<P_69>

A mile a this side Akeland Castelle I cam over a bridg of one great
arch on Gaundelesse a praty ryver rising a vj. miles of by west : and
renning by the south side of Akeland Castelle (LELAND-E1-H,69.2)

goith a litle beneth it to the great streame of Were .
(LELAND-E1-H,69.3)

Gaundeles rising by west cummith by Westakeland , by S. Helenes Akeland
, by S. Andreas Akeland , and by Bisshop Akelande . (LELAND-E1-H,69.4)

<P_70>

The towne self of Akeland is of no estimation , (LELAND-E1-H,70.6)

yet is ther a praty market of corne . (LELAND-E1-H,70.7)

It standith on a praty hille bytween 2. ryvers , wherof Were lyith on
the north side , and Gaundelesse on the south , (LELAND-E1-H,70.8)

and an arow shot or more benethe they meete (LELAND-E1-H,70.9)

and make one streame , (LELAND-E1-H,70.10)

and ren to the este . (LELAND-E1-H,70.11)

And ech of these rivers hath an hille by it , so that Bisshop Castelle
Akeland standith on a litle hille bytwixt 2. great $hills .
(LELAND-E1-H,70.12)

There was of very auncient a manor place logging to the Bisshop of
Duresme at Akeland . (LELAND-E1-H,70.13)

Antonius de Beke began first to encastellate it , (LELAND-E1-H,70.14)

he made the greaut haulle , (LELAND-E1-H,70.15)

there be divers pillors of black marble spekelid with white , and the
exceding fair gret chaumbre with other there . (LELAND-E1-H,70.16)

He made also an exceding goodly chapelle ther of stone welle squarid ,
and a college with dene and prebendes yn it , and a quadrant on the
south $west side of the castell for ministers of the college .
(LELAND-E1-H,70.17)

Skerlaw , Bisshop of Duresme , made the goodly gate house at entering
ynto the castelle of Akeland . (LELAND-E1-H,70.18)

There is a fair park by the castelle having falow dere , wild bulles
and kin . (LELAND-E1-H,70.19)

From Bisshop Akeland to Walsingham a 7. miles , (LELAND-E1-H,70.20)

thens to Frosterley 2. milys , (LELAND-E1-H,70.21)

thens to Stanhop 2. miles , (LELAND-E1-H,70.22)

thens to Estgate 2. miles , (LELAND-E1-H,70.23)

thens to Westgate 2. miles , (LELAND-E1-H,70.24)

thens to Werdale Chapel 2. miles ; (LELAND-E1-H,70.25)

and al these places , saving Werdale Chapell , be on the north side of
Were . (LELAND-E1-H,70.26)

The Bisshop of Duresme hath a praty square pile on the north side of
Were ryver caullid the Westgate , (LELAND-E1-H,70.27)

and thereby is a parke rudely enclosid with stone of a 12. or 14. miles
yn cumpace : (LELAND-E1-H,70.28)

it is xvj. miles up in Were Dale from Akeland Castelle .
(LELAND-E1-H,70.29)

There be , as I hard , sum litle ferme holdes in this park .
(LELAND-E1-H,70.30)

On the side of Were river is Stanop . (LELAND-E1-H,70.31)

Stanop is xij. miles from Akeland : (LELAND-E1-H,70.32)

and is the hedde paroch of Werdale . (LELAND-E1-H,70.33)

Woulsingham on Were sumtime a smaul market , now none , is a vij. miles
above Akeland . (LELAND-E1-H,70.34)

<P_71>

The ryver of Were risith a 8. miles above Stanope or more .
(LELAND-E1-H,71.36)

And though the upper part of Weredale be not very fertile of corne ;
yet ys there very fine gresse in the dale self wher the ryver passith .
(LELAND-E1-H,71.37)

The very hedde of Were risith of 2. smaul waters , Burnhop and Kelope .
(LELAND-E1-H,71.38)

Burnhop cummith by south and Kelhop by north , (LELAND-E1-H,71.39)

they 2. joining make Were . (LELAND-E1-H,71.40)

Ther cummith also Welop $bek in by Kelhop . (LELAND-E1-H,71.41)

There resorte many redde dere stragelers to the mountaines of Weredale
. (LELAND-E1-H,71.42)

Weredale lying as pece of the west marches of the bisshoprik toward
Westmerland is wel wooddid : (LELAND-E1-H,71.43)

and so be the quarters of Akeland : (LELAND-E1-H,71.44)

for by the name it apperith to have beene ful of okes .
(LELAND-E1-H,71.45)

Binchester now a poore villag stondith on the south side of Were ,
(LELAND-E1-H,71.46)

and is but half a mile beneth Castelle Akeland . (LELAND-E1-H,71.47)

It stondith on the brow of an hille , (LELAND-E1-H,71.48)

and there I saw , as I roode on the south side , a litle fosse , and
inditia of old buildinges . (LELAND-E1-H,71.49)

In the ploughid feeldes hard by thys village hath and be founde Romaine
coynes , and other many tokens of antiquite . (LELAND-E1-H,71.50)

Betwixt Akeland and Bincester is an exceding fair bridg of one arch
apon Were . (LELAND-E1-H,71.51)

There is another a litle above Duresme caullid Thunderland Bridge .
(LELAND-E1-H,71.52)

From Binchester to Branspeth 4. miles , al by mountaine ground , as is
about Akeland , and not fertile of corne , but welle woddid .
(LELAND-E1-H,71.53)

