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Show The defcription of Britaine. Thedefcription of Britaine. ferric, the mtitham goeth totward Botton, ¢ thence intothe fea; thus hauey byieflie nifpatchenthisnos bleriner WtthantButhaning another notedeliues rea methereof froma freend,3 twill pelo fefarreone tobis gtatification,that 9 totllremember bis trauell emptiefh bis chanell to the maintenance of the fea, Mow come ¥F to the cenrfe of the GWlitham,a far mons riuer,abereof goeth the biive2r, frequented of old,and alfo of Ancolne , abich ¥ before deferibeo; OFfuchfalles of watersas ioine with the fea,betweene Humber atid the Thames. Chap.16, Ancolme cle, and Withampike, Seatch all England and find notthelike, Leland calleth it Lindis piverfe the Kbhe,and J haue Lindis,y) read all thefe names mpfelfe: anothereto that the *a,lh 3° ben the Muze, and {uch riners ez as fall inte the fame : nolw tt Lincolnefhire men tere called in old time Coritagq) tefteth that 3 proceed in my TO ni,and their bead citie Lindus,Linden , 02 Linodu\~ potage tolward the Thames, nun, fn fthich region alfo Prolomie placeth Rage, B, according to mp former oy tthich formetake to be Motingbam,ercept mrp memor By bet. Weing therefore come a rie Dw faile me, It rifeth among the Wickbams , tt the edge of Lincolnthire,and (as % take ft) tn foutiy no water of anie countenance o2courfe (fo mp GHickbam paroch, from abence it goeth to Colfters rememtbzance)ttll ¥ come tito the Ancolme a gadtwo2th,Catton, iitrkeftoke Paunton, and Paunton lic twater, thich rifety eat of Wercate Kafing , mod Poughton ,and at Grantham taketh ina rill from from thence goeth bpmiddle Xafing.Then recetuing by fouthivett,as ¥ beare. From Granthamit rune a fhoot rill from by fonth, tt runneth on bnder tive neth to Man, Thorpe,Bolton and Warnefton, there beldges,by the twate,till itcome to Wingall,nozth- 20 crofling a becke from no2theaff,it proceeded) further eal;tthere alfo it meeteth twit another baoke, from fonthiwek toard by Peretton,tolward Fafton( there Gllelbie that commeth thither by refbie, goeth by allo taking inabzoke that rifeth about Denton,and Cadneie (faking in the tivorillesin one bottome, goethbp Sidbrwbe) it hatteth toDovington , Clas fhat efcend fram Bowflham,and no2th Leifeie)and pale,Barinebie,WBeckingham, Stapleford,Baling thence to Peivited,Glanford , Wardeleic , Thornes bam,Zhartbie,and beneath Amburgh crofieth a was bam,Applebie,Borlow,no;th Fercibie , anv fo into athat commeth ftom Stogtlthorpe by Somerton the fea. caffell, oanle Ancolme,twe go aboutthe Aefle,md After this confluence alfo, our Witham goeth fo to the fall of the water hich commeth from ticles Hill fo2th on bis wate to the Pickbams, Woltham, bie,by Cothamabbeic, Periham abbeie,Thoeneton, 30 Weacebstoge,and Lincolne it felfe,for which the spoy aud leaning Corbill bp welt, it falieth info the Dee, manstozite Nicholl bp tranfpofition of the letters, an . Zhe nest isthe fall of another broke comming 02(as Z map better faie)cornption of the word. But from Fieting, all alongt bp Stalingburne. Zhen per it come there,it maketh certeine pales (abereot SAuing in his maner deferts croffed tue Grimfbie guilet,ttc iMaing aboue Gs rebiecommiet to Lafcbie, the toa Cotes , and then into the fea. After this tue patien by another poatlet, tthofe backwater defcendeth from Waletbie by Ath, bie,Brggeticte, Wath, ane Cotuncie, mp finallic Haltiete. Among the Gockeringtonsit commethte the fea, at Saltfete hauen: botwbei't the nevt bate it is of a dBithop Atwater began to clente this nitch, thinking to bing Steat vellels