whence they go togither by Maddingley vn|to Swalowfield, [...]luci [...]. and ſo into the Loddon. In this voyage alſo, the Loddon méeteth with the Elwy or Eluey that commeth from [...]+der ſhare, not farre by weſt of [...] and about Eluctham, likewyſe with another cõ|ming from Dogmanſfield, named ye De [...]ke, [...] and alſo the third not ſuferior to the reſt, [...]õ|nyng from Er [...], whoſe head is in Surrey; [...] and goyng by Aſhe, becommeth a [...], firſt betwene Surrey & Hamſhire, then betwene Hamſhire and Barkeſhire, and paſſyng by Aſhe, Erynley, blackewater, Yer [...]y, & Fin| [...]amſted, it ioyneth at laſt with the Ditford, before it come at Swalowfield. [...] therfore with our Loddon, ha [...]ng receiued all theſe waters, and after the laſt [...] with thẽ now beyng come to Loddon bridge, it paſſeth on by a part of Wiltſhire to T [...]|forde, then to Wargraue, and ſo into the Thames that now is merueilouſly intre [...]|ſed and grown vnto triple greatneſſe to that it was at Oxford Being therfore paſt Ship|lake and Wargraue, it runneth by Horſe|penden or Hardyng, then to Henley vpon Thames, where ſometyme a great will voy|deth it ſelfe in the ſame. Then to Remẽham; Greneland (goyng all this way from Ship|lake iuſt north, and now turnyng eaſtwards agayne) by Medenham, Hurley, Byſham, Marlow the greater, Marlow the leſſe,Vſe it mée|teth with a brooke ſoone after that conſiſteth of the water of two rilles, whereof the [...] called the Vſe, ryſeth about weſt Wickham out of one of the Chiltern hils, and goeth frõ thence to eaſt Wickham or high Wickham, a prety market towne. The other named Higden,Hig [...] deſcendeth alſo from thoſe moun|taynes, but a myle beneath weſt Wickham; and ioyning both in one at ye laſt in the weſt ende of eaſt wickham town, they go togyther to Wooburn, Hedſor, and ſo into ye Thames. Some call it the Tide and that word do I vſe in my former treatiſe, but to procéede. After this confluence, our Thames goeth on by Cowkham, Topley, Maydenhead (aliâs Sud|lington) Bray, Dorney, Clure, new Wind|ſore, (takyng in neuertheleſſe, at Eaton by ye way, the Burne which riſeth out of a Moore, and commeth thither by Burneham) olde Windſor, Wrayborow, and a little by eaſt therof, doth croſſe the Cole, whereof I finde this ſhort deſcription enſuyng.
[1] [2] The Cole riſeth néere vnto Flamſted, frõ whence it goeth to Redburn, S. Mighels,Col [...], Ve [...] Vert [...] S. Albons, Aldẽham, Watford, and ſo by More to Richemanſworth, where there is a conflu|ence of thrée waters, of which this Cole is the firſt.Gadus. The ſecond called Gadus riſeth not farre from Aſheridge, an houſe or pallace be|longyng to the prince. From whence it run|neth to great Gaddeſden, Hemſted, betwene [page 50] [...] [page 60] called Brane, that is in the Britiſſh tong (as Leland ſaith) a frogge. It riſeth about Edge|worth, and commeth from thence by Kingeſ|biry, Twiford, Peri [...]ll, Hanwell, and Au|ſterley. Thence we followed our riuer to old Brẽtford, Mortlach, Cheſwijc, Barnelmes, Fulham and Putney, beneth which townes it croſſed a becke from Wandleſworth, that ryſeth at Woodmans turne, and goyng by Eaſthalton, méeteth another comming from Croydon by Bedington, and ſo goyng on to Mitcham, Marton Abbey & Wandleſworth, it is not long ere it fall into the Thames. Next vnto this is the Maryburne rill on the other ſide,Mariburn which commeth in by Saynt Iames, ſo that by this tyme we haue eyther brought the Thames, or the Thames con|ueighed vs to London, where we reſted for a ſeaſon to take viewe of the ſeuerall tydes there, of which ech one differeth frõ other, by 24. minuts, that is 48. in an whole day, as I haue noted afore, except the wether alter thẽ. Beyng paſt London, and in the way toward the ſea: the firſt water that it méeteth with al, is on Kent ſide, weſt of Grenewich, whoſe hed is in Bromley pariſh, and goyng from thence to Lewſham, it taketh in a water frõ by eaſt, & ſo directeth hys courſe foorth right vnto the Thames.
[1] [2] [3] Lée.The next water that it méeteth withall, is on Eſſex ſide, almoſt agaynſt Woolwiche, and that is the Lée, whoſe hed rileth ſhorte of Kempton in Hertfordſhire, 4. myles ſouth eaſt of Luton, and goyng thorowe a péece of Brokehall park (leauing Woodhall park, on the north, and Hatfield on the ſouth, with an other park adioyning) it goeth toward Hart|ford towne. But ere it come ther, it receiueth a water (peraduenture the Marran) riſing at northweſt in Brodewater hundred frõ a|boue Welwin,Marran. northeaſt of Digeſwell, & go|ing to Hartingfeld bury, wher the ſaid cõflu|ence is within one mile of the towne. Beneth Hatfield alſo it receyueth the Beane (as I geſſe) commyng from Boxwood by Bening|ton,Beane. Aſton, Watton, and Stapleford, and a little lower, the third arme of increaſe from aboue Ware, which deſcẽdeth frõ two heds: whereof the greateſt commeth from Barke|way in Edwinſter hundred, the other from Sandon in Oddeſey hundred, and after they be met beneth little Hornemeade, they goe togither by Pulcherchurche, or Puckriche, Stonden, Thunderydge, Wadeſmill, Ben|ghoo and ſo into the Lée, which from hence runneth on tyll it come at Ware, and ſo to Amwell, where on the north ſide it receiueth the water that commeth from little Hadhã, thorow a péece of Singleſhall parke, then by great Hadham, and ſo from Midford to the aforeſayde towne. From hence alſo they go as one to olde Stanſtede called le veil, draunchyng in ſuch wyſe ere it come there, that it runneth thorow the towne in ſundry places. Thence it goeth forth to Abbots St [...]ſted, beneath which it méeteth wyth the Stoure, weſt as I remember, of Roydon. This Sture riſeth at Wenden lootes, [...] from whence it goeth to Langley, Claueryng, Berden Manh [...]en, & Byrcheanger (where it receyueth a ryll commyng from Elſing [...] & Stanſted Mount [...]tcher.) Thence it hy [...] on to biſhoppes Stourford, Sakrichworth, and beneath this town, croſſeth with another frõ the eaſt ſide of Elſingham, that goeth to Hatfield Brodock, Shityng, Harlo, and [...] into the Stoure, and from whence they goe togither to Eſtwyc, Parmedon, and next in|to the Lée. Theſe thinges beyng thus perfor|med, the Lée runneth on beneth Hoddeſdon, Broxburne, Wormley, where a water brea|keth out by weſt of the maine ſtreame, a [...] lower then Wormely it ſelfe, but yet within the paroche, and is called Wormeley locke. It runneth alſo by Cheſton Nunry, and out of this a little beneath the ſayde houſe, brea|keth an arme called the Shirelake, bicauſe it deuideth Eaſt [...] and Hartford ſhires [...] ſunder, and in the length of one medow cal|led Frithey, this lake rũneth not but at great [...], and méeteth againe with a ſuccor of ditchwater, at a place called Hockeſdich, half a myle from his firſt breakyng out, and half myle lower at Mar [...]h point, wyneth agayne with the ſtreame from whence it came be|fore. Thence commeth the firſt arme to [...] Mauly bridge (the firſt bridge weſtward vp [...] that ryuer) vppon Waltham cauſey, and halfe a myle lower then Mauly bridge at the corner of Ramney meade, it méeteth with the kinges ſtreame, and principal courſe of Luy or Lée, as it is commonly called. The ſecond principall arme breaketh out of the kynges ſtreame at Hallyfielde halfe a myle lower then Cheſton Nunnery, and ſo to the fullyng mill and two bridges by weſt of the kynges ſtreame, where into it falleth about a ſtones caſt lower at a place called Malkins ſhelf, [...]|cept I was wrong informed. Cheſton and Harfordſhire men ſay, do ſay that the kings ſtreame at Waltham, doth part Hartford|ſhire and Eſſex, but the Eſſex men by forreſt charter do plead their liberties to holde vnto S. Maulies bridge. On the eaſt ſide alſo of ye kinges ſtreame breaketh out but one princi|pall arme at Halifield, thrée quarters of a myle aboue Waltham, and ſo goeth to the corne myll in Waltham, and then to ye kings [page 51] ſtreame agayne, a little beneath the kynges bridge. From hence the Lée runneth on till it come to Stretforde Langthorne, where it brauncheth partly of it ſelfe, and partly by mans induſtry for mils. Howbeit herein the dealyng of Alfrede ſometyme king of Eng|land, [...]de. was not of ſmalleſt force, who vnder|ſtandyng the Danes to be gotten vp wyth their ſhips into the countrey, there to kil and ſlay, by the conduct of this ryuer: he in the meane tyme before they could returne, dyd ſo mightely weaken the mayne chanell by drawyng great numbers of trenches from the ſame, that when they purpoſed to come back, there was nothyng ſo much water left as the ſhips dyd draw, wherfore being ſet on ground, they were ſoone fired, and the aduer|ſaries ouercome. Finally beyng paſt Weſt|ham, it is not long ere it fal into ye Thames. One thyng I read more of this riuer before the conqueſt, that is, how Edward the firſt, & ſonne of Alfrede, builded Hartford towne v|pon it, in the yeare of grace 912. at which tyme alſo he had Wittham a town in Eſſex in hande as hys ſiſter called Aelflede repay|red Oxford and London, and all this 4. yeres before the buildyng of Maldon. But concer|nyng our ryuer it is noted, that he buylded Hertford or Herudford betwene 3. waters that is, the Lée, the Benefuth, and Me [...]|ran, but how theſe waters are diſtinguiſhed in theſe dayes, as yet I cannot tell. It is poſ|ſible, that the Bene may be the ſame which commeth by Beningtõ and Bengh [...], which if it be ſo, then muſt the Memmarran be the ſame that deſcendeth from Whit wel, for not farre from thence is Branfield, which might in tyme poſt right well be called Marran|field, for of lyke inuerſion of names I coulde ſhew many examples.