Ar I cam by a mile and more to Branspeth I passid by a ford over Were
ryver . (LELAND-E1-H,71.54)

The village and castelle of Branspeth stondith on a rokky among hilles
higher then it . (LELAND-E1-H,71.55)

On the southe west part of the castelle cummith doune a litle bek out o
the rokkes and hilles not far of . (LELAND-E1-H,71.56)

The castelle of Branspeth is stronly set and buildid ,
(LELAND-E1-H,71.57)

and hath 2. courtes of high building . (LELAND-E1-H,71.58)

Ther is a litle mote that hemmith a great peice of the first court .
(LELAND-E1-H,71.59)

In this court be 3. toures of logging , and 3. smaule ad ornamentum .
(LELAND-E1-H,71.60)

The <P_72> pleasure of the castelle is in the 2. court :
(LELAND-E1-H,72.61)

and entering into it by a great toure I saw in schochin in the fronte
of it a lion rampaunt . (LELAND-E1-H,72.62)

Sum say that Rafe Nevile the first Erle of Westmerland buildid much of
this house . (LELAND-E1-H,72.63)

The erle that is now hath set a new peace of worke to it .
(LELAND-E1-H,72.64)

In the paroch chirch of S. Brandon at Branspeth be dyvers tumbes of the
Nevilles . (LELAND-E1-H,72.65)

In the quier is an high tumbe of one of them porturid with his wife .
(LELAND-E1-H,72.66)

This Neville lakkid heires males , wherapon a great concertation rose
bytwixt the next heire male and one of the Gascoynes .
(LELAND-E1-H,72.67)

There lyith also in a chapelle on the south side of the quier a Countes
of Westmerland sister to Bouth Archebisshop of York .
(LELAND-E1-H,72.68)

There lyith in that chapelle also the Lord Neville , father to the erle
that is now . (LELAND-E1-H,72.69)

This Lorde Nevile died his father the erle yet lyving : wherapon the
erle toke much thought and dyed at Horneby Castelle in Richemontshir ,
(LELAND-E1-H,72.70)

and ther is buried in the paroche chirch . (LELAND-E1-H,72.71)

The Erle of Westmerland that is now had an elder brother ,
(LELAND-E1-H,72.72)

and he lyith in a litle tumbe of marble by the high altare on the south
side . (LELAND-E1-H,72.73)

And at the feete of hym be buried 4. children of the erles that now
lyvith . (LELAND-E1-H,72.74)

I hard at Branspeth that Rafe the first Erle of Westemerland was buried
at his college of Stanethrop by Raby . And that another of them was
buried at the freres of North-Alverton . (LELAND-E1-H,72.75)

From Branspeth to Duresme about a 3. miles . (LELAND-E1-H,72.76)

Or ever I cam nere Duresme by half a mile and more I passid over a
bridge of one great arche , and another smaul , stonding on a praty
river , caullid Dernesse <font> alias </font> Devernesse ,
(LELAND-E1-H,72.77)

and a litle above that cam Broune river ynto it . (LELAND-E1-H,72.78)

Broune risith above Repaire park , (LELAND-E1-H,72.79)

and so cumming by it goith after into Dernesse . (LELAND-E1-H,72.80)

Dernesse risith {COM:edition_has_ellipsis} (LELAND-E1-H,72.81)

and goith into Were at {COM:edition_has_ellipsis} (LELAND-E1-H,72.82)

The towne self of Duresme stondith on a rokky hille :
(LELAND-E1-H,72.83)

and stondith as men cum from the south cuntre on the $north ripe of
Were : the which water so with his course naturale in a botom windith
about , that from Elvet a greate stone bridge . <P_73> of 14. arches it
crepith about the toune to Framagate bridge of 3. arches also on Were ,
that betwixt thes 2. bridges or a litle lower at S. Nicolas the toune
except the lenght of an arow shot is brought in insulam :
(LELAND-E1-H,73.84)

and sum hold opinion , that of auncient tyme Were ran from the place
wher now Elvet bridge is straite down by S. Nicolas now stonding on a
hille : and that the $other course , part for pollicy and part by
digging of stones for building of the town and minstre , was made a
valley , (LELAND-E1-H,73.85)

and so the water-course was conveyid that way , (LELAND-E1-H,73.86)

but I approve not ful this conjecture . (LELAND-E1-H,73.87)

The close itself of the minstre on the highest part of the hille is
welle waullid , (LELAND-E1-H,73.88)

and hath diverse fair gates . (LELAND-E1-H,73.89)

The chirch self and the cloister be very strong and fair :
(LELAND-E1-H,73.90)

and at the very est end of the chirch is a crosse isle by side the
midle crosse isle the minstre chirch . (LELAND-E1-H,73.91)

The castelle stondith stately on the north est side of the minstre ,
(LELAND-E1-H,73.92)

and Were rennith under it . (LELAND-E1-H,73.93)

The kepe stondith a loft (LELAND-E1-H,73.94)

and is state buildid of viij. square fascion , and 4. highes of
logginges . (LELAND-E1-H,73.95)

Bisshop Fox did much reparation of this dungeon : (LELAND-E1-H,73.96)

and he made beside in the castelle a new kychen with the offices and
many praty chaumbers . (LELAND-E1-H,73.97)

Tunstal hath also done cost on the dungeon and other places of the
castel , (LELAND-E1-H,73.98)

and hath buildid a goodly new galery and a stately stair to it , and
made an exceding strong gate of yren to the castelle .
(LELAND-E1-H,73.99)

