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Show ng The defcription of Britaine. Thedefcription of Britaine. there is moft hited, i Crane of EeAeat fquared ftone, as bntill this daie matecuidentlicbe bp the -effiyer loft it ,02 fought after it no further : as pry __tefftsmonie of another, tbo topfting ee ong that tt ftretehed from the fouth five by - =i confirmed .Wowwbett, thele tivotwalles twere not the aitelie partitions bettucenethefe two hingdoms,{ith lulius Capitolinusinvita Antonini Pij doth twaite of Tro other Swais. another that Lollius Vebicus made bepond the fare, of turfte, it the tine of the faid prince,ttyo(fo> bis brider themounteins of Glales nozth 7 oe the riuer of Sauerne,and to the a a alfo . the Dex,here tt falleth tnto the fea . eons aa fuch things as concernie the genera e ate | . fibole Flan, whtchlabour herein % could berte toe haue fpared,antd would, tf Quintus bad sertones the Hictor{es in WBritaine) twas alfo called Bricanvicus, requetf of Cicero bis bother , tho pronrifed to fend ro by Dotone e whic neucrthelelfe twas often thzoton bimouera foundabduertifement of the condition of bntiit , the Scots and efffones repared againe , -Waitaine in thofe bates : as aypeareth in the fecond twas ginen ouerand relinquidyedaltogither.jtrun bakeof bis familiarepifties , tabere : fatth; atedo neth (as J take itjallo totthin the toall aboutanars row fhot from that of {ftone : but boty farre tt tent, as pet J cannot find. ihis onlieremainethcerteine, that the twalles made by Wadsiane Seuerus, were ditched with notable ditches and rampites madein FB ramptre. fuch wite,thatthe Scotith adner farie had muda da pentcille mihi date Britanntam » quampingam coloribws om -»»eo,c~e. But fithence that toas not performted, and fhe treatife of Demetrius and other of the fame ar« gument ate perithed , trbich tuere of forme balue , let this trific(% befeech pou)not be retected,till fome other manofbetter Mult Mall baue dratyne a moze abfor toenter and fcalethe fameinbisaffaults. Andyet manthip , taherebnto my ontkil forall this,g read that the Scots oftentimes pulled 20 lute peece of tuorke fulnefte(z bope)fhall proue no binderance, Dowite great parcels of the fame, to make theit acs ceffe move cafe into the fouth parts: but as it twas eftfons reparcd againe,(o the latt tinte ofall it was OF the maruels of amended by the Romane foldiors, Which came ouer England. Herie little before the time of Tlogtiger, at trbich fear fon the land fnas in maner left botd of folofo2s and Chap.24. munition . Betwirt Dhirletwall and the nozth Line, are allo inéhe twalte grounds, mante parcelsof that M Ui) as have tozitten of the wonders of our countrie it old time , baue fpoken (no fwallof Seuerns pet landing whereof the common peopled babble manie things. Weginning therefore toith the courte thereof, from Es doubt)of manie things,abid ftom of the inet (ea,Z find that it runnetl fromIBolneffe to edeat argh,about foure miles, and liketwile from thence * Swithin balfe a ntile of Carletll, and leffe onthe niozth ffde,and beneath the confluenceof the Peder and the Coen. From henceit goeth to Lerrebie.a village P/acS, . aRe Ca A f of their pofteritie bp their trauell in this bebalfe; thep ronie of ILinffocke,and Gillefand, onthe nog five' haue reaped the retwardof(uk repzoch , and in fed of fame purchafen bnto themfelues nought elfe but {efland in Cumberland,fomfouth Lindale in Pov in baine anvin mantfold toile become peetudictall thumberland)it goeth to Thirliwall catkcll,then tothe wall towne,nertof all oucr the riuerto Swenthelo, onto their common Wwealths. Jfo2 my part J twill not fouct anfe mantberein particularlte ,no not out abouta mile from Caerleill , then though the ba: mere Difcredit in thefr better and moze learned trea of theriuerZrding 02 Arding ,anda quarter of a mile from the abbete of Leuercot . Chence thre 4o files.Thelike commonlie baypeneth alfo to {ucy,as miles aboueLeuercoft, md abouetheconfluenteof -inre(pectof Incre dw publith bnpzofitable and perntArding,and the Pultrofebecke (hich diuideth Gil -_ctous bolumes,herby thep do conlumethet times Cartaty (peraduenture Cairnozen tower) to Wale twije , and fo oucr fouth Line, to Cockelictower, Demerrius,of tegom Plutarch fpeabeth in bis ozacles (ifthofe bokes tere written bp him,for ome thinke Portgate,Walton Hheles, Winchetter , Wutchelter, that Plutarch neuer trote them,although Eufebius Heddon, WHalhottle, Denton, andto Pewwcaftell, lib. 4.cap.8. doth acknowledge them to be bis\ehid fihere it is thonght that (aint sicjolas church ane 5° Demetrius teft fundeie treatifes bebind bim,contels beth on the fame.potwbeit Leland faith,that it oct ning twonderfull things collecedof our Zland. IBat iithin amileof Metocattell, and then croketh vp _fith that i mp timethey are found to be falle, ff