[1] [...]on or [...]mus.Beyng paſt the Lée (whoſe chanell is be|gun to be purged 1576. with further hope to bring the ſame to the northſide of London we come vnto the Rodon, vpon Eſſex ſide in lyke maner, and not very farre (for [...] is the moſt) from the fall of the Lée. This water ryſeth at little Canfielde, from [...]ence it goeth to great Canfield, high R [...]+dyng Eythorpe Roding, Ledon Rodyng, White Rodyng, Beauchampe Roding, [...]+feld, [...]er. Shelley, high Ongar, and Cheyyng Ongar, where the Lauer falleth into it, that ariſeth betwixt Matchyng and high Lauer, and takyng another rill withall commyng from aboue Northweld at Cheping Ongar, they ioyne I ſay with the Rhodõ, after which confluẽce, Leland coniectureth that ye ſtreame is called Iuel: [...]us. for my part, I wote not what to ſay of it, but hereof I am ſure that ye whole courſe beyng paſt Ongar; it goeth to Stan|ſted riuers, The [...] [...], Heybridge, Chigwell, W [...]dford bridge, Ilforde bridge, Backyng and ſo into the Thames.
[1] The Darwent mée [...]eth with our ſayde Thames vpon Ken [...]s ſide,Darwent. two [...]yles and more beneth Erith. It riſeth at Tanridge, or the [...]bantes, as I haue bene informed by Chriſtofer Saxtons Card late made of the ſame and all the ſeuerall ſhyres of England at the infinite charges of ſix Thames Sack|forde might, and maiſter of the requeſtes, whoſe [...] vnto his countrey herein & can|not but remember, and ſo much the rather|forth that he meaneth to imi [...]te Ortelius, and ſomewhat beſide this hath holpen me. In the names of the townes, by which theſe ryuers doe run. Mould to God hys plats were ones finiſhed. [...] to procéede. The Darwent I ſay, riſing at [...]ridge, goeth on by Tit [...]y toward Br [...]ted, and receiuyng on eche ſide of that towne (and ſeueral bankes) a riuer or rill, it goeth on to Nockhold, Shorehã, Kent|ford, Horton, Darnehith,Craye. Dartford or Der|wentford, and there takyng in the Cray on the left hand that commeth from Orpington by [...]ary Cray, Powles Cray, North Cray, and Cray [...]e, it is not long ere it fall into the Thames.
[1] The next water that falleth into the Thames, in weſt of the [...] Iſles, a [...]ill of no great [...], neyther long courſe, for ri|ſing about Coringham, it runneth not many miles eaſt & by ſouth, ere it fall into ye mouth of this riuer, which I doe now deſcribe.
[1] [2] [3] The chiefe hed of this ſtreame, ryſeth in Wood forreſt, ſouthweſt of Eaſt greneſted, Medeuius. This ri|uer is de|ſcribed al|redy, but here with more dili|gence, bet|ter helpe, and after their opi|nion that accompt it not to fall into the ſea but in|to ye Tha|mes. & goyng by Hartfield and Whetelin, it recei|ueth a rill from the ſecond hed, that commeth in from ſouth eaſt, and eyther from the north ſide of Argas hill, or at the leſt wiſe out of the ſouth part of Waterdon forreſt, as Saxton hath ſet it downe. After this confluence it is not long ere it take in another by weſt from [...]owden warde, and the third aboue Pen|ſher [...], growing frõ two heds, wherof one is in Kingfield parke, the other weſt of Craw|herſte [...] ioyning aboue Edinbridge, it doth fall into the Midway beneth He [...]er towne, & Chid [...] [...]. From Penhirſt our [...] ſtream [...]ſteth to Kigh, Eunbridge, & Twid|ley, and beneth the towne, it croſſeth a water from North, whereof one hed is at the Mote, another at Wroteham, the thirde at weſt Peckham, and likewyſe an other from ſouth eaſt, that runneth eaſt of Capell. Next after this it receiueth the Theſe, whoſe forked hed is at Tiſehirſt, which deſcendyng downe to|ward the north, taketh in not frõ Scowy [page 61] a brooke out of the northſide of Waterdẽ fo|reſt, whoſe name I find not except it be the Dour. After this confuence our ryuer goeth to Goldhirſt, and commyng to the Twiſt, it brauncheth in ſuch wyſe that one parte of it runneth into Midwaye, another into the Ga|ran or rather Cranebrooke, if my coniecture be any thyng.Garunus. Cranus. The Garan as Leland calleth it, or the Crane as I do take it, riſe [...]h nere to Cranebrooke, and goyng by Siſſinghirſt, it receyueth ere long one water that commeth by Fretingdon, and another that runneth from great Charde by Sinerdon & Hedcorn, croſſing two rils by the way from by north, Hedcorne it ſelfe ſtanding betwene thẽ both. Finally, the Garan or Crane méetyng with the Midway ſouth of Yallyng, they on ye one ſide, and the Theſe on the other, leaue a pre|ty Iſland in the midſt, of foure miles in lẽgth and two miles in bredth, wherin is ſome hil|ly ſoyle, but neyther towne nor village, ſo far as I remember. From Yalling forward, the Midway goeth to weſt Farlegh, eaſt Far|legh, and ere it come at Maidſtone, it enter|tayneth a rill that riſeth ſhort of Ienham, & goeth by Ledes and Otterinden. Being paſt Maidſtone, the Midway runneth by Alling|ton, Snodland, Hallyng, Cuckſtane, Roche|ſter, Chatham, Gillingham, Vpchurch, and ſone after braunching, it embraceth ye Grene at hys fall, as his two heds do Aſhdon foreſt, that lyeth betwene them both. I would haue ſpoken of one creke that cõmeth in at Cliffe, and another that runneth downe from Halt|ſto by S. Maries, but ſithe I vnderſtand not with what backewaters they be ſerued, I let them paſſe as not ſkilfull of their courſes. And thus much of the riuers that fal into the Thames, wherin I haue done what I may, but not what I would for myne owne ſatiſfa|ction, till I came from the hed to Lechelade.
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Auon 2.Being paſſed the Thames and hauing as I thinke ſufficiently in my former treatiſe de|ſcribed all ſuch waters as are to be found be|twéene the Stoure in Kent, & Auon in Wilt|ſhire, it reſteth that I procéede with this ry|uer, and here ſupply many thinges that I be|fore omitted, although not by mine owne o|uerſight ſo much as by the abuſe of ſuch as ſhoulde haue better preſerued the pamphlets to be inſerted. Certes this Auon is a goodly riuer ryſing as I ſayde before néere vnto Wolfe hall, although he that will ſéeke more ſcrupulouſlye for the head in déede, muſt looke for the ſame about the borders of the forreſt of Sauernake (that is Soure oke) which lieth as if it wer embraced betwene ye firſt armes therof, as I haue bene enformed. Theſe heds alſo do make a confluence by eaſt of Martin|ſhall hill, and weſt of Wootton. From whẽre it goeth to Milton, Powſey, Manningfield Abbey, Manningfielde croſſe, & beneth New|ington taketh in one rill weſt from Rudbo|row, and another a little lower that riſeth al|ſo weſt of Alcanninges, and runneth into the ſame by Patney, Merden, Wilford, Charle|ton, and Ruſtiſal. Beyng therfore paſt New|ington, it goeth to Vphauen (wherof Leland ſpeaketh) to Cheſt [...]bury, Cumpton, Abling|ton, little Almſbury, Darntford, Woodford, olde Saliſbury, and ſo to newe Saliſburye, where it receiueth one notable riuer from by northweſt, and another frõ north eaſt, which two I wyll firſt deſcribe, leauyng the Auon at Saliſbury. [...] The firſt of theſe is called the Wilugh, and riſeth among the Deuerels, and runnyng thence by hill Deuerell, & De|uerell long bridge, it goeth toward byſhops ſtraw, taking in one rill by weſt, and another from Vpton by Werminſter at northweſt. From biſhops ſtraw it goeth to Nortõ, Vp|ton, Badhampton, Stepiyngford, and Sta|pleford, where it méeteth with the Winter|bury water from by north, deſcending from Maddenton by Winterburne. From Sta|pleford it haſteth to Wiſhford, Newtõ, Chil|hampton, Wilton, and thither cõmeth a wa|ter vnto it from ſouthweſt, which ryſeth of two heds aboue Ouerdonet. After this it go|eth by Wordcaſtle, to Tiſbury, and there re|ceiueth a water on eche ſide, whereof one cõ|meth from Funthill, the other from two iſ|ſues (of which one riſeth at Auſ [...]y, the other at Swalodiſe) and ſo kepyng on ſtill with his courſe, our Wilugh runneth next next of all by Sutton. Thence it goeth to Fo [...]ant, Bo|berſtocke, Southburcombe, Wilton, [...] (where it taketh in the Fomington or Naddet wa|ter) Weſtharnam Saliſbury and Eaſthar|nam, and this is the race of Wilugh. The o|ther is a naked arme or ſtreame without a|ny braunches. It riſeth aboue Collingburne Kingſton in the hils, and thence goeth to Co|lingburne, the Tidworthes (wherof ye more ſoutherly is in Wiltſhire) Shipton, Chol [...]e [...]|ton, Newton, Toney, Idmerſon, Porton, the Winterburnes, Lauerſtock, and ſo into [...] eaſt of Sar [...]ſbury. And thus is the confl [...] made of the aforeſayd waters, with thys [...] ſecond Auon, whereinto another water fal|leth (called Becquithes brooke) a myle beneth Harneham bridge, [...] whoſe head is fiue miles from Sarum, and thrée myles aboue Bec|quithes bridge, as Lelande doth remember, who noteth the Chalkeburne water to haue hys due recourſe alſo, [...] at thys place into the aforeſayde riuer. Certes it is a pretye brooke, and riſeth ſixe miles from Shafteſ|bury, [page 52] [...] in the way toward [...] botom on the right hand, when [...] it [...] by Knight [...]~ and Fennyſtratford to [...], that is about 12. myles from the [...] about two miles and an halfe from Ho [...]ing|ton baneth Odſtocke, goeth into the [...] mile lower then Harnham bridge, except [...]e forget himſelfe. This Harneham whereof A now entrea [...], was ſometime a prety village before the erection of new Saliſbury, & had a church of S. Martine belonging vnto it. [...] now in ſteade of this church there is onely a barne ſtandyng in a very low mead [...] [...]n the northſide of S. Mighel [...] [...] The cauſe of the relinquiſhyng of it was the moiſtneſſe of the ſoile, [...] oft, ouerflowen. And where|as the kinges high way lay ſometyme tho|rough Wilton, licence was obteyned of the kyng & biſhop of Saliſbury, to remoue that paſſage vnto new Saliſbury alſo, & vpõ this occaſion was the maine bridge made o [...]er A|uon at Har [...]eham. [...] [...]nes [...]yed by [...]nging [...]e [...]. By this exchaunge of the way alſo olde Saliſbury fel into vtter decay, and Wilton which was before the had [...] of the ſhire, and furniſhed with 12. paro [...] churches, grew to be [...] villeg [...] and of ſmall reputation. Howbeit, this was [...] the onelye cauſe of the ruine of olde Saliſ|bury, ſith I read of two other wherof the firſt was a ſa [...]ue vnto the latter, as I take it. And where as it was giuen out that the towneſ|men wanted water in olde Saliſbury, [...] flat otherwiſe, ſithe that hill is very ple [...]t [...]