In that part of Duresme toun that is almost exclosid with Were be 3.
paroch chirches and a chapell . (LELAND-E1-H,73.100)

S. Oswaldes is countid to be auncient . (LELAND-E1-H,73.101)

There be a 3. paroche chirches mo in the suburbe . (LELAND-E1-H,73.102)

The greatest suburbe is by Elvet bridg , (LELAND-E1-H,73.103)

and hath certen smaul streates . (LELAND-E1-H,73.104)

The suburbe over Framagate bridg hath 3. partes . the south streat on
the lift hand , the crosse streate on the midle toward Akeland , and
the 3. on the right hand , bering the name of Framagate , and leding to
Chester and to New-Castelle . (LELAND-E1-H,73.105)

The building of Duresme toun is meately strong , (LELAND-E1-H,73.106)

but it is nother high nor of costely werke . (LELAND-E1-H,73.107)

There appere sum peaces <P_74> of waulles of the toune joyning to a
gate of the palace waul . (LELAND-E1-H,74.108)

but the toun it self with yn the peninsula is but a smaul thing in
respect of cumpace of al the stately close : so that it alonly may be
caullid the waullid toune of Duresme . (LELAND-E1-H,74.109)

In the sanctuary or holy chirch yard or sanctuarie of Duresme be very
many auncient tumbes , (LELAND-E1-H,74.110)

it stondith on the south side of the minster : (LELAND-E1-H,74.111)

and at the hedde of one of them is a crosse of a 7. fote longe , that
hath had an inscription of diverse rowes yn it , (LELAND-E1-H,74.112)

but the scripture $can $not {TEXT:cannot} be red . (LELAND-E1-H,74.113)

Sum say that this crosse was brought out of the holy chirch yarde of
Lindisfarn isle . (LELAND-E1-H,74.114)

Weremouth is about an 8. miles from Duresme , and about a vj. from
Tinemouth , or rather Newcastel . (LELAND-E1-H,74.115)

There is no bridge memorable on Were beneth Duresme but Chester bridge
. (LELAND-E1-H,74.116)

Were cummith within a quarter of a mile of the toun self <em> of
Chester </em> . (LELAND-E1-H,74.117)

From Duresme over Framagate bridge to Chester in the Streate , partely
by a litle corne ground , but most by mountainiouse pasture and sum
mores and firres . (LELAND-E1-H,74.118)

Or I cam in Chester I saw scant half a mile of it Lomeley Castel apon
an hil , having praty wood about it , (LELAND-E1-H,74.119)

and about Chester self is likewise sum wodde . (LELAND-E1-H,74.120)

The toune of Chester is chiefly one streate of very meane building yn
lenght : (LELAND-E1-H,74.121)

ther is beside a smaul streat or 2. about the chirch ; that is
collegiatid , and hath a dene and prebendaries , (LELAND-E1-H,74.122)

but it is of a very meane building ; (LELAND-E1-H,74.123)

and yn the body of the chirch is a tumbe with the image of a bisshop yn
token that S. Cuthberth ons was buried or remained in his feretre there
. (LELAND-E1-H,74.124)

At the very ende of the toune I passid over Conebrooke ,
(LELAND-E1-H,74.125)

and ther is a fair stone bridge of 3. arches over it .
(LELAND-E1-H,74.126)

Thens to Geteshed vij. miles by montaniouse ground with pasture , heth
, more , and fyrres . (LELAND-E1-H,74.127)

And a litle a this side Getehed is a great cole pit .
(LELAND-E1-H,74.128)

From Duresme over Elvet bridge to Sunderland bridges a <P_75> 2. miles
and a half , (LELAND-E1-H,75.129)

there Were is devidid ynto 2. armes , (LELAND-E1-H,75.130)

and after shortely meating makith an isle . (LELAND-E1-H,75.131)

The first bridg as I cam over was but of one arche ,
(LELAND-E1-H,75.132)

the other was of 3 . (LELAND-E1-H,75.133)

Thens a mile and more of I cam over Burne broke that goith ynto Were
therabout , (LELAND-E1-H,75.134)

and a litle above on the hil is Burneham Claxton's house .
(LELAND-E1-H,75.135)

Burnham is a man of a hunderith mark land by the yere .
(LELAND-E1-H,75.136)

Then I rode thorough a great wod stonding on a hille ,
(LELAND-E1-H,75.137)

and so cam by hilly , morisch and hethy ground to S. Andres Akeland 8.
miles from Duresme : (LELAND-E1-H,75.138)

and left hard on my right hond one of the parkes of Akeland waullid
with stone . (LELAND-E1-H,75.139)

At S. Andres Akeland the Dene of Akeland hath a great house :
especially for barnes and other houses of husbondry .
(LELAND-E1-H,75.140)

From S. Andres Akeland to Raby Castel 5. miles , (LELAND-E1-H,75.141)

part by arable (LELAND-E1-H,75.142)

but more by pastures and morisch hilly ground baren of wood .
(LELAND-E1-H,75.143)

Raby is the largest castel of logginges in al the north cuntery ,
(LELAND-E1-H,75.144)

and is of a strong building , but not set other-2 on hil or very strong
ground . (LELAND-E1-H,75.145)

As I enterid by a causey into it ther was a litle stagne on the right
hond : (LELAND-E1-H,75.146)

and in the first area were but 2. toures , one at ech ende as entres ,
and no other buildid ; (LELAND-E1-H,75.147)

yn the 2. area as in entering was a great gate of iren with a tour ,
and 2. or 3. mo on the right hond . (LELAND-E1-H,75.148)