folwatd Linmouth onto Wallefend , thre miles -_fhould be far nmeetto remember them ante more: muchZ read of the Pict wall. Ast the Romane though Saxo feme to confent onto him in this be from the mouth of the fai rinet,fo called bicanfe the © aforefaid iwall pid enbat the fameplate. And thus for tho is he thich will beleene,that infernal fpirits candie ndgtue dp thefr ghofts like moztall men? coine that ts often foundin thecourfethereof.thecns -_alfe. An {peabing alfoofthe out Zles,be faith thus: tious bricks aboutthe fame neere bute Cacrleill,bes Beyond Britaine are manie defolate Jlanvs,exere fide the excellent co2nellines andother cofllieffones -_of fome are dedicatedto the Gos, fometo the noble alteabie intailed for feales oftentimes taken vp itt 60 Tetoes. 3 fallen(faith he)bp the helpe of the king but thofequarters,% paffe themouer as not incident te toonethat late neere hand ,onelie to {ec anid bieto the inp parpote, 3nlike maner J twonld gladlie alfo haue fee Dolwne the courfe of Dffaes ditch, whic) was mad) betwwenethe Percian dominions, andthe Welthinen tnbis time: but fofo muchas thetracs tationthereof isnottobe referred to this place, bt, fame,in trhich 4 found fet inhabitants,anb pet fad) a3 {vere there,ivere reputed and taken for meno great pietie and holinefle.During the time alto that Jremained in the fame, it toas bered tuith great Foxe and temipeft, tehich caufed me nota little te Doubt of my fafereturne.Jn the end pemanding of = x isnot athing generall to the thole Zand, 4% ae roe of fhatalfo . Bet thus much will J the inhabitant' that the caufe thoulo be of this great and {adden nmtation ofthe atre: they anfe: Sirnitin. ce befollowedit fromthe Deeto Ctehitho ithough Zreuclacy forret, by eft of the Weroes were latelie veceafen : for as a canole (fad thev)burteth none hhilett it burneth, butbeing MUCOD, and haning broughtitbitherto, none fo thefe Gous,ubilett they lined,toere ae Peelers Wellinte repostaf one(abo faithhow chfiell ennScalaae caffell,the et red, that etther fome of the Gods ,02 at the leattof Henderlie put ont annoieth manie toith the filthte far not burtfull,o2 berie beneficial to mankind;but bee greatnef{e ¢ frange manerof lieng of fome of therm one bpon another, thich feemeth to be With fo tickle hold, that feto men go bubder them without feare of their prefentrutne. ow and when thete ones were hnought thither, as pet Jcannot read; hotwbeit it ig moff likelic , that they twere railed thers by the Writons,atter the laughter of their nobilitie at the deadlie banket, thich Bengt ard his Sarons p2aufded for them ; there they were alfo buried, and Shieh Saturne allo had manie (pirits attending pon him in fundeie furttons and offices. By thich 10 Wortigerne their bing appzehended and led alwate ascaptine. 4 bhaue heard that the like are to be feene Teports itiscalic toconceiue,tuith bat bainettufte in Greland; but hotw true tf is as pet can not that volume of Demetrius és interlaced.Wutof fuch learne. The report goeth allo, that thefe tere broght {writers as we baue to to mante, fo among the fatd from thence, but bp abat thip on the fea,and cariage rable Geruafe of Cilberie is not the leat famous ,'a by land, 9 thinke fetw men canfafelte tmagine. man a3it were even (olto btter matters of moze he thirdis an ample and large bole buder the admiration than crepdit to the tuozld. Fo2 thata tale ground, thich feme call Carcer ceol,but in Cnglity tellethy he in bis De otro smperial: , of WHandleburie Cheoderbhole, ahereinto manie men baue entred ¢ billes, that lie within fight ¢ bp fouth of Cambztoge walked berie farre.botwbeit,as the paflage iz large (here the Wandals incamped fometime,aben they entered into this gla)and of a (pfrit that toould of 20 and nothing noifome ; fo diuerfe that haue aducntuy red to go into the fame, could neuer as pet find the cuffonte ina mone thine night (if be were calenged endof that wate, nefther {& anie other thing thai and called therebnto)run at tilt and turnete incom: pretie riucrets and fireames , Ghich thep often crol plet armo2 with ante knight 02 gentleman thomffed as thep went fromplace to place. This Chyender: cuer,in that place; and boty one Dfbert of Barnes hole 02 dhedder rocke isin Summerfetthire, and tell,bearing the report thereof,armicd bimfclfe, amd thence the fatd taters runfill thep met with the being tuell mounted, rode thither alone with one ef fecond Arthat rifeth in Piobte hole, quier,and called for bint, tho foxthivith appeared in Mhe fourth is no leffe notable than anie of the oricharmour,and anflveredbis chalenge, fo that run: ther, 402 weffivard bpon certeinebilles@man Hall. ning togither berte fiercelte , they met toffh fac ri ing once decealted, thep fo moue the heavens and are, that much ntifcheefe doth infuc eftfones vport the fame, ‘Wweing alfo