|fully ſerued with ſpringes and wels of very ſwéete water. The truth of ye matter therfore is this. In the tyme of ciuill war [...]es, the ſoul|diors of the caſtle and Chanons of olde Sa|rum fell at oddes, in ſo much that after [...] brawles, [...] holy [...]flict. they fell at laſt to ſad blowes [...] happened therfore in a R [...]gation wéeke that the clergy goyng in ſolmne proceſſion, a cõ|trouerſie fell betwene them about certayne walkes and limites, which the one ſide clay|med and the other denied. Such alſo was the whote entertainement on eche part, that a [...] the laſt the Caſtellanes eſpying their tyme, gate betwene the clergy and the towne, and ſo coyled them as they returned homeward, yt they feared any more to gange about [...] [...]unds for ye yere. Here [...]pon the people [...]|ſing their [...]elly chere (for they were wont [...] haue bãketting at euery ſtatiõ, a thing prac|tiſed by the religious in old tyme where with to linke in the cõmons vnto them) they con|ceyued forthwith a deadly hatred againſt the Caſtellanes, but not beyng able to c [...]pe with them by force of armes, they conſul [...]ed with their biſhop, and he with them ſo e [...]ally, that it was not long ere they, [...] the Chanone began a church vpõ a place of their [...] preten [...]ng to ſerue God, there in better ſafetie,New Sa|liſbury be|gunne. and with farre more quiet|neſſe thou they could do before. The people alſo ſeyng the diligence of the chanone, and reputyng their harmes for their owne incon|uenien [...]e, were as earneſt on the other ſide to be [...]ore vnto theſe prelates, and therfõre eue|ry man brought his houſe vnto that place & thus became old Sarum in few yeres vtter|ly deſolate, and new Saliſbury rayſed vp in ſtede therof, to the great decay alſo of Harn|ham and [...] whereof I ſpake of late. Nowe to returne agayne from whence I thus digreſſed. Our Auon therefore depar|tyng from Sariſbury, goeth by Buriforde, Longford, and taking in the waters afore mencioned by the way, it goeth by Stanley, Dunketon, Craiforde, [...]urgate, Fordyng bridge, Ringwood, Auon, Chriſtes church and finally into the ſea. But ere it come all there, and a [...] beneth Chriſts church, it croſſeth the Stou [...]e, M Stur [...], [...] very faine ſtream,Sturus. whoſe [...] is ſuch as may not be lefte, vn|touched. It riſeth of ſixe heds, wherof thre lie on the north ſide of the Parks at [...]irton within the [...] the other ryſe without the park [...], and of this riuer the [...] Ba|rony of [...] hath take his name [...] g [...]ſſe, [...] to much [...] the land Stuart [...] of the ſame water [...] armes but to praie do. After theſe braunches are conioyned in [...] [...] to long [...] will, [...], and beneth Gillingham receyueth & water than deſcendeth ſomewhere. Thence ye Sture goeth to Bugley, [...], Weſtmen bridge, [...]; and [...] long taketh in the Cale water,Cale. from [...] that commeth dawne by [...] and [...] ſo do [...], v [...] miles [...] [...], paſſing in the [...] by Wine [...] the [...]. After this cõ|fluence, its commeth a Hint [...], Mari [...],Lidden. Deuilis. & [...] after croſſeth the [...] all proue [...]ell, wherof ſhall [...] ryſeth in Blackman [...] [...] the ſecond in [...] his [...]s;outh of Pulha [...] and [...] to Li [...]linch the [...] water [...] [...]ſberton, and goyng by Fiſe|hed to Lidlington, and there [...]etyng, wyth the Lidden they receiue the blackewater a [...] B [...]burne; and ſo go into the Stour.Iber. Black-water After this the [...]toure nameth into Stoure| [...] [...] Ha [...]mond (and ſoone after [...] water that commeth, frõ [...] Orcharde, and a ſeconde frõ [...] out is Chele, A [...]keford, Ha [...]ford, Drunkeſton, Knightẽ, [...], [page 62] Blandford, Carleton, and cro [...]ing [...]e long a riſt that riſeth about Tarrent, and goeth to Launſton, Munketon, Caunſton, Tarrant, it procéedeth forth by Shepwijc, and by and by receyuing an other brooke on the right hand (that riſeth about Strickeland, and go|eth by Quarleſton, Whitchurch, Anderſtõ & Winterburne) it haſteth forward to Stour|minſter, Berforde lake, Alen bridge, Win|burne, aliâs Twinburne minſter, whether commeth a water called Alen (from Knoltõ, Wikechãpton, Eſtumbridge, Hinton, Barn|ſley) which hath two heds, wherof one ryſeth ſhort of Woodcotes, and eaſt of Farneham, named Terig,This ſtoure a|boundeth with pike, perche, roche, dace, Gudgeon and eles. the other at Munketon aboue S. Giles Winburne, and goyng thence to ſ. Gyles Aſheley, it taketh in the Horton beck, as the Horton doth the Cranburne. Finally, méetyng with the Terig aboue Knoltõ, they run on vnder the name of Alen to the Stour, which goeth to the Canfordes, Preſton, Kingſton, Perley, and Yolneſt. But ere it come at Yolneſt, if taketh in two brookes in one bottom, wherof one commeth frõ Wood|land parke by Holt parke and Holt, another from aboue vpper Winburne, by Ed [...]i [...]nde|ſham, Vertwood, and Manning [...], & ioyning about S. Leonardes, they go to Hornbridge, and ſo into Stoure. After which confluence, the ſayd Stoure runneth by I [...]r bridge, and ſo into Auon, leauyng Chriſtes church aboue the méetyng of the ſayde waters, as I haue ſayd before.
[1] Hauyng in this manner paſſed Chri [...]es church hed,Burne. we come to the fall of the Burn, which is a little brooke runnyng frõ Stou [...]e|field heath, without braunches, and not tou|ched in my former voiage for want of know|ledge, and information therof in tyme.
[1] When we had left the Burne behynde vs, we entred Pole hauen, now far better known vnto me then it was at the firſt. Goyng ther|fore into the ſame, betwene the north and the ſouth pointes, to ſée what waters wer there, we left Brunke ſey Iſland and the caſtle on the left hand within the ſaid pointes, and paſ|ſing about by Pole, and leauing that Creke, becauſe it hath no freſh, we came by Holton and Keſworth, where we beheld two falles, of which one was called the north, the other the ſouth waters. The north ſtreame [...]ight Piddle as I heare.Piddle. It riſeth about Alton, and goeth from thẽ [...]e to Piddle trentch hed Pid|dle hinton, Walterſtow, and ere it come at Birſtã, receiueth Deuils brooke that cõmeth thither from Brugham, and Melcombe by Deuiliſh town.Deuils. Thence it goeth to Tow pid|dle, Aſhe piddle, Turners piddle (takyng in ere it come there, a water that runneth from Holton by [...], Milburne and [...] then to Hide, and ſo into Pole hauen, an [...] this water Mariani [...]s Scotus ſpeaketh, except I be deceyued. The ſouth water is properly called Frome for Frame. It riſeth were vn|to Euerſhot, [...] and going down by Fromeq [...]|tain, Thelmington, and Catſ [...]ke, it recey|ueth there a rill from beſide Rowſham, and Wraxehall. After this it goeth on to Ch [...]|frome, and thence to Maden Newtõ, where it méeteth with the Owke, [...] that riſeth eyther two miles aboue H [...]keparke at Kenforde, or in the great [...]ine within [...]oke par [...], and goyng by the [...]olla [...]des, falleth into the Frome about M [...]en Newton, and ſo go as one from thẽce to Fromevanchirch, Cro [...]|wey, Frampton, and Muckilford, and recei|ueth nere vnto the ſame a rill frõ aboue Vp|ſ [...]lyng by S. Nicholas Sidlyng, and Grim|ſton. From hence it goeth on by Stratton & Bradford Peuerell, [...] and beneath this Brad|ford, it croſſeth the Silley, aliâs Mintern and Cherne brookes both in one chanell: [...] whereof the firſt riſeth in vpper Cherne pariſh, the o|ther at Minterne, and méeting aboue middle Cherne, they go by [...]her Cherne, Forſton, Godmanſt [...]n, and aboue Charneminſter in|to Frome. In ye meane time alſo our Frome br [...]cheth and leaueth an Iſlande aboue Charneminſter, and ioyning agayne néere Dorcheſter, it goeth by Dorcheſter, & For|thington, but ere it come at Beckington, [...] ma [...]eth with an other Becke that runneth thereinto from Winterburne, St [...]pleton, Martinſtow, Heringſtow, Caine and Staf|ford, and from thence goeth without any fur|ther increaſe as yet to Beckington, Kingh|ton, Tinkleton, Morton, Wooll, Bindon, [...] Stoke, and beneath Stoke, receiueth ye iſſue of the Luckeforde lake, from whence alſo it paſſeth by Eaſtholme, Warham, and ſo into the Bay. From this fall, we went about the arme point by Slepe, where we ſaw a little creke, then by Owre, where we behelde an o|ther, and then commyng againe toward the entraunce by S. Helens, and Furley caſtell, we went abroade into the maine, and ſounde our ſelues at liberty.
[1] [2] When we were paſt Pole hauen, we left the handfaſt point, the Peuerell point, S. A|delmes chappell, and came at laſt to Lugh|port hauen, wherby and alſo the Lucheford [...] lake, all this portion of ground laſt remem|bred, is left in maner of a byland or peninſu|la, and called the Iſle of Burbecke, wherin is good ſtore of alam. In lyke ſort goyng ſtill weſterly, we came to Sutton pointes, where is a créeke. Then vnto Way or W [...]lemouth, by kinges Welcombe, whereinto when we [page 53] were entred, we ſaw thrée falles, whereof thẽ firſt and greateſt commeth from Vpwey by Bradwey, and [...]adypoll, receiuyng after|ward the [...] that ran from eaſt Che [...]e|rell, and likewiſe the third that maketh the grounde betwene Weymouth and Smal|mouth paſſage almoſt an Iſlande. Goyng by Portland and the point therof, called ye Raſe, we ſayled along by the Shingle, till we came by S. Katherines chappel, where we ſaw the fal of a water that came downe from Black|den Beaconward, by Porteſham and Ab|boteſbury. Thence we went to another that fell into the ſea, mete Byrton, and deſcended from Litton by Chilcombe, then vnto the Bride or Brute porte, [...]. a prety hauen and the ryuer it ſelfe ſerued with ſundry waters. It riſeth as I ſayd before, halfe a myle or more aboue Bemiſter, and ſo goeth from Bemi|ſter to Netherbury by Parneham, then to Melplaſhe, and to Briteport, where it taketh in two waters from by eaſt in one chanel, of which one ryſeth eaſt of Nettlecourt, and go|eth by Poreſtoke, and Milton, the other at Aſkerwell, & runneth by Longlether. From hence alſo ou [...] Bride goyng toward the ſea, taketh the Simen on the weſt that commeth by Simenſburge into the ſame, the [...] ſtreame ſoone after fallyng into the ſea, and leauyng a prety hauenet.