Then were al the chief toures of the 3. court as in the hart of the
castel . (LELAND-E1-H,75.149)

The haul and al the houses of offices be large and stately :
(LELAND-E1-H,75.150)

and in the haul I saw an incredible great beame of an hart .
(LELAND-E1-H,75.151)

The great chaumber was exceding large , (LELAND-E1-H,75.152)

but now it is fals rofid and devidid into 2. or 3. partes .
(LELAND-E1-H,75.153)

I saw ther a litle chaumber wherin was in windowes of colerid glasse al
the petigre of the Nevilles : (LELAND-E1-H,75.154)

but it is now taken doun and glasid with clere glasse .
(LELAND-E1-H,75.155)

There is a touer in the castel having the mark of 2. capitale B from
Berthram Bulmer . (LELAND-E1-H,75.156)

There is another tower bering the name of Jane , bastard sister to
Henry the 4. and wife to Rafe Nevile the first Erl of Westmerland .
(LELAND-E1-H,75.157)

Ther long 3. parkes to Raby wherof 2. be plenishid with dere .
(LELAND-E1-H,75.158)

The midle park hath a lodge in it . (LELAND-E1-H,75.159)

And thereby is a chace bering the name of Langeley ,
(LELAND-E1-H,75.160)

and hath falow dere : (LELAND-E1-H,75.161)

it is a 3. miles in lenght . (LELAND-E1-H,75.162)

<P_76>

The king hath a forest of redde deere yn the more land at Midleton an
viij. miles west from Daraby . (LELAND-E1-H,76.164)

Dr. Noteres is parson of Midleton . (LELAND-E1-H,76.165)

Stanthorp a smaul market toun is about half a mile from Raby .
(LELAND-E1-H,76.166)

Here is a collegiate chirch , having now a body and 2. isles .
(LELAND-E1-H,76.167)

I hard that afore Rafe of Raby tyme ther was that alonly that now is
the south isle . (LELAND-E1-H,76.168)

In this south isle , as I hard , was buried the grauntfather and
grandedam of Rafe Raby , (LELAND-E1-H,76.169)

and they made a cantuarie there . (LELAND-E1-H,76.170)

In the waul of this isle appere the tumbes and images of 3. ladys ,
whereof one hath a crounet , and a tumbe of a man child , and a flat
tumbe , varii marmoris . (LELAND-E1-H,76.171)

Ther is a flat tumbe also with a playn image of brasse and a scripture
, wher is buried Richard sun and heire to Edward Lord of Bergevenny .
(LELAND-E1-H,76.172)

This Edward was the fift sun of Daraby . (LELAND-E1-H,76.173)

Johanna Bewfort was his mother . (LELAND-E1-H,76.174)

This Edward had another sun caullid George , (LELAND-E1-H,76.175)

and was lord after : (LELAND-E1-H,76.176)

and he had Georg also lord , (LELAND-E1-H,76.177)

and he left Henry now Lorde of Bergevenny . (LELAND-E1-H,76.178)

John by Rafes first wife was Lord Neville . (LELAND-E1-H,76.179)

Richard by Johan his 2. wife was Erle of Saresbyri .
(LELAND-E1-H,76.180)

Robert was Bisshop of Duresme . (LELAND-E1-H,76.181)

Georg was Lord Latimer . (LELAND-E1-H,76.182)

Edward was Lord Bergevenny , (LELAND-E1-H,76.183)

and , as I remembre , Rafe had William that was Lord Falconbridge .
(LELAND-E1-H,76.184)

Rafe Neville the first Erl of Westmerland of that name is buried yn a
right stately tumbe $of alabaster yn the quire of Stanthorp College ,
and Margarete his first wife on the lift hond of hym :
(LELAND-E1-H,76.185)

and on the right hond lyith the image of Johan his 2. wife ,
(LELAND-E1-H,76.186)

but she is buried at Lincoln by her mother Catarine Swineford Duches of
Lancaster . (LELAND-E1-H,76.187)

This Johan erectid the very house self of the college of Stanthorp ,
(LELAND-E1-H,76.188)

it is set on the north side of the collegiate chirch ,
(LELAND-E1-H,76.189)

and is strongly buildid al of stone . (LELAND-E1-H,76.190)

Ther rennith by the north side of the college a bek caullid Langley Bek
. (LELAND-E1-H,76.191)

it risith a 5. $miles of by west in the paroch of Midleton ,
(LELAND-E1-H,76.192)

and cumming thorough Langeley takith the name of it ,
(LELAND-E1-H,76.193)

and a mile or more beneth goith into Tese lower then Salaby Mr.
Brakenbyris place . (LELAND-E1-H,76.194)

From Stanthorp to Barnardes Castel by meately good corne and pasture 5.
miles . (LELAND-E1-H,76.195)

This is a meatly praty toun , <P_77> having a good market and meatly
welle buildid . (LELAND-E1-H,77.196)

The toun self is but a part of Gaineford paroch , wher the hed chirch
is 6. miles lower on Tese and in the bisshoprike . (LELAND-E1-H,77.197)

The castelle of Barnard stondith stately apon Tese .
(LELAND-E1-H,77.198)

The first area hath no very notable thing yn it , but the fair chapelle
, wher be 2. cantuaries . (LELAND-E1-H,77.199)

In the midle of the body of this chapel is a fair marble tumbe with an
image and an inscription about it yn French . (LELAND-E1-H,77.200)