from Erent to Lincolnetn his time: but fith be died before it was performed, there bath no man bene fince fo nellminacd as to peofecute longer vace,fo 3 tabeit) at Catwthorpe 50 bis purpofe.Zhecourfe mozeouer of this our fireame pavoch,and defceitrifet(as ndeth by Legbu rne, the Carl et the weft middle andeatt Saltfctes and fa into oe Devan. Che water that riteth abaye Dimefbie and Waibie , goeth ta Catwfhic , Swwab ie abbeie , Cla, othorpe,Beletw,€attle,watitherne, Stane kaif of Thetilthoape into the maine fea. ,and nogtty Papletharpe water rifeth at Tharetthorpe , ann » aye, PS by Parkoleie, Folethorpe, anv Lruthorpe, it apletherpe, f. Notlong per following,fromLincolne to 3ofton ts fitte miles by water: but ifpou mind te ferrie , pon Mall bane but 24. 3fo2 theve ave fourecommon places Met ate fecried ouer ; as Short ferrie, fiue ohere miles from incolne, Daterfait ferrie,eight miles from Short ferric, Dogdike ferric a mile >dangreth fers tie five miles,ann fo mante finailie to 1Bofto n. Wnt to go forward with the courfe of Hindis it mat with the Germane Deean, Shen come we tothe (Mue that commety fromabone 6, Preeaa be tbete paontace eanivame cabacy delete) then itis pak Wotoktand therite to Humbiedapel, Aineolne, it. goeth bp Shepe thi wath,Malingburg, Fitkerton, and fone after s water Commning ftom Clarbie, Wliliobie ae beth in fundeie riversin one chanell , where tar Slouthbie (anviabereinto anoth er tilt falleth) doth Gteatnettets bevie muchincreaten, From by bis tunne,as theretone bomage tuto this thetr lor ann fo: Guence it gorth to Warbdolfe, and there recetu con Ucreigne. Asfor Ingelomill ing @ cteeke,% pafleit ouer till(o efcend and come freight to another ingfr om bette ene Sotbi e and wannbie, tater 5 defcending md ftom Yurge by Skegues, From goin g by Hart on) it Hiaet faxth by Lupham to bence J go to the Taterfall caffe, taling vp hthere {Mue of a faire broke , ebich (a8 inlike fort thd ¥ beare )omth rife at {mailtilis bp the tate > thereof 3 bane Cetford,and therice qoeth bp Somer fnrall notice bie, Wagenoer, &8 pet bie,Athwwardbie, Satottbo:pe, : and: therefo re % referre them onto a farther artneie athbie' the confide catton Stepi ngs > Ehorpe croft,and fo into fhe fea, as for Wiainflete water, it commneth from the eatt fea and gaeth bettodene ©. sparies x Alballotwes by Gain fiete tobtonesano treadingthe path of bis , predecetiozs, Bake. tube han of them hereafter, if it hall pleafe Gon that ¥ map ttue to hane the filing of thele rode pampblets pet once againe . ¢ fometbat more leafure-to pernfe them than at this time is grat ted . Finallie, being pat Laterfan, anv Dogue ferris, bere,anofet Dotone allfotcbathe bath twzittentheres ofalthough the viuer be tufficientlic oeferibe ald to Percate,Deping, Crowlandabere it almok meetethy twith: the ‘Auon) then to Spalding, Whapa and at Bullington mecteth witha water onechfive, ubereofione commneth ftonmiaiton and Durrings for,the other from Sudbgoke, and liketutfe beneath -_land(faith he)going bp Crowwland, at Peirzene.dt_atdethy it felfe ntotiwo branches; of tthich one. gocth redie. j ! } land,and fo into the fea, Fhto Witham therefore from by nozth,and fenen Leland, twziting: of this Wtiland 5 andeth thefe ntiles beneath iLincolne, there falletha fatre water, 1° fpo2s thfch F inill not omit, fith in mine opinior the bead thereof is at Dakethozne,fromabence it -thep are twozthie tobe tote,fo2 better canfioeration goctly: bpDantworthy Srtarford, elbie, Stainton, tobe hadin'the fatd water ano his courte, The Wilts Wirlings wth the third comming from Warkewworth by