[1] The next porte is the Chare, ſerued wyth two rilles in one confluence, beneath Chare|mouth. The chiefe hed of this riuer is as Le|land ſayth in Marſhewoode parke, and com|meth downe by Whitchurch: the other run|neth by weſt of Wootton, and mée [...]yng be|neth Charemouth towne, as I ſaid, doth fall into the ſea.
[1] Then came we to the Cobbe, and beheld the Lime water, which the towneſmen call the Buddle, [...]. and is alredy deſcribed vnder ye ſame denomination. Certes, there is no hauẽ here that I coulde ſée, but a quarter of a mile by weſt ſouthweſt of ye towne, is a great and coſtly Iutty in the ſea for ſuccour of ſhippes. The towne is diſtaunt from Colyton, about 5. miles, and here we ended our voyage from the Auon, which conteyneth the whole coſt of Dorceſter, or Dorcetſhire, ſo that next we muſt enter into Somerſet Countie, and ſée what waters are there.
[1] The firſt water that we méete with all in Somerſetſhire is ye Axe, which riſeth as you haue heard, not far from Bemiſter, and to ſay it more preciſely nere vnto Cheddington in Dorſetſhire, from whence it runneth to Moſterne, Feborow, Claxton, Weyforde bridge, Winſham fourde, and receiuing one rill from the eaſt by Hawkechurch, and ſoone [...] another comming from northweſt by Churchſtone, from Waindroke,Yate aliâs Artey. it goeth to Axem [...]iſter, beneath which it croſſeth the Yare, that commeth from about Buckland, by Whit [...]unton, Yareco [...], Long bridge, Stockeland, Killington bridge (where it re|ceiueth a brooke from by ſouth, that runneth by Dalw [...]) and ſo into the Axe. From hence our Axe goth to Drake, Muſbury, Cullyford, but ere it come altogither at Calliſhop, it ma|teth wt a water yt riſeth aboue Ca [...]e [...], & goeth frõ thẽce by Widworthy, Culli [...], & there re|ceuiing a rill alſo procéedeth on after ye [...] aboue C [...]ford bridge into the Axe, & frõ thence hold on together into ye maine ſea.
[1] By weſt of Be [...]eworth point [...]eth a creke ſerued ſo farre as I remembe [...], with a freſhe water that commeth from the hils ſouth of S [...]ley to Branſc [...]mbe.
[1] Sidmouth hauen is the next,Sid. and thither cõ|meth a freſhwater by S. Martes from the ſayd hils that goeth from S. Mar [...]es afore|ſaid, to S [...]bury, and betwene Saltcombe & Sidmouth into the maine ſea.
[1] By weſt of A [...]certon point alſo lyeth ano|ther hauen, and thither commeth a prety ri| [...]et,Autri aliâs Otterey. whoſe hed is in the H [...]pendon his, and commeth [...] firſt by Vp [...]ter, then by a parke [...], Munket [...], H [...]tod, Buckwell, and north of Autry receiueth a [...] called Tale,Tale. that riſeth north+weſt of [...] in a [...], and from whence it [...]nneth by Pehembury, Vi [...]ith, and making a [...] with the other, they go as one betwene Ca [...] and Autry, to Herford, L [...]on, Collaton, [...], Bude|ley and ſo into the ſea. This riuer is afore de|ſcribed vnder the name of Otterey, as Le|land left it [...] me now will I caſt about the Start point that I may come to Exe.Exe.
[1] The Exe riſeth in [...]xe [...]ore in Somerſet ſhire (as I ſaid before out of Leland) and go|eth from thence to Exeford, Winſforde, and Exton where it receiueth a [...] comming from Cutcombe by north. A [...]et this conflu|ence it goeth on toward the ſouth, til it méete with a prety brook, riſing northeaſt of Whet|tel (goyng by Brunton regis) increaſed at the left with thrée r [...]les which come all from by north. Theſe beyng once met, this water rũ|neth on by weſt of the beacon that beareth ye name of Haddon, and ſome after taketh [...] the Barle that receiueth in like ſort ye Do [...]e at Hawkebridge,Barley. and from hence goeth by Daue [...]n, and Combe,Doue aliâs Doue ſtroke. and then doth méte with the Exe, almoſt in the very confines be|twene Dorſet and Somerſetſhires. Beyng paſt this coniunction our Exe, paſſeth be|twene Bruſhford and Murba [...]h and then to [page 63] Ere bridge, where it taketh in as I heare a water by Weaſt, from Eaſt Auſtye, and after thys likewyſe another on eche ſide, whereof one commeth from Di [...]forde and Baunton,Woodburn. the other called Woodburne, ſomewhat by caſt of Okeforde. From theſe méetinges it goeth to Caue & thorough ye for|reſt and wooddes to Hatherland and Waſh|fields vntill it come to Tiuerton, and here it receiueth the Lomund water, that ryſeth a|boue Athebrittle, and commeth downe by Hockworthy vpper Loman, and ſo to Tiuer|ton that ſtandeth almoſt euen in the very cõ|fluẽce. Some cal this Lomũd the Simming brooke or Sunninges bathe.Lomund or Sim|ming. After this our Exe, goeth to Bickley, Theuerten (takyng in a rill by weſt) nether Exe, Bramford, be|neath which it ioyneth with the Columbe,Columb. that riſeth of one heade, northeaſt of Clary Hayden, and of another ſouth of Shildõ, and méeting beneath Columbe ſtocke, goeth by Columbe and Bradfeld, and there croſſing a rill that commeth by Aſhforde [...] runneth ſouth to Woode, More haies, Columbton, Brandnicke, Beare, Columbe Iohn, Hor|ham, and ioyning as I ſayde wyth the Exe at Bradford it paſſeth vnder but one bridge, ere it méete wyth another water by weſt,Cride. Forten. growyng of the Forten and Cryde wa|ters, except it [...]ée ſo that I doe iudge amiſſe. The Cride riſeth aboue Wolleſworthy, and néere vnto Vpton, after it is paſt Dewriſh, croſſeth a rill from betéewne Puggill and Stockley by Stocke engliſh, &c. From hence it goeth to Fulford where it méeteth with the Forten, whereof one braunche commeth by Caldbrook, the other from S. Mary Ted|burne, and ioyning aboue Crediton, the cha|nell goeth on to the Cride (which ere long al|ſo receiueth another from by north, cõming by Stockley & Combe) then betwene Haine and Newton Sires to Pines and ſo into the Exe which ſtayeth not vntill it come to Ex|ceſter. From Exceſter it runneth to Were there takyng in a rill from by weſt, and ano|ther lower by Exeminſter, next of all vnto Toppeſham,Cliuus. beneath which towne the Cliue entereth therinto, which riſing about Plym|trée, goeth by Clift Haydon, Clift Laurence, Brode Clift, Honiton, Soutõ, biſhops Clift, S. Mary Clyft, Clyft S. George, & then in|to the Exe, that runneth forward by Notwel Court, Limſtõ and Ponderham caſtle. Here as I here,Ken. it taketh in the Ken (or Kenton brooke, as Leland calleth it) commyng from Holcombe Parke, by Dunſdike, Shilling|ford, Kenford, Ken, Kenton, and ſo into Exe hauen, at whoſe mouth lye certaine rockes, which they call the chekeſtones, except I be deceiued.
[1] The next fal, wherof Leland ſayth nothing at all, commeth by Aſhecombe and Dul [...] and hath hys hed in the hils therby.
[1] The Teigne mouth is the next fall that we came vnto, [...] and it is a goodly port. The hed of this water is alredy touched in my firſt [...] to be in Dartmore among the Gidley hilles From whence it goeth to Gydley towne Teignton drue, [...] where it receyueth the Cro|kerne commyng from by north, and ljkewiſe another weſt of Fulford parke. Thẽ it goeth to Dufford, Bridforde, Kirſlow, Chidley, Knighton, and beneath the bridge there re|ceyueth the Bo [...]y whoſe courſe is to north Bouy, Lilley, and Bouytracy. [...] Thence i [...] runneth to kinges Teingneton, taking in Eidis a brooke beneath Preſton that cõmeth from Edeford by the way, [...] and whẽ it is paſt this confluence, at Kings Teigneton, it croſ|ſeth the Leman which commeth from Sad|dleton rocke by Beckington, [...] and Newton Buſhels, [...] and ſone after the Aller that riſeth betwene Danbury and War [...]g well, after|ward fallyng into the ſea by biſhops Teign|ton, ſouth of Teignemouth towne.
From hence we goe ſtill ſouthwardes (as we haue done long alredy by ſouthweſt) by Worthſtone, and finding thrée or foure ſmal crekes betwene Worthſtone rocke and the Biry point, we go furder to Mewſtone rock, and ſo into Dartmouth hauen, where into ſundry waters haue their direct courſes.
[1] The riuer of Darnt commeth out of Da|rntmore, xv. myles aboue Tomeſſe (as I ſaid before) from whence it goeth to Bucklande Hole, and ſoone after taking in the Aſhebur [...] water on the one ſide that runneth frõ Sad|dleton rocke by north, [...] and the Buckfaſtlich that commeth from north weſt, [...] it runneth to Staunton, Darington, Hemſton, and there alſo croſſing a rill on eche ſide, paſſeth forth to Totneſſe, Bowden, and aboue Gabriell Stoke, [...] méeteth with the Hartburne that rũ|neth vnder Roſt bridge, two miles aboue Totneſſe, or as an other ſayeth, by Ratter, Harberton, Paineſford, and Aſprempton in|to Darnt, which ere long alſo commeth to Cornworthy, Greneway, Ditſham, Darnt|mouth, betwene the Caſtels, and ſo into the ſea.
[1] From hence we went by Stokeflẽming to another water, which commeth from blacke Auton, then to the ſecond that falleth in ea [...] of Slapton, and ſo coaſting out of this bay by the Start point, we ſaile almoſt directly weſt, till we come to Saltcombe hauẽ. Cer|tes this port hath very little freſh water cõ|myng vnto it, yet the hed of ſuch as it is, ry|ſeth [page 54] nere Buckland, and goeth to Do [...]ook, which ſtandeth betwene two créekes. Thẽce it hieth to Charelton, where it taketh in a ril whoſe hed commeth from ſouth and north of Shereford. Finally, it hath another créeke that runneth vp by Ilton, and the laſt of all that falleth in north of Portlemouth, whoſe hed is ſo nere the bay laſt afore remembred, that it maketh it a ſory peninſula, as I haue heard it ſayd.
[1] Then come we to the Awne, whoſe hed is in the hils farre aboue Brent towne, from whence it goeth to Dixford wood, Loddewel, Hache, Aunton, Thorleſton, and ſo into the ſea ouer againſt a rocke called inſul borow.
[1] Arme riſeth aboue Harford, thence to St [...]|ford, Iuy bridge, Armington bridge, Fléete, Orchardton and Ownewell.