Ther is another in the south waul of the body of the chapelle of fre
stone , with an image of the same . (LELAND-E1-H,77.201)

Sum say that they were of the Bailliolles . (LELAND-E1-H,77.202)

The inner area is very large , and partely motid and welle furnishid
with toures of great logging . (LELAND-E1-H,77.203)

ther belong 2. parkes to this castelle ; (LELAND-E1-H,77.204)

the one is caullid Marwood , (LELAND-E1-H,77.205)

and thereby is a chace that berith also the name of Marwood ,
(LELAND-E1-H,77.206)

and that goith on Tese ripe up into Tesedale . (LELAND-E1-H,77.207)

There is but a hil betwixt the chaces of Langeley and Marwod .
(LELAND-E1-H,77.208)

This is by a nere estimation the course of Tese : (LELAND-E1-H,77.209)

Yade More hath the hedde of Tese , (LELAND-E1-H,77.210)

then it takith a course emong rokkes , (LELAND-E1-H,77.211)

and reseyving divers other smaul hopes or bekkes , (LELAND-E1-H,77.212)

and cummith much by wild ground for a 8. or x. miles to +Agleston
bridge wel archid : (LELAND-E1-H,77.213)

then to Barnard Castel bridge very fair of 3. arches :
(LELAND-E1-H,77.214)

then to Perse $bridge sumtime of 5. arches , but a late made new of 3.
arches . (LELAND-E1-H,77.215)

There is a prati chapel of our Lady hard by Perse bridg $of the
fundation of <em> John Bailliol </em> King of $Scottes .
(LELAND-E1-H,77.216)

Thens to Crofte bridge 5. miles ; (LELAND-E1-H,77.217)

and so to Yarham bridge a miles ; (LELAND-E1-H,77.218)

and thens to Stokton , wher is a fery , 3. miles ; (LELAND-E1-H,77.219)

and so a 4. miles to Tesemouth . (LELAND-E1-H,77.220)

From Barnardes Castelle over the right fair bridge on Tese of 3. arches
I enterid straite into Richemontshire , that stil streaccith up with
that ripe to the very hed of Tese . (LELAND-E1-H,77.221)

From this bridge I ridde a mile on the stony and rokky bank of Tese to
the bek caullid Thuresgylle , a mile from Barnardes Castelle ,
(LELAND-E1-H,77.222)

and there it hath a bridge of one arche (LELAND-E1-H,77.223)

and straite enterith into Tese . (LELAND-E1-H,77.224)

The priory of Egleston joinith hard to this bekk (LELAND-E1-H,77.225)

and also hanggith over the high bank of Tese . (LELAND-E1-H,77.226)

<P_78>

Ther is a meatly good wood on eche side of Tese about Barnardes Castel
. (LELAND-E1-H,78.228)

I saw in the body of the chirch of Egleston to very fair tumbes of gray
marble . (LELAND-E1-H,78.229)

In the greatter was buried , as I lernid , one Syr Rafe Bowes . and yn
the lesser one of the Rokesbys . (LELAND-E1-H,78.230)

Hard under the clif by Egleston is found on eche side of Tese very fair
marble , wont to be taken up booth-1 by marbelers of Barnardes
$Castelle and of Egleston , and partly to have be wrought by them , and
partely sold onwrought to other . (LELAND-E1-H,78.231)

<P_139>

From Farley I ridde a mile of by woddy ground to a graung great and
welle buildid , that longid to Henton-priorie of Chartusians .
(LELAND-E1-H,139.233)

This priory stondith not far of from this graunge on the brow of an
hille abouth a quarter of a mile from the farther ripe of Frome ,
(LELAND-E1-H,139.234)

and not far from this place Frome goith ynto Avon .
(LELAND-E1-H,139.235)

I rodde by the space of a mile or more by woddes and mountaine grounde
to a place , where I saw a rude stone waulle hard on the right hond by
a great lengthe as it had beene a park waulle . (LELAND-E1-H,139.236)

One sins told me that Henton priory first stode there ,
(LELAND-E1-H,139.237)

if it be so it is the lordship of Hethorpe that was qyven to them for
their first habitation . (LELAND-E1-H,139.238)

And about a mile farther I cam to a village , (LELAND-E1-H,139.239)

and passid over a ston bridge where ranne a litle broke there they
caullid Mitford-water . (LELAND-E1-H,139.240)

This brooke risith in the rootes of Mendip-hilles a 7. miles or more by
west south west from this bridge , (LELAND-E1-H,139.241)

and goith about a mile lower into Avon . (LELAND-E1-H,139.242)

From this bridge to Bath 2. good miles al by mountayne ground and
quarre , (LELAND-E1-H,139.243)

and litle wood in syte . (LELAND-E1-H,139.244)

About a mile from Bath I left the way that ledith to Bristow for them
that use from Saresbyri to Bristow . (LELAND-E1-H,139.245)

Or ever I cam to the bridge of Bath that is over Avon I cam doun by a
rokky hille fulle of fair springes of water : (LELAND-E1-H,139.246)

and on this rokky hille is sette a longe streate as a suburbe to the
cyte of Bath : (LELAND-E1-H,139.247)

and $in this streat is a chapelle of S. Mary Magdalen .
(LELAND-E1-H,139.248)

Ther is a great gate with a stone arche at the entre of the bridge .
(LELAND-E1-H,139.249)

<P_140>

The bridge hath v. fair stone arches . (LELAND-E1-H,140.251)