Stanrvken, md toining allin one, foneatter itis bp to Spalving callen Petwdzenesanfo into the fea Hewrzene! at Folcdike Stow: the other named the South in South, to Wlifbech. This-lafter alfo parteth it felfe tua tot log per tt fall into:the chanelof Gatitham, and miles from Crotwlano,¢ fendeth a rill callen Catrith: weithiake, {o\arearenér moze Hearbof.: There is alfoa broke by lakebp Dhooneie, where tt meeteth twith-anarmte of fouthinetty that conmmeth front Ssirbic to Catelcic, 29 the Mone,that rommeth from Weterborniw,ano hols WBillinganis,and the Ferrie.At Laterfall it mesteth det) courte twfth the bzoad ftreame,tillit be come to ~ Snfth fie Bane, thic) rifethaboue Burgh, and neve Durho,frmiles from Witbech, here it falleth into onita Lupfor goet:downe to Dunnington, Stas ‘ 31 fhe South; ? ? nigabdij:emming(bie j Bamburgh , Fillington, Dutof the South in like fort falleth another arme Aporrecattell (here tt crometh:a till from ABeleys called Shapes efe;and at Wopelone(tbich is fourer Dhevesete; tworth) Dhozntom, Marton; Walton,ickebie,Comte teneniiles fromtiin)oto fall into the fea. Int now bte,Zaterfall,and foto Dogvikeferrie. theconrfe of that ftreame:ts ceafen, therebpon, the Avoue Wotton liketwtfeit faketh ina water conv tnbabitants futteine manie grievous fonds,bicaute mingfrom Lufebie bp WBolinghake, Stickeford, fhe mouth ts Kamchen, by which it bad accese befor Stickneie, Sibbeleie a iiloake, Andto Wotton 3° into.the fea.Hitherto Leland. DFthe.courfe of this folwne it felfedm finallic conte findzte bawbes invone tiueralfo from Stanford, 3 note this furthermore chanell,calied damunond becke, thtch rifing at Dar out-of another inziting ts mp time, Being. pat nefbie,runneth on to Grightbolo,bere it cafteth Dtanton(faith heit goeth by Wurghlete, Witingtorn, onearnte into Wolftuell water. Thence it hafketh tos oneis called Sian pole)ann fone after pintoing it felfe into armes,thep run both thorough the lotver patt of Lincolne, each of them baning a binge of flone ouerit,therebp to paffe through the principal fret: andas the bigger acute is tell able to bearé to thenert (fue ;befme toe conte at Salttete , trbtch banding at the att leaneth a prettic Zland therein 4o thetr fither botes,(o the leffer ts not twithouthis eure fallcommondities. At Lincolne alto this noble rinet Comiolme village taneth.xhis water rileth thot meeteth inith the Folle dike, hbcrebp in great flods (as J heare)of Lathetell, from thence it goeth to beflels map come from the Zrents Give to Win Folens Rathbie,Wallington, Chington, iow tdirings colne. 3fo2 betineene orkleie; there it beginneth, ton, duingham,and then beanchingaboue noth So. andLincolne citie , where it endeth,are not aboue fer Metton,one atime meteth tyith the fea, bp Grane: Uen miles,as Leland hathremembzed. thozpe, the other by nozth of Somereate, Saltflete water bath but a tort courte: for vifing Witham. Iol Warke, not far from Betton, thtch commeth from warke, Lie bp 422efton, Wing, Lindon, Lnffenbam, ¢, Thencett goeth on by Lintwell;to Stanforn(crofing the Wroke (water, and Ghitnelbecke, both in one Woke Lwoatey -_bottame) and from Stanfonn bp Lalington,Mareie, ywhttneib ward Dunnington, recetuing foure baokes by the Bolling: iow," Sem- Painghart, "allington, Parete; Deeping, eat Deping , anv comming: fo Caldzam bail, it beancheth into tine toate, thereofthe firft commeth from spilthoape,the artes, thereof that thich goety to Singletole,recets fccand ‘front Fokingham, called wWollingbo2owjo2 ueth the Pene out of Cambeingethire, and then.gos (after:fome, 3 twotenot bpon that occafion) Seime