[1] Yalme goeth by Cornewood, Slade, Strat|ley, Yalmeton, Collaton, and Newton ferry.
[1] Being paſt theſe Portlets, then next of all we come to Pli [...]mouth hauen, a very buſie péece to deſcribe, becauſe of the [...] waters that reſort vnto it, & ſmall helpe that I haue for the knowledge of their [...], yet will I doe what I may [...] this, [...] the reſt, and ſo much I hope by God [...] [...] performe, as ſhall iuſtice my purpoſe in [...] behalfe.
[1] [2] The Plinme or Plym, [...] the very [...] water that gyueth [...] vnto Plimpton towne. It ryſeth in the [...] weſt of Cor [...]|wood, and commeth [...] a ſhort courſe of thrée miles to Newenh [...] [...] it b [...] out of the ground. From [...] them al [...] rũneth to Plimpton, and ſoone after into the Stour, [...]re [...] Cat| [...]. which Stour aryſeth northweſt of Shopiſtour, and goeth from [...]hence to M [...]|church, Hele, Shane Bic [...]ley, & ſo to Efor [...]e where taking in the Plym, it runneth downe as one vnder the name of Plyn [...]me, vntill it go paſt Plymmouth and fall into the ha [...]en South eſt of Plymmouth aforeſayde. Plym|mouth it ſelf ſtandeth betwéene two créekes, not ſerued wyth anye backewater, therefore paſſing ouer theſe two, wée enter into the Thamar that diſchargeth it ſelfe into the a|foreſaid hauẽ, going therfore vp that [...] which for the moſt part parteth Deuonſhire from Cornewall, [...]e or [...]y. the firſt [...] that I [...] withall on the eſt ſide is called Tauy, the heb wherof is amõg the mountaines foure m [...]es aboue Péeters Tauy, beneath which it m [...]|teth with another water from by weſt, [...]o that theſe two waters include Marye Tauye, be|twéene them though nothing néere the con|fluence. From hence the Taue or Tauy run|neth to Tauiſtocke, aboue which it taketh in a rill [...], and another aboue [...] Bucklande whiche head is [...] Dart [...]re, and commeth the [...] and Hard row bridge. From hence it goeth into Tha| [...], [...] Buckland, [...] Buckland, Beare, and [...]ametton Folly. Hauing th [...] diſpatched the Tauy. The next that fulleth [...] on the eſt the [...] is the Lidde,Lidde. which ry [...]g in [...] aboue Lidforde, runneth [...] by [...], and ſo [...], aboue which [...] Truſhell dr [...]ke,Tru [...]hell. which riſing north eaſt of [...], goeth by [...] I [...]ame, where it [...] & rill that commeth by [...]rad [...] from [...] and, after the [...], and [...] thence into the [...]. The next aboue this is the Cor [...]wa [...],Core. this riſeth [...] or Helwell, and goyng by [...] ru [...] by the [...] without any [...] [...] to Tham [...]. Next of [...] in two brookes not much [...], wherof the one commte [...]h he by [...], the other [...], and both eaſt of [...], which ſtandeth the further banke, and other ſide of the Thamar, & weſt northweſt of [...] the quarter de| [...].
[1] [...], the Thamar it ſelfe riſeth in Sa| [...],Thamar. [...] northeaſt of [...] offeth [...] whiche weſt country [...], ſhut [...] learned Corſhewall, a buyle [...]ded or [...] therfore [...] the he [...], by a [...] of vj. my Us, it [...] to Denbo|row, [...] well, Bridge [...], Tan [...]|ton, [...], Lu [...]ne [...]ce, Boyton, & Wir|rington,Artey. where it méeteth wyth [...] water on the weſt [...] called Artey, ſhal [...] ſhort of [...] miles in like ſort from this confluence, we met with the Kenſey,Kenſey. whoſe [...] is ſhort of Warpeſton, by ſouth [...], frõ whence it goeth by Tren [...], Tremone, Treſmore, Tr [...], [...], and ſo into the Th [...]mer that runneth frõ hence by Low|whitton vnto Bradſton, and goyng on to|ward Du [...]erton, taketh and tell from ſouth [...], and by Leland Beneath Dun|terton alſo it croſſeth the [...] ryuer riſeth at Dauidſton,Enian. and [...] his race by S. Clethi [...], Lania [...], [...] firſt, and then vnder ſundry bridges, vntill it méete wt th [...] Thama [...]. From hence alſo the Thamar goeth by Siddenham to Ca [...]ocke bridge, Calſtocke towne, Clifton, Cargreue (there aboutes takyng in a [...]réeke aboue Lan [...]ilip) and runnyng on from thence, haſteth toward S [...]ltaſhe, where it receiueth the Liuer wa|ter.Liuer. The head of Liuer is about Broomwelly [page 64] hills from whence it goeth out to No [...]th hill, Lekenhorne, South hill, [...] king in a rill by eaſt (from aboue Kellington) it runneth on to Newton, P [...]l [...]aton Weſtõ, [...]l [...]ſſ com|myng, S. Erne, and beneth this village croſ|ſeth a rillet that runneth thither from Bicton by Quithiocke, S. Germaines and Sheui|ocke. But to procéede after the confluence, it goeth betwéene Erly & [...]ro Martine caſtle, and ſoone after takyng in a ril from by north, that paſſeth weſt of ſ. Steuens, it is not long [...]re it fall into the Thamar, which after this (receiuyng the Milbrooke crée [...]e) goeth on by Edgecomb, and betwene ſ. Mighels Iſle and Ridden pointe into the maine ſea. And thus haue I finiſhed the deſcriptiõ of Plimmouth water, and all ſuch falles as are betwéene Mewſton rocke on the eaſt ſide, & the Rõme hed on the other.
[1] Sutton.After this we procéeded on with one iour|ney toward the weſt, and paſſing by Long|ſtone, we came ſoone after to Sothan baie, where we croſſed the Seton water, whoſe hed is about Liſcard, and his courſe by My [...]|henie [...], Chafrench, Tregowike, Sutton, and ſo into the ſea.
[1] [2] [3] Then came we to Lowe, and goyng in be|twéene it and Mount Iſle,Low. we finde that it had a braunched courſe, and there to the con|fluence aboue Lowe The chiefe heads ryſeth in ye hils, as it were two miles aboue Gaine, and goyng by that towne, it ceaſeth [...]t vs continue his courſe, caſt of Dulce, til it calme a little aboue Low, where it croſſeth and ioy|neth with the Brodoke water that runneth frõ Brodokes by Trewargo & fo [...] into ye ſea. Nexte vnto theſe are two other rils before we come at Faw, or Fawy, whereof in my former treatiſe, I made ſome ſmall intreaty. Foy or Fawy riuer riſeth in Fawy more, on ſide of an hill,Fawy. from whence it runneth by cer|tayne bridges, till it méete with the Glin wa|ter weſt of Glyn towne,Glyn. which riſing aboue Temple, and meting with a rill that cõmeth in from S. Ne [...]tes, doth fall into Fawy a mile and more aboue Reſprin from by [...]ſt. After this confluẽce then, it goeth to Reſprin bridge, Leſtermẽ caſtle, Loſt withiel bridge, Pill, ſ. Kingtons, ſ. Winnow, and Golant, and here alſo receiueth the Lerine water out of a parke,Lerinus. that taketh his way into the main ſtreame by Byconke, T [...]the, and the fi [...]ing houſe. Beyng thus vnited, it procéedeth vnto Fawy towne, taking in a rill or créeke from aboue it on the one ſide, and another beneath it ſouth of Halling on the other, of which two this latter is the longeſt of courſe, ſith it run|neth thrée good myles before it come at the Foy, and thus much had I to adde vnto the deſcription of the ſayd Fawy conteined [...] my former treatiſe. I might haue touched the créeke that lyeth betwéene Knaueland [...] blackbottle pointes ere I came at Foye [...] Fawy, but ſith it is ſerued only with the [...] I make ſmall account to ſpeake of it. [...] procéede, entering finally into the baie com|monly called Trewardith baie, which lyeth into the land betwene the Cannaſſe and the blacke head pointe, we ſawe the fall of two ſmall brookes, not one very far diſtant from another. The firſt of them entring weſt o [...] Trewardith, the other eaſt of ſ. Blayes and both directly agaynſt Cur [...]arder rocke, ex|cept I miſtake my compaſſe. Neyther of thẽ are of any great courſe, and the longeſt not full thrée miles and an halfe, wherefore ſith they are neither braunched nor of any great quantity, what ſhould I make long harueſt of a little corne, and ſpende more tyme then may well be ſpared about them.
[1] When we wer paſt the blackhed, [...] we came to Auſtell broke, which is increaſed with a water that commeth from aboue Mewan, & within a [...]le after the confluence they fall into the ſea at Pentoren, from whence we went by the black cocke, and about the D [...] man pointe, till we came to Chare ha [...], where falleth in a prety water, [...] whoſe hed is two miles aboue ſ. Tues. Thẽce we went by here & there in méere ſ [...]lt créeke, til we paſſed ye gray rocke, in Gwindraith baie, & ſ. Anth [...]|nies point, where Leland maketh his accõpt to enter into Falam [...]th hauẽ, to the former deſcription wherof I wil adde another here wherby the firſt ſhal be more plain and eaſie.