trquifitiue of the fate of other Fes not farre off,thep told bim further, botw there was one bard bp,therin Saturne bemg overtaken with aAdead flepe , twas watched by Wetarens as he laic, 02,that the anfiverer twas ouerthzotone and boyne 30 fe the clouds gather togither in faire weather tuto Dotone fo the ground . After this thep bickered on fot folong, till Dfbert ouercame ard dpaue him to flight,cho departed, leaning his hooe behind him, acerteine thickneffe, and by and bp tofpeead thent: felnes abzoad and tuater their ficlos about them, as it were bponthe fuden , Thecanles of hich oifpers fion,as thep are dfterlie bnknotune : fo manie men tabich was of buge ttature, blacke(as be faith)of cor coniecture great ffo2e of tvater to be in thofe hilles,¢ lour, with bis furniture of the fame hue, and tyereperie neére at hand, ifit tere nedfall to be fought port be fetsed, gining him onto bis pagel, ttho cart ed him home, and there kept him till tt twas neve fo3. (Wefides thefe foure maruelles , there ts alittle daie,duting tuytch (pace be twas feene of manic. but rockie Fle itt Aber Warrie (a rfueret that falleth into hihen the daie light began to thetp it felfe fomes thatcleere,the beaft Hamped and fnozted,and forzth, 40 the Hauerne fea) called Barrie , trhich hath a rift o2 cliff nert the firft thoze; ttheresnto ifa man do late with breaking bis raine, he ranatvate, and twas no bis care, be (hall heare fuch notfes as are common: mote beard of to bis knotwlenge in that countrie. jn lie mabe in fniths forges, to twit, clinking of fron the meane feafon Divert being devie faint,and tay batres, beating with hammers , blowing of bellotn, ing wearie (for be twas foxe wounded tn the thigh, fes, and (uch like: whereof the fuperttitions fort bo thich either be tnetwnot of , o2 at the leafttwile vif gather manie totes, as the gentiles did in old time fembled to knotw it)caufen bis leg-harneffe 02 feele of their lame god Culcans pot. The rfuer that rune botes to be pulled off,abich bis frends fatw to be full neth by Chefter changeth bir chanell euerie moneth : of bloud (pilicd in the botage .Wut let tho fo lift bee the canfe thereof as pet Jcannot learne ; neither leue it fithit is either a fable deutfen, 02 fome dines lit illufion, ifante {uch thing were Done . And on 5° doth it fwell bp force of anicland-floud, but bp fone mine otune bebalfe bauing(¥ hope) the feare of Cod before mycies,% purpofe here to fet dotwne no moze than efther J know mp elfe to be true, 02 am credts blic informed to be fo,by fac) godly men,as to whom nothing is moze deare than to fpeake the truth , ao not ante thing moze odfous than to difcredit then Foure Won: felues by lieng. Juwriting therefore of the won: ders of Eng: bdersof England, ¥ find thatthere are foure notable land. things, thic) for their rarenefle amongft the com- mont (ot, are taken fo; the foure miracles and war60 ders of the land. The firt of thele is a behement ad ftrong tind, {hich ifueth out of the billes called the peke, fo dlolent and ftrong,that at certeine times if a mando caft bis cote o2 cloake into the caue from thence it iMueth, it ozfucth the fame backe againe ,botfing it a- loft into the open afte twith great force and bebe: mencie. Of this alfo Giraldus fpeabeth. The fecond is the miraculous flanding 02 rather banging of certeine ones bpon the plaine of Salil. burie , thereofthe place ts called Stonehenge. And to fate the truth they map well be wondered at, not onelie for the manner of pefition , thereby thep be- comeberig difficult to be numb:cd, but alfo fo: their bebement toind it off ouer-runneth bir banks. Jn Snotvdonie are tiwolakes , thereof one bearetha mouable Zlanbd, thich iscarried to and fro as the wind blotweth . Lhe other hath thee kinds of fithes init, as eles, trotwts , and perches : but herein ree fleth the wonder , that all thofe haue but one ete a peece onelte, and the fame fituate in the right fide of thetr beads. And this J find to be confirmed alfo by anthozs: Dhere ts a well in the forreft of naret, bo20lw,ubercofthe fald forrett oth take the name; frhich water, befive that itiscoloas Stir , inacer> teine period of time knotwne, conuerteth wad, ficth, leanesof trées,and moffe into hard fone, without alteration 02 changing of thape. he like allo is {ene there infrogs , two2mes , and {uch ibe lining crea tures as fall into the fame, and find no readie iffne. Dfthis fpringalfo Leland twyiteth thus ; A little aboue Ward; (butat the further bankeof Milde riney as J camc) % fatwa well of wonderfull nature called Doping well, becanfe the water thereof viffilletl out of great rockes bard by into it continuallie, tich is & coln, and thereto of (uch nature, that that thing foeuer fallefh outof thofe rocks intothispit, 02 grotweth niere thereto, 03 be caff into it bp mans bane, |