tng by Dowetdale,Lrekenbole,and winding ata pattighant (water; the third from i5zioge end, the to WUlifberh, it gorth by 1 {uerington, faint Maries, fourth from Sempingbam, and afterwards the 40 and fo into the fea, The other arme hatteth to Crows maine freame ts found to run bp isirton bélme, Laid, Clotwthonfe,152 therhoufe, pikale,Cowbreke and fo into the aitham. Info the Wlandliketpife and Spalding. Were alto it recciueth. the, Bafton falleth the tolitwell, which rifeth of a {pring that deeane, Longtoft dzeane , Deeping deane, and runneth totsard the caff from Yalitvell to Dnebie, thence gorth by @tlickham into thefea,taking tithe Clonven,Gretford, and fo to Cathztoge, there it ret all on the right band fundgie other oreanes, and thus ceiueth another rifing at Witham and Wwelk of Marv ‘ farre be, thozpe,and the fecondcomming from Laund, ano fo Mertof alt,then tueare patt thefe, tue come to run fiom thence togither to WtMeltho2zpe and Cats another fall of tuater into the Wath, fabteh defcens bildge,and then inte the Walitvell, Abie atter thefe deth Direclie from Whaplave dzeane to Whaplade confluences goeth to Letford and Catkcofe,whereit 50° totunein Wolland: but bicaute it is.a taterof (mall meeteth {vith a dzaine, comming from Wourne,and impozfance, 4 pafle from thence, as halting to the fo rough the fennes to Pincbbecke, Surflet, and SPene, of both the moze noble river: and about the Foldike, there it meeteth with the Welland,in the mddef thereof in place is a certeine fwallotv, fo month of the Wath, as J hatte noted nto pou. depe and fo colo inthe middet of fummer,that no Hauing thus fet forth the riuers that fail into the man Dare dine to the bottome thereof for coloneffe, Wlithant,now come twe to the Wiland o2 Welland, and pet for all that in twinfer neuer foundte baue o therebnto we repatre after we be pa Wotton, as bene. touched twith froff, much leffe to be coueren baling bylitle and litle toward the Girtotes, abicy init ie. The nert therefore to bevelertbedis the As Buon. inbabit in the fennes (for Gir in the old Saron uon,otherivifecallen ene, tbich the fatoauthor bee Mene, {peach doth fignifiedeepe fennes and marifhes) and 60 feribeth after this maner. he Mene beginneth thefe beginning at Peterbo.otv eaftward,ertend foure miles aboue Mo2thampton in Pene mere, themfelues by the {pace of thze (cord miles ¢ moze, there it rifeth out of tivo beads, tbich foine about as Hughof peterborole writeth. This freame rts Sorxhampton. Dfthis riuerthe citie andcountrie feth about Stbbertoft,andrunning betivene ol beareth the name , although we now pronounce iwo2th and oatvtho2pe, tt gocth to Fedingworth, Hampton for Auondune, abich errour is commits Perfon, Wubberbam, Lruflell, Herbo2ow (recets uing there the irate, abich commeth front Wraies broke eaffell)to Botton, Wetton, ceilany,Athleic, Pedburne Voktngham,and Catwcot; thereariues ret called little Cte meteth twithall comming from caft Norton by Alerffone, Stocke, Falton,and Drie ftocke. From Catwcotit goeth to Gritto, arrings wozth. Scton, Hanerlie, DundingtonCollic Cae fon, Con, any there toineth with the third called ted alfo in fouth Auondune,as we may eafilie fer. In another place Leland defertbeth the fain riuer after this maner. Zhe Auon rifeth in Mene mere field, and going bp Dundale and pPeterborow, it diutneth it felfe into the armes,thereof one gocth to Woy nei¢,another to Wittbech,the third to amfeie sana afterward being bnited againe,they fall into the (ca not berie farre from Lin. SFinallie, the vefcent of thefe waters leaue bere 2 great - of Zlanbs; ahers of Ye |