[1] [2] [3] [4] The Fala riſeth a little by north of P [...]|nenton towne, and goyng weſtwarde [...] come downwardes toward [...] Dioniſe, [...] it go|eth frõ thence to Melader, ſ. Steuens Gr [...]|pont, Goldon, Crede, Cornely, Tregne, [...]|ran, Tregũnan, it falleth into the hauen with a good indifferent force, and this is the courſe of Fala But leſt I ſhould ſoone to omit thoſe créekes that are betwene this and S. Anto|nies point, I will go a little backe again and fetch in ſo many of them as come now to my remẽbraunce Entring therefore into ye [...] we haue a créeke that runneth vp by ſ. Anto|nies toward ſ. Gerens, then another that [...]|eth into the lande by eaſt of ſ. Maries caſtle, with a forked hed paſſing in the meane time by a great rocke, that lieth in the very midſt of the hauen, in maner of the thirde poynte of a Triangle [...] betwéene S. Maryes caſtle and pendinant. Thence we caſt about by the ſayde caſtle, and came by another créeke, that falleth in by eaſt, then the ſecond aboue ſ. Iuſtus, the third at Ardenor [...], the fourth at [page 55] Rilan, and [...] as it [...] theſe in order, we come backe againe about by Tregomitan, and then goyng vpward be|twene it and Taluerne, til we come to Fen|tangolan, we founde the con [...]uence of two great créekes beneath S. Cl [...]tes, wher|of one hath a freſh water comming down by ſ. Merther, ye other another frõ Cruro, inces|ſed wt ſundry braũches, though [...] one of thẽ of any greatneſſe, and therfore vnworthy to be handled. Pol [...] whole ſtandeth vpon the had almoſt of the moſt eaſterly of them. S. Ken| [...]en and Cruro ſtand aboue the confluence of other two. The fourth falleth [...] by weſt, frõ certaine hils: as for the [...] and [...]t, as they be little créekes and no ſcoſh, to haue I leſſe language and talke to ſpend about them. Of ſ. Caie, [...]e. [...]ks. and ſ. Fe [...]kes créekes, I ſpake inough before, the towne of ſ. Fooke ſtandyng be|twen thẽ both. That alſo called after ye ſaint, riſing aboue Perãnarwo [...]hill, and comming thence by Ryrklo, falleth into Falamouth, northeaſt of Milor, which ſtandeth vpon the point betwene it & Milor créeke. Milor créek (for Lelãd did kepe no order in their deſcrip|tion) is next Reſtronguet. Some cal it Milor poole, from whence we went by [...] point, and there found an other great call frõ Perin, which beyng braunched in the t [...]ppe hath Perin towne almoſt in the very con [...]|ence. Thus leauyng Fala hauen, as more troubleſome for me to deſcribe, then pro [...]ta|ble for ſeafaring men without good aduiſe to enter into, we left the rocke on our left hand, and came ſtreight ſouthweſt to H [...]lford [...] ha|uen, whoſe water commeth downe from Wréeke (where is a confluence of two ſmall rilles whereof that ryll conſiſteth) by M [...]|gan and Trelawarren, [...]le. and then it receyueth a rill on the north ripe from Conſtantine, after whoſe confluence, it goeth a maine vn|till it come to the Oceane. Beneath thys alſo is another rill commyng from ſ. P [...]ti [...]s by whoſe courſe, and another ouer againſt it on the weſt ſide that falleth into ye ſea by [...]|niton, all Pen [...]ge is left almoſt in [...] of an Iſland. From hence we go ſouth to ye [...]|nacle point, then ſouthweſt to Lyſar [...], and to north and by weſt to Preb [...]nke p [...], beyonde which we m [...]te [...] the fall [...]he ſaid water, that riſeth in the edge of [...] and goeth into ye ſea by M [...]l [...] o [...] the n [...]th, and Winniton on the ſouth. By north al [...] of Winniton, is the Cury water that ry [...]th ſhort of Magan, and tou [...]he [...] with the [...]|an ſouth of Pengwe [...]an point.
[1] From hence we fayled [...] the [...] which ſome call L [...]pole, [...] [...]is [...]|er at the fall into the ſea, [...] [page 65] yet is it well watred with ſundry rilles that come from thoſe hils vnto the ſame.
[1] Haile.The Haile riſeth in ſuch maner, and from ſo many heds, as I haue before deſcribed out of Leland. Howbeit, I will adde ſomewhat more vnto it for the benefite of my readers. Certes, the chiefe hed of Haile riſeth by weſt of Goodalfin hils, and goyng downe toward ſ. Erthes, it receyueth the ſecond and beſt of the other thrée rilles from Godal [...]n towne: Finally, commyng to ſ. Erthes, and ſo vnto the maine bay,Clowart. it taketh in the Clowart wa|ter from Guymer, ſouth of Phelacke which hath two heds, the ſayd village ſtandyng di|rectly betwixt them both.
[1] Caine.The Caine ryſeth ſoutheaſt of Caineburn towne, a myle and more, from whence it go|eth without encreaſe by weſt of Gwethian, and ſo into the ſea weſt of Mara Darway. From hence we coaſted about the point,Luggam. and left the bay till we came to a water that ry|ſeth of two heds from thoſe hils that lye by ſouth of the ſame: one of them alſo runneth by ſ. Vni, another by Redreuth, and méetyng within a myle they fall into the Oceane, be|neath Luggam or Tuggan. A myle and a halfe from this fall we come vnto an other ſmall rill, and likewyſe two other créekes betwixt which the towne of ſ. Agnes ſtãdeth, and likewyſe the fourth halfe a mile beyond the moſt eaſterly of theſe, whoſe head is al|moſt thrée myles within the land, in a town called ſ. Alyn.S. Pirãs créeke. Thẽre going by the Manrock, and weſt of ſ. Piran in the Sande, we finde a courſe of thrée myles and more from the hed, and hauyng a forcked braunch, the partes do méete at weſt aboue ſ. Kybbard, and ſo go in|to the ſea. I take this to be ſ. Piranes créeke, for the next is Carantocke pill or créeke,Crantock. whoſe hed is at Guſwarth, from whence it goeth to Treriſe, and ſoone after takyng in a rill, from by weſt it runneth into the ſea eaſt of ſ. Carantakes. Beyonde this is an other créeke that ryſeth aboue little ſ. Colan, and goeth by leſſe ſ. Columb, and eaſt & by north hereof, commeth down one more, whoſe hed is almoſt ſouth of the nine ſtones, and goyng from thence to great ſ. Columbes, it paſſeth by Lanherne, and ſo into the ſea. S. Merons créeke is but a little one, ryſing weſt of Pad|ſtow,Padſtowe. and fallyng in almoſt ouer againſt the G [...]ll rocke. Then turning betwene the point and the blacke rock, we entred into Padſtow hauen, whoſe waters remayne next of all to be deſcribed.
[1] Alen.The Alane ryſeth flat caſt from the [...] mouth of Padſtow, well néere eight or nyne myles, about Dauidſton, néere vnto which the Enyam alſo iſſueth,Enyam. that runneth into the Tham [...]: Goyng therfore for [...]hence [...] paſſeth to Camelford, ſ. Aduen, ſ. Bernard [...], (both Corniſh ſaintes) and ſoone after recei|ueth a rill at northeaſt deſcending frõ Row|ters hil. Thence, it goeth to Bliſeland, & H [...]l|ham, the firſt bridge of name that ſtandeth v|pon Alyn. E [...]e long alſo it taketh in one ryll by ſouth from Bodman, another from ſ. Lau|rence, the third by weſt of this, and the fourth that commeth by We [...]hiell, no one of the [...] excedyng the courſe of thrée miles, and all by ſouth. From hence it goeth towarde I [...]h [...] ſale warde and there receyueth a water [...] the eaſt ſide, which cõmeth about two miles from aboue ſ. Tenth, by Michelſton, ſ. T [...]|choe, ſ. Ma [...]en (m [...] Corniſh patrones) and fi|nally ſouth of Igleſall, méeteth with the A|len that goeth from thence by ſ. Breaca to Woodbridge. [...] Here about I finde that vnto our Aleyn or Alen, there ſhould fall two ri|uerets, wherof the one is called Carnſey, [...] the other Layne, and commyng in the end to the [...]ll notice of the matter, I ſée them to iſſue on ſeuerall ſides beneth Woodbridge almoſt directly the one againſt ye other. That which deſcendeth from northweſt, and riſeth about ſ. Kew, is named Carneſey as I heare, the o|ther that commeth in on the ſouthweſt banke hight Laine, and noted by Leland to riſe two miles aboue ſ. Eſſe, but how ſo euer this mat|ter ſtandeth, there are two other créekes on eche ſide alſo beneth theſe as Pethrike créek, [...] and Minner créeke, ſo called of two Cor [...]ſh ſaintes (for that ſoyle bred many) wherewith I finiſh the deſcription of Alen, or as ſome call it Dunmere, and other Padſtow water. [...]
[1] Beyng paſt Padſtow hauen, and after we had gone thrée myles, we came to Pert [...]w [...] a poore fiſher towne, where I finde a brooke and a péere. Then I came to Portiſſee two myles further, and founde there a brooke a péere, and ſome ſuccour for fiſher hotes. Next of all vnto a brooke that ran from ſouth eaſt, directly north into the Sauern ſea, and with|in halfe a myle of the ſame lay a great black rocke lyke an Iſlande. From this water to [...]r [...]uenni is about a myle, where the paroch [...]hurch is dedicated to ſ. Symphorian, and in which paroch alſo Tintag [...]l caſtle ſtandeth, which is a thyng inexpugnable for the ſitua|tion, and would be made with little repara|tions one of the ſtrongeſt things in England. For it ſtandeth on a great high terrible, [...]rag enuironned with the ſea There is a chappell [...]ſtandyng in the dungeon thereof, dedica|ted to ſ. Vlet, Tintag [...]ll towne and Trepe [...]| [...]i are not a myle in ſunder. The next créeke is called Bo [...]ni which is a myle frõ Tin|tag [...]ll, [...] and to the ſame Tredwy water reſor|teth, [page 56] [...] goe to the ſea betwe [...]e with [...] hils, wherof that on the one fall lyeth [...] an [...], and [...] an hauenet or péere, whether ſhi [...]le is [...] tyme doe [...] for ſuccour. [...] F [...]es [...] of [...]ate dayes to [...]e [...] hauen at [...] place, but in vayne. There [...] alſo two blac [...] rocks as [...], at the [...] northweſt point, or ſide of this créeke, the one [...] little gu [...] doth part them) [...] with the other, [...] by [...] great [...] of gul [...]es. I cannot [...] whether this be the water that [...]eth by [...] or not, [...] be not, th [...] haue I this [...]|p [...]ion of the [...].
[1] [...]caf [...]le. [...] Boſeaſ [...]le créeke that lyeth eaſt of Tintag [...]|el, is but a ſmall thyng [...] at the moſt not aboue two myles into the land, yet it paſ|ſeth by fo [...]re towned, wherof the firſt is cal|led Le [...]th theſe callde ſ. [...]ſet, the third, Minſter, and the fourth [...] or Buſh|caſtle as ſome men doe pro [...]dence it.
[1] [...].In Bode [...]ay, [...] the B [...]dewater, whoſe chiefe hed is not farre from Norton. Thence runnyng to S [...]tatton, [...]ncels. it receiueth the L [...]n|cels cal before it come at [...] here alſo it croſſeth another whoſe hed is [...]a [...] of ſ. Mary w [...]e, from whence it runneth by Wolſton and Whaleſborow, and thence in|to the ſea betwene [...] and Plough hyll. And thus much of ye waters that [...]e betwene the poynt of Cornwall, and the Hartland hed vpon the northſide of Cornwall. Now [...] or do the lyke with thoſe that remayne of De|uonſhire, wherof the ſaid Hartland is the ve|ry firſt point in this our poeticall voiage. Ha|uing therfore brought Hartland point on our backs, we come next of all to Barſtable [...]ar, and ſo into the Hauen, wherinto two princi|pall ſtreames do perpetually vnburden their chanels.