Bytwixt the bridge and the south gate of Bath I markid fair medows on
eche hand , but especially on the lift hond , (LELAND-E1-H,140.252)

and they ly by south west on the toun . (LELAND-E1-H,140.253)

The cite of Bath is sette booth-1 yn a fruteful and pleasant botom ,
the which is environid on every side with greate hilles , out of the
which cum many springes of pure water that be conveyid by dyverse ways
to serve the cite . Insomuch that leade beyng made ther at hand many
houses yn the toune have pipes of leade to convey water from place to
place . (LELAND-E1-H,140.254)

There be 4. gates yn the town by the names of est , west , north and
south . (LELAND-E1-H,140.255)

The toune waulle within the toune is of no great highth to theyes :
(LELAND-E1-H,140.256)

but without it is a` fundamentis of a reasonable highth .
(LELAND-E1-H,140.257)

and it stondith almost alle , lakking but a peace about Gascoyn's-tower
. (LELAND-E1-H,140.258)

In the walles at this tyme be no tourres saving over the toune gates .
(LELAND-E1-H,140.259)

One Gascoyne an inhabitante of the toune in hominum memoria made a
litle peace of the walle that was in decay , as for a fine for a faught
that he had committid in the cite : wherof one part as at a corner
risith higher then the residew of the walle , wherby it is communely
caullid Gascoyne-tower . (LELAND-E1-H,140.260)

There be divers notable antiquitees engravid in stone that yet be sene
yn the walles of Bathe betwixt the south gate and the weste gate : and
agayn betwixt the west gate and the north gate . (LELAND-E1-H,140.261)

The first was an antique hed of a man made al flat and having great
lokkes of here as I have in a coine of C. Antius .
(LELAND-E1-H,140.262)

The secunde that I did se bytwene the south and the north gate was an
image , as I tooke it , of Hercules : (LELAND-E1-H,140.263)

for he held yn eche hand a serpent . (LELAND-E1-H,140.264)

Then I saw the image of a foote man vibrato gladio & praetenso clypeo .
(LELAND-E1-H,140.265)

<P_141>

Then I saw a braunch with leves foldid and wrethin into circles .
(LELAND-E1-H,141.267)

Then I saw ij. nakid imagis lying a long , the one imbracing the other
. (LELAND-E1-H,141.268)

Then I saw to antique heddes with heere as rofelid yn lokkes .
(LELAND-E1-H,141.269)

Then I saw a grey-hound as renning , (LELAND-E1-H,141.270)

and at the taile of hym was a stone engravid with great Romane letters
, (LELAND-E1-H,141.271)

but I could pike no sentence out of it . (LELAND-E1-H,141.272)

Then I saw another inscription , (LELAND-E1-H,141.273)

but the wether hath except a few lettres clere defacid .
(LELAND-E1-H,141.274)

Then I saw toward the west gate an image of a man embracid with 2.
serpentes . (LELAND-E1-H,141.275)

I took , it for Laocoon . (LELAND-E1-H,141.276)

Betwixt the weste and the north gate . I saw 2. inscriptions , of the
wich sum wordes were evident to the reader , the residew clene defacid
. (LELAND-E1-H,141.277)

Then I saw the image of a nakid man . (LELAND-E1-H,141.278)

Then I saw a stone having cupidines & labruscas intercurrentes .
(LELAND-E1-H,141.279)

Then I saw a table having at eche ende an image vivid and florishid
above and beneth . (LELAND-E1-H,141.280)

In this table was an inscription of a tumbe or burial wher in I saw
playnly these wordes : vixit annos xxx . (LELAND-E1-H,141.281)

This inscription was meately hole but very diffusely written , as
letters for hole wordes , and 2. or 3. letters conveid in one .
(LELAND-E1-H,141.282)

Then I saw a. 2 images , wherof one was of a nakid manne grasping a
serpent in eche hand , as I tooke it : (LELAND-E1-H,141.283)

and this image was not far from the north gate . (LELAND-E1-H,141.284)

Such antiquites as were in the waulles from the north gate to the est ,
and from the est gate to the south , hath been defacid by the building
of the monastery , and making new waulles . (LELAND-E1-H,141.285)

I much doubte wither these antique workes were sette in the tyme of the
Romans dominion in Britayne in the waulles of Bath , as they stand now
: or wither they were gatherid of old ruines ther , and sins set up in
the walles reedified in testimonie of thantiquite of the toun .
(LELAND-E1-H,141.286)

There be 2. springes of whote wather in the west south west part of the
towne . Wherof the bigger is caullid the Crosse Bath , bycause it hath
a cross erectid in the midle of it . (LELAND-E1-H,141.287)

This bath is much frequentid of people deseasid with <P_142> lepre ,
pokkes , scabbes , and great aches , (LELAND-E1-H,142.288)

and is temperate and pleasant , having a 11. or 12. arches of stone in
the sides for men to stonde under yn tyme of reyne .
(LELAND-E1-H,142.289)

Many be holp by this bathe from scabbes and aches .
(LELAND-E1-H,142.290)

The other bathe is a 2. hunderith foote of , (LELAND-E1-H,142.291)

and is lesse in cumpace withyn the waulle then the other , having but
7. arches yn the waulle . (LELAND-E1-H,142.292)

This is caullid the Hote Bathe ; (LELAND-E1-H,142.293)

for at cumming into it men think that it wold scald the flesch at the
first , (LELAND-E1-H,142.294)

but after that the flesch ys warmid it is more tolerable and pleasaunt
. (LELAND-E1-H,142.295)

Both these bathes be in the midle of a litle streat ,
(LELAND-E1-H,142.296)

and joine to S. John's hospitale : so that it may be thought that
Reginalde Bisshop of Bathe made this hospitale nere these 2. commune
bathes to socour poore people resorting to them . (LELAND-E1-H,142.297)

The Kinges Bathe is very faire and large standing almost in the midle
of the towne , and at the west end of the cathedrale chirch .
(LELAND-E1-H,142.298)

The area that this bath is yn is cumpassid with an high stone waulle .
(LELAND-E1-H,142.299)

The brimmes of this bath hath a litle walle incumpasing them ,
(LELAND-E1-H,142.300)

and in this waul be a 32. arches for men and women to stand separately
yn . (LELAND-E1-H,142.301)

To this bath do gentilmen resort . (LELAND-E1-H,142.302)

Ther goith a sluse out of this bath , (LELAND-E1-H,142.303)

and servid in tymes past with water derivid out of it 2. places in Bath
priorie usid for bathes : els voide ; (LELAND-E1-H,142.304)

for in them be no springes . (LELAND-E1-H,142.305)

The colour of the water of the baynes is as it were a depe blew se
water , (LELAND-E1-H,142.306)

and rikith like a sething potte continually , having sumwhat a
sulphureus and sumwhat onpleasant savor . (LELAND-E1-H,142.307)

The water that rennith from the 2. smaul bathes goit by a dike into
Avon by west bynethe the bridge . (LELAND-E1-H,142.308)

The water that goith from the Kinges Bath turnith a mylle ,
(LELAND-E1-H,142.309)

and after goith into Avon above Bath-bridge . (LELAND-E1-H,142.310)

In al the 3. bathes a man may evidently se how the water burbelith up
from the springes . (LELAND-E1-H,142.311)

Ther be withyn the walles of Bath paroche chirchis , of the which the
tourrid steple of the paroche chirch at the north gate semith to be
auncient . (LELAND-E1-H,142.312)

There is a paroche chirch and a suburbe without the north-gate .
(LELAND-E1-H,142.313)

<P_143>

There is an hospital of S. John hard by the Crosse Bathe , of the
fundation of Reginalde Bisshop of Bathe . (LELAND-E1-H,143.315)

The toun hath of a long tyme syns bene continually most mayntainid by
making of clothe . (LELAND-E1-H,143.316)

There were in hominum memoria 3. clothiers at one tyme , thus namid ,
Style , Kent and Chapman , by whom the toun of Bath then florishid .
(LELAND-E1-H,143.317)

Syns the death of them it hath sumwhat decayed . (LELAND-E1-H,143.318)

It apperith in the booke of the antiquitees of the late monasterie of
Bath that King Osric in the year of our Lord 676 , Theodore then beyng
Arche-bisshop of Cantwarbyri , did erect a monasterie of nunnes at Bath
, (LELAND-E1-H,143.319)

and Bertane was the first abbatisse therof . (LELAND-E1-H,143.320)

It apperith by a charte that one Ethelmod , a great man , gave , by the
leave of King +Adelrede , in Theodore tharchbisshop of Cantwarbyri's
tyme , landes to one Bernguid abbatisse of Bath , and to one Foulcburc
. (LELAND-E1-H,143.321)

The book of thantiquite of the abbay of Bath makith no great mention of
any great notable doyng of Offa King of the Merches at Bathe .
(LELAND-E1-H,143.322)

The prior of Bath told me , that after the nunnes tyme ther wer secular
chanons in S. Peter's chirch at Bath ; (LELAND-E1-H,143.323)

paraventure Offa King of Merches set them ther , (LELAND-E1-H,143.324)

for I have redde that Offa did a notable act at S. Peter's in Bath .
(LELAND-E1-H,143.325)

Or els the chanons cam yn after that the Danes had racid the nunry
there . (LELAND-E1-H,143.326)

Eadgar was a great doer and benefactor to S. Peter's at Bath , in whos
tyme monkes were yn Bathe , and sins ; except Alfarus Erl of Merch ,
that was a scurge of monkes , expellid them for a tyme .
(LELAND-E1-H,143.327)

John a phisitian , born at Tours yn France , and made Bisshop of Welles
, did obteine of Henry the first to sette his se at Bath ;
(LELAND-E1-H,143.328)

and so he had the abbay landes given onto hym , (LELAND-E1-H,143.329)

and then he made a monk prior ther , deviding the old possessions of
the monastery with hym . (LELAND-E1-H,143.330)

This John pullid doun the old chirch of S. Peter at Bath ,
(LELAND-E1-H,143.331)

and erectid a new , much fairer , (LELAND-E1-H,143.332)

and was buried in the midle of the presbyteri thereof , whos image I
saw lying there an 9. yere sins , at the which tyme al the chirch that
he made lay to wast , and was onrofid , and wedes grew about this John
of Tours' sepulchre . (LELAND-E1-H,143.333)

<P_144>

This John of Tours erectid a palace at Bath in the south west side of
the monasteri of S. Peter's at Bath ; (LELAND-E1-H,144.335)

one gret squar tour of it with other ruines yet appere .
(LELAND-E1-H,144.336)

I saw at the same tyme a fair great marble tumbe ther of a bisshop of
Bath , out of the wich they sayid that oyle did distille :
(LELAND-E1-H,144.337)

and likely ; (LELAND-E1-H,144.338)

for his body was enbaumid plentifully . (LELAND-E1-H,144.339)

There were other divers bisshops buried ther . (LELAND-E1-H,144.340)

Oliver King Bisshop of Bath began of late dayes a right goodly new
chirch at the west part of the old chirch of S. Peter ,
(LELAND-E1-H,144.341)

and finishid a great peace of it . (LELAND-E1-H,144.342)

The residue of it was syns made by the priors of Bath : and especially
by Gibbes the last prior ther , that spent a great summe of mony on
that fabrike . (LELAND-E1-H,144.343)

Oliver King let almost al the old chirch of S. Peter's in Bath to go to
ruine . (LELAND-E1-H,144.344)

The walles yet stande . (LELAND-E1-H,144.345)

King Eadgar was crounid with much joy and honor at S. Peter's in Bath ;
wherapon he bare a gret zeale to the towne , (LELAND-E1-H,144.346)

and gave very great frauncheses and privileges onto it . In knowledge
wherof they pray in al their ceremonies for the soule of King Eadgar .
(LELAND-E1-H,144.347)

And at Whitsunday-tyde , at the which tyme men say that Eadgar there
was crounid , ther is a king electid at Bath every yere of the tounes
men in the joyfulle remembraunce of King Edgar and the privileges gyven
to the toun by hym . (LELAND-E1-H,144.348)

This king is festid and his adherentes by the richest menne of the toun
. (LELAND-E1-H,144.349)

From Bath to Palton al by hilly ground but plentiful of corne and
grasse an eight miles . (LELAND-E1-H,144.350)

From Palton to Chuton by like ground about a 2. miles .
(LELAND-E1-H,144.351)

There is a goodly new high tourrid steple at Chuton .
(LELAND-E1-H,144.352)

From Chuton to Welles by hilly ground but lesse fruteful partely in
Mendepe about a 5. miles . (LELAND-E1-H,144.353)

The toune of Welles is sette yn the rootes of Mendepe hille in a stony
soile and ful of springes , whereof it hath the name .
(LELAND-E1-H,144.354)

The chefest spring is caullid Andres welles , (LELAND-E1-H,144.355)

and risith in a medow plot not far above the est end of the cathedrale
chirch , first renning flat west and entering into Coscumb water
sumwhat by south . (LELAND-E1-H,144.356)

<P_145>

The toune of Welles is large . (LELAND-E1-H,145.358)

I esteme it to lak litle of a 2. miles in cumpace ,
(LELAND-E1-H,145.359)

al for the most part buildid of stone . (LELAND-E1-H,145.360)

The streates have streamelettes of springes almost yn every one renning
, (LELAND-E1-H,145.361)

and occupiyth making of cloth . (LELAND-E1-H,145.362)

Mawdelyne was a late a great clothiar yn Wellys , (LELAND-E1-H,145.363)

and so is now his sunne . (LELAND-E1-H,145.364)

The chifest of the toun lyith by est and west , and sum parte cast out
with a streat by south , in the out part wherof was a chapelle , as sum
say , of Thomas Beket . (LELAND-E1-H,145.365)

Ther is but one paroch chirch in Welles , (LELAND-E1-H,145.366)

but that is large , (LELAND-E1-H,145.367)

and standith in the west part of the toun : (LELAND-E1-H,145.368)

and is dedicate to Sainct Cuthberte . (LELAND-E1-H,145.369)

There is an hospitale of 24. poore menne and wymen at the north side of
S. Cuthbertes chirch , (LELAND-E1-H,145.370)

there is a cantuary preste . (LELAND-E1-H,145.371)

The hospitale and the chapelle is buildid al in lenghth under one roofe
from west to est . (LELAND-E1-H,145.372)

Nicolas Budwith Bisshop of Bath was founder of this ,
(LELAND-E1-H,145.373)

and brought it almost to the perfection , (LELAND-E1-H,145.374)

and that that lakkid was completid by one John Storthwayt , one of the
executors of the testament of Bubwith . (LELAND-E1-H,145.375)

There was an other hospitale of S. John yn the town , stonding hard on
the ripe by south of S. Andreas streme . (LELAND-E1-H,145.376)

This hospitale was foundid by {COM:edition_has_ellipsis} and Hughe ,
bisshops . (LELAND-E1-H,145.377)

Clerk Bisshop of Bath had a late this house gyven to hym by the king
for the lordship of Dogmeresfeld . (LELAND-E1-H,145.378)

There is a conduct in the market place derivid from the bisshopes
conduct by the licens of Thomas Bekington Bisshop sumtyme of Bath , for
the which the burgeses ons a yere solemply visite his tumbe , and pray
for hys sowle . (LELAND-E1-H,145.379)

There be xij. right exceding fair houses al uniforme of stone high and
fair windoid in the north side of the market place , joining hard to
the north west part of the bisshop's palace . (LELAND-E1-H,145.380)

This cumly peace of work was made by Bisshop Bekington , that myndid ,
yf he had lyvid lengger , to have buildid other xij. on the south side
of the market steede , the which work if he had complishid it had bene
a spectable to al market places in the west cuntery .
(LELAND-E1-H,145.381)

Wyllyam Knight , now Bisshop of Bath , buildith a crosse in the market
place , a right sumptuus peace of worke : in the <P_146> extreme
circumference wherof be vij. faire pillers , (LELAND-E1-H,146.382)

and in another circumference withyn them be vj. pillers and yn the
midle of this circumference one piller ; (LELAND-E1-H,146.383)

al these shaul bere a volte , (LELAND-E1-H