[1] The firſt and more weſterly of theſe is cal|led Deus, [...]. whoſe hed is not farre weſt of the hed of Darnt, & both in Darntmore. Riſing therefore in the aforeſayd place, it runneth northweſt to Snorton, and ſo to Okeha [...]p|ton, beneath which towne it méeteth with an other water commyng from ſoutheaſt, and riſeth not much weſt from the hed of Tawe. From hence it goeth to Stowe Exborne, Munke Okington, and Iddeſley, where it taketh in the Tanrige a very prety ſtreame|let, [...]anridge. whoſe iſſue is not full a mile by eaſt from the hed of Thamar. Commyng therfore by weſt and eaſt Putforde, Bulworthy, Boc|kington, Newton, and Shebbor, it receiueth a forked rill that runneth from eche ſide of Bradworthy by Sutcombe, Treborow, Mil|ton, and ſo to Thornebiry, where méetyng with another [...]orked water wherof one he a [...] commyng from Dunſland, ioyneth with the other north of Cockebiry) it goeth with ſpeds into the T [...]ige water. After this confluẽce it runneth on to [...]héepe waſh (by weſt wher|of falleth in the Bucklãd water frõ by north) thence to high Hai [...]ton, and ſo Haytherlay,Buckland. north wherof [...]t taketh in a rill frõ by ſouth, and endeth his race at Iddeſley, by ioynyng with the [...]ke. Hence then the Deus haſteth to Dowland, and betwene it and D [...]ulton, receiueth [...] rill from by [...]aſt, as it doth an|other betwene Doulton and Marton frõ by weſt, and for procéeding on with his courſe, it commeth eaſt of Torrington the leſſe, and taking in a water at eaſt, that runneth from thrée he [...]b [...] Wolly parke) betwene which Combe and Roughborow are ſituate, it deſ|cendeth to Torrington the more, and meting with the Langtrée water on the one ſide,Langtrée. and the Wa [...]e breake on the other, it procéedeth to Bediford,Were or Ware. croſſing a rill by the way that commeth vnto it betwene Annary and Lit|th [...]. From Bediford bridge it goeth with|out any [...]creaſe to Weſtley, Norham, Ap|pl [...]ur, and ſo into the hauen.
[1] The Taw of hath is the more noble water,Taw. and hath moſt rils deſcendyng into hys cha| [...] Howbeit by theſe two is all the hart of Deuonſhire well watered on the northſide of ye Moores. The Tawy riſeth directly at ſouth, weſt of Throwley, and north of the head of Da [...]t. From thence alſo it runneth to Sele, South Toneton, Cockatre, Bathe, North|taueton, Aſheridge, Colridge, and ſoone after receiueth the Bowmill créeke,Bowmill. whereof one hed riſeth at Bow, the other at Mill, and me|ting beneth biſhops Morchard, they fall into the Taue, north of Nimeth Rowland, as I haue bene informed. From hence then it run|neth by Edgeforth, to Chimligh, by ſouth wherof, it méeteth with a ril comming down of two heds from about Rakenford, by We|theridge and Chawley. Thence it goeth to Burrington, and Chiltenholtwood, and there taketh in the Moul [...]bray water conſiſting of two in one chanell,Moule|bray. wherof the Mol doth ryſe aboue north Moulton, and cõmyng to Moul|ton, receiueth another rill running frõ Mol|land, and ſoone after the ſecond that growing by two brookes ye hed of one beyng at Knaw|ſton, and of the other weſt of Crokeham, and both vniting themſelues beneath Mariſton) doth fal into the ſame ere long alſo,Bray. and ſo go togyther till it croſſe the Bray, which (beyng the ſecond of the two that maketh the Moul|bray) riſeth at Bray, commeth by Buckland and ſouth of Holtwood doth make his conflu|ence with Taw. Beyng paſt the woode, it go|eth [page 66] on to Brightley hall, Taueton, Taue [...] ſi [...]e [...]e, and Berſtable, ſometyme a pret [...]e walled towne with foure ga [...]es, but nowe l [...] little thyng and ſuch in déede, [...] that the [...] burbes thereof, are greater [...] I ſuppoſe that the name of this towne in the Br [...]h ſpeache, was Abertaw, becauſe it ſtoode toward the mouth of Taw, and [...]er [...]a [...] pronounced ſhort as I geſſe, for [...]ber|neſſe. As for Staple it is an addi [...]ion for [...] market, and therfore hath nothyng to doe in the proper name of the towne. King Athe [...]|ſtane is taken here for the chiefe pr [...]l [...]g [...] of the towne, this is alſo worthy to be [...] hereof, that the houſes there are of ſtone, and moſt are in all the good townes there about.
[1] But to procéede with our purchaſe Be|neath this Towne there falleth in a water that hath one head nere about Cha [...]acombe, and another at caſt Downe, whereof this deſcendyng by S [...]ol [...]e ry [...]er, and the other by S [...]erwell, they vnite themſelues within thrée myles of Bernacle. Soone after a ſort taketh in another that deſcende the [...]. B [...]|tenden by Aſheford, and the laſt of all [...]aſt of S. Anthonies Chappell, named the Done|ham,Doneham. becauſe one hed is at well Done, and the other at [...], both of them [...]yng weſt of Aſhe. And thus is Daue [...] is no great water nor quick ſtreames, a [...] may appeare in Low water mark at Berſtable yet is it a pre [...]y ri [...]eret. This alſo is worthy to be noted therof, that it [...] brookes from by weſt, whereof I would ſomewhat mer [...]ake, if Dau [...]ge were not at hand.
[1] Beyng paſt the Lane, Cride bay and Bug|point alias Bagpoint, we go by More daye, More [...]one, alias Mortſtone, and then toward the northeaſt, till we come by a créekelet to I [...]fare combe, & ſo to Combe marton, where af (I meane eche of them) are ſundry créekes: of ſaltwater,Paradine. but not ſerued with any freſh, that I as yet do heere of. Marry there is be|twene Martinbowe and Tre [...]ſowe, a créeke that hath a backewater, which defo [...]deth frõ Parracombe (ſo farre as I call to mynd na|med Parradine beck) but the greteſt of all is betwene Linton and Conniſbery called Ore, which riſeth in Somerſotſhire in Exmore,Orus. ( [...]aſt of Hore oke, more then a myle) and go|yng by Owre, falleth into the ſea betwéene Linton & Conniſbery, ſo that the whole race therof, amoũteth in & out to an 8. miles as I haue heard reported. Thus haue I finiſhed ye diſcourſe of the waters of Deuõſhire, whoſe bredth in this place from hence ouerthwart to the checkeſt ones in the mouth of Exe,The bre [...]|th o [...] De|uonſhire [...] Cornewal. on the ſouth ſide of the Iſic, is 38. miles or vn|der 40. and ſo much likewyſe is it frõ Plim|mo [...] than [...] there or [...] 6. [...] where as the [...] part of C [...]enewell doth want [...]
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[1] Grant hears we go by Botteſall pointe, to Stert pointe, where two noble riuers doe make their con [...]nce; which I will ſeueral|l [...] deſcribe as to my purpoſe appertayneth.
[1] [2] [3] The firſt of theſe is called the Iuell.Iu [...] It ry|ſeth [...] [...]ne Oburne,.al [...] and at Shirbur [...]e recey|ueth a water wherof Lelãd ſaith thus. There are [...]uen ſpringes in an hill called the ſeu [...] ſiſters; northeſt frõ Shireburn,The [...] ſi [...] which gather into [...] botom, & come into ye M [...]r [...]. Another brooke likewiſe cõmeth by [...]eydõ frõ Puſcã [...]ell, thrée myles from thence by flat eaſt, be|twix [...] the parke and the Merefull ſo great a [...] the [...]reame of the Mere, and ioyning at the low [...] mill of Shireburne, with the Mere water, it is not long ere it fall into the Euill. Thence our Euill goeth on toward Glaſen, B [...]dford, and ere it come there taketh in a forked rill from by ſouth, deſcending from a|bout weſt Chelbury and Chetnall in Dorſet|ſhire, beneth which towne ye other hed falleth into the ſame, ſo that they run forth by Bear|haggard & Thornford (til they méet with the Iue [...]) & ſo to Clifton, Euil, Trent, Mutforde, Aſhinton, and eaſt of Limminton it méeteth with the Cade that runneth from Yarling|ton, by north Cadbiry,Cade. and ſoone after croſ|ſing a rill alſo from by eaſt, that cõmeth frõ Blackeford by Compto [...], it haſteth to ſouth Cadbiry, Sparhford, Quéenes Camel, weſt Camell, & ſo into Iuell, which runneth on to Kimmington, Ilcheſter, Ilbridge; long Sut|ton, and ere it come at Langport, [...] taketh in two famous waters in one chanell next of all to be remembred before I go any further. The firſt of all theſe riſeth ſoutheaſt betwene the Parets (where it is called Parret water) and goeth to Crokehorne,Parret. and at Meri [...]t ta|keth in a brooke from the eaſt, which cõſiſteth [page 57] of two courſes vnited at Bowbridge, wherof the one deſcendeth from Pen by Haſilbury, the other from aboue the thrée Chenocks, as I doe vnderſtand. From hence alſo they goe as one with the Parret water, toward ſouth Pederton (takyng in at eaſt a becke cõming from Hamden hil) thence to Pederton, Lam|brooke, Thorney bridge, & Muchelney where it méeteth with the ſeconde called Il or Ilus, whoſe hed is aboue Chellington, & comming down frõ thẽce by Cadworth, before it come at Dunniet, it taketh in a ril that runneth by Chafcomb and Knoll. Thence leauing Ilmi|ſter on the eaſt ſide, it méeteth with another from by Eaſt, deſcendyng from aboute Whitlakington. Then it goeth to Poking|ton (where it croſſeth ye Ilton water by weſt) next to Ilbruers, [...]on. and there it ioyneth with a rillet that riſeth by weſt at Staple, and run|neth by Bicknell and Abbots Ily, and after this confluence goeth on toward Langport. And here after ſome mens opinion, the Iuell looſeth hys name, and is called Parret, but this coniecture cannot holde, ſithe in the olde writers it is called Iuell, till it fall into the ſea. Neuertheleſſe, how ſo euer this matter ſtandeth, beyng paſt Langport, it goeth by Awber toward ſ. Antonies, where it méeteth with the Tone next of all to be deſcribed. The Tone iſſueth at Clatworthy, [...]ne. and goeth by weſt of Wiuelſcombe, to Stawley, Ritford, Runton, Wellington and Bradford, beneath which it taketh in a faire water commyng from Sanford Combe, Elworthy, Brunte Rafe, Miluerton, Oke and Hilfarens. After this confluence alſo it runneth to Helebridge and there below meteth with one water that runneth by Hawſe, Hethforde and Norton, then another frõ Crokeham by biſhops Sle|diard, and the third and fourth at Tawnton, that deſcendeth from Kingſton by north, and another by ſouth that ryſeth about Pidmi|ſter, and thus is the Tone increaſed, which goeth from Taunton to Riſton, Creche, Northcurry, Ling, and ſo by Anthony into ye Iuell, that after this confluence méeteth ere long with the Chare, [...]are or [...]re. a prety riuer that com|meth by eaſt from Northborow, by Carletõ, Badcare, Litecare, Somerton, Higham Au|dry more, Audry, and Michelſborow. From whence goyng on betwene Quéenes moore and North moore, it receyueth one brooke cal|led Peder from by ſouthweſt, that runneth thorough Pederton parke and Northmoore, [...]der. and likewyſe another that paſſeth by Dur|ley, ere it doe come at Bridgewater. From Bridgewater it goeth by Chilton directly northweſt, and then turnyng flat weſt, it go|eth northwardes towards the ſea, takyng in two waters by the way, wherof one runneth by Coripole and Cannington, and beareth ye name of Cannington,Cãmingtõ Brier. the other by Sidding|ton and Comage, and then receyuyng the Brier before it come at Start point, they fol as [...]ne into the Ocean, wherof let this ſuffice for the deſcription of the Iuel, whoſe ſtreame doth water al the weſt part of Somerſetſhire and leaue it very fruitfull.
[1] [2] The Brier, Bruer, or Bréer,Brier. ryſeth of two waters, wherof one is in Selwood foreſt, and commeth downe by Bruecombe, Bruham,Lelãd wry+teth ye firſt Brieuelus & the ſeconde Mellodun [...] or ye Mil|ton water. and Bruton. The other which Lelãd nameth Mellos, is northeaſt of Staffordell towne, & goyng by the ſame, it runneth by Redlinche, to Wike where it meteth with the other hed, and thence go on as one to Awnſford, Alford (where it taketh in a water called Dulis frõ by north that ryſeth nere Dolting,Dulis. and com|meth by Euerchurch parke) then to the Lid|fordes, Baſborow wood, the Tor hil,Soway. Pont perilous bridg (wherinto they fable that Ar|thur beyng wounded to death did throw Ca|lybur hys ſword) by Glaſſenbury and ſo into the Méere. Beſide this riuer there are two o|ther alſo that fall into the ſaid Méere, wherof the one called Soway commeth from Crée|church parke, & Pulton by Hartlack bridge, the other named Cos or the Coſcombe wa|ter, from aboue Shepton,Cos. Mallet (which eaſt of Wyke taketh in a water commyng from Welles) by Wyke, Gedney, and ſo into the Méere. Finally, returning all into one cha|nell it runneth to Burtlehouſe, and ſoone af|ter diuiding it ſelfe, one arme goeth by Ba|ſtian aliâs Brent bridge, to High bridge, lea|uyng Hunteſpill a market towne by South weſt, the other by Marke to Rokes bridge, Hebbes paſſage, and ſo into the ſea, leauing a faire Iſland wherin beſide Brentmarſh are 7. or 8. townes, wherof Vphill is none, which is contrary to my former aſſertion, and here in therfore not onely the ſame, but alſo an o|ther errour in the name of this riuer is wor|thy to be redreſſed, beſide a third touching the courſe of the ſaid Axe, which brauncheth not ſo low, but rather runneth into the braunche of Brier that lyeth moſt eaſterly, as experi|ence by the eie of him that of ſet purpoſe hath of late ridden to view it, doth manifeſtly con|firme. Now as touching the water that com|meth from Wels, which falleth as I ſaid in|to ye Coſcomb water on the right hand of the Cawſey. You ſhall vnderſtand that as many ſprings are in Wels, ſo the chiefe of them is named Andres well, which ryſeth in a me|dow plat not farre from the eaſt ende of the cathedrall church, and afterward goeth into the Coſcomb, in ſuch place as I haue noted. [page 67] Leland ſpeaketh of the Milton and Golafer waters,Milton. Golafer. which ſhould fall likewyſe into the Brier, but whether thoſe be they wherof the one ryſeth aboue Staffordell, and in the diſ|cent runneth by Shipton, Pitcomb, and ſo to Awnſford on the one ſide, as the other doth riſe betwene Batcomb and Vpton noble on the other halfe: or vnto whether of them ey|ther of theſe names are ſeuerally to be attri|buted, as yet I do not read.
[1] Axe. 2. The Che|der brooke, driueth .12. milles within a quarter of a myle of his heade.The ſecond Axe iſſueth out of Owky hole, from whence it goeth by Owky towne, af|terward meeting with the Chederbrook that commeth from the Cheder rocks, it runneth by Were, Ratcliffe, and after a little com|paſſe into the northeaſt braunch of the afore|ſayde riuer laſt deſcribed, betwene Rokes bridge and Hebbes paſſage, as I haue bene informed.
[1] Bane.From the fall of Axe we come to an other called Bane, northeſt of Woodſpring, whoſe hed is about Banwel parke, or els in Smal|don wood. Then to another, and to the third, called Artro,Artro. which riſeth about Litton, and goyng by the Artroes, Vbbey, Perrybridge (receiuyng a rill ere it come the [...]her from by ſouth) beneth Cungeſbiry, or as I learne be|twene Kingſton and Laurens Wike it mée|teth with the ſea.
[1] Sotteſ|pill.Sotteſpill water ryſeth betwene Cheue|ley and Naileſey, howbeit it hath no en|creaſe before it come into the ſea at Sotte|ſpill, more then the next vnto it, which is na|med Cleueden water, of a certaine towne néere to the fall therof. It ryſeth ſoutheaſt of Barrow,Cleueden goeth by Burton Naileſey, and ſo vnto Cleuedon.
[1] [2] Auon. 3.The Auon commonly called the third Auon is a goodly water, and growen to be very fa|mous by ſondry occaſions, to be particularly touched in our deſcriptiõ of Briſtowe. It ry|ſeth in the very edge of Tetbury, and goeth by long Newtõ to Brokenton, Whitchurch, and Malmſbury, where it receiueth two wa|ters, that is to ſay, one from by weſt cõming by Foxeley, and Bromleham, which rũneth ſo néere to the Auon in the weſt ſuburbe of Malmeſbury, that the towne thereby is al|moſt made an Iſland. Another from Okeſey parke by Hankerton, Charleton, and Gareſ|den. After this confluence it haſteth to Cole parke, then goeth it toward the ſoutheaſt, till it méete with a water comming from ſouth weſt (betwene Hullauington and Bradfield) by Aſton: and ſoone after with another at the northſide from Bynall by Wootton Baſſet (thorow the parke to Gretenham, and Ido|uer bridges) and after ye confluẽce to Daunt|ſey, Segar, Sutton, Chriſtmalford, Auon, Calwaies houſe, & then to weſt Tetherton. Beneth this towne alſo it taketh in a water increaſed by two brokes, wherof one cõming from Cleue by Hilmarton, Whitley houſe and Bramble, (and there receiuyng another that commeth by Calne) paſſeth on by Stan|ley into the Auon, which from thẽceforth go|eth to Chippenham, Rowdon, Lekham, and then receiuing Coſham water, [...] goeth to La|cocke, Melſham, and ere it come at Whad|don, croſſeth two other in one chanell, wher|of one riſeth about Brumham houſe, and go|eth to Sene, the other about the Diuizes, and frõ thence runneth to Potterne wood, Creke|wood, Worton, Maſton, Bucklington, and ioyning with the other aboue Litleton, they run by Semmington, and north of Whad|don aforeſayd into the maine ſtreame, wher|of I now intreat. From hence our Auon run|neth to Stauerton, and ſouth weſt of that towne méeteth with the Were that cõmeth from Vpton by Dilton, Brooke parke (there croſſing a ril from Weſtbiry vnder ye plane) then to north Bradley, Trubridge, [...] and ſo in|to Auon that goeth from thence to Bradford, and within a myle or there about, before it come at Freſhford, it meteth with ye Frome, whoſe deſcription doth inſue.
[1] [2] The Frome ryſeth in the eaſt part of Mẽ|dip hils, and from thence rũneth by Aſtwijc, [...] ye Cole pits, Lye vnder Mendippe, Whate|ley, Elmeſbridge, and ſoone after taketh in the Nonney water, [...] comming from Nonney caſtle, thẽce to Walles & Orcharley bridge, where it receiueth a prety brooke deſcending from Frome Selwoode weſt of Brackley, increaſed with ſundry rils, wherof two come out of Selwood forreſt (and one of them from the Fratry) another out of Long lead parke, from Horningſham, and the fourth from Coſley. Hence our Frome goeth to Lulling|ton, Beckington, Farley caſtle, Borde and Freſh foord, [...] and taking in the Silling brooke falleth into the Auon beneath Bradford, and eaſt of Freſhford. From thence goyng be|neath Stoke, it receyueth on the left hande a water commyng from ſouthweſt, increaſed by ſundry brookes, whereof one commeth frõ Camelet by Litleton, and Dankerton, the o|ther from Stone Eſton, Midſommer Nor|ton, by Welſton, Rodſtocke, Wrigleton, Foſcot, and Wellow (and there takyng in a rill from Phillips Norton, it goeth) by Cla|uerton to Hampton, & there it méeteth wyth another water commyng from Barthforde, whoſe hed is at Littleton, from whence it rũ|neth by weſt Kineton to Caſtle comb (where it ioyneth with a rill riſing by north from Litleton drue) and thence commeth ſouth to [page 58] Slaughtenford, Haſelbury, Box, Baithford, and ſo into the Auon, which turnyng playne weſt haſteth to Baithw [...]jc, and (méeting wt another in his paſſage from Coldaſton) to Bathe the Tiuertons and Coſton. Here alſo it taketh in a rill by the way from Markeſ|biry by Wilmerton and Newton, and then goyng on to Sawford, it méeteth with one rill ſoone after weſt of Northſtocke, called Swinford, [...]ford and another by Bittõ, from Dur|hain by Wike, and ſo procéedeth ſtil holding on his way to Cainſham, [...]ford [...]h [...]erſet [...]oce| [...] yres [...]er. where it croſſeth the Chute, which iſſueth at Winford, and go|eth by biſhops Chue to Penford, and there receiueth the Clue commyng from Cluton, and from thence to Chute, and ſo into Auon. The Auon likewyſe after all theſe confluen|ces goeth to Briſelton, and ſo to Briſtow, be|neath which it receyueth a rill on eche ſide, (whereof one commeth from aboute Stoke lodge in Glouceſter ſhire, beyng a faire wa|ter and running by Acton, Framptõ, Ham|broch, Stapleton, and thorow Briſtow, the other by ſouth from Dundrey hill & towne, by Biſport and Bedminſter) and ſo diſcen|ding yet lower, goeth to Rawneham paſſage & Clyfton, then by S. Vincentes rocke and Laie, next of all to Crocampill, and finally into the ſea, whether all waters by nature do reſort.
[1] Beſide this water, Leland maketh menti|on of Alderley brook, which in ſome auncient recordes is alſo called Auon, and runneth by Barkeley. In like maner he talketh of Dou|reſley becke, [...]rley [...]eſley. whoſe principal h [...]d is in Dou|reſley towne, howbeit he ſaith no thing of it more, then that it ſerueth ſundry t [...]cking l [...]o|king milles, [...]orth & goeth by Tortworth or foure miles further, before it come at the Sauern. Finally, making mention of an excellent quarrey of hard ſtone about Doureſley, he telleth of the Tortworth becke that runneth within a flight ſhot of Barkeley towne, and faileth on the left hande into Sauerne mar|ches, taking with all the Alderley or Auon, except I miſtake his meanyng, which may ſoone be done among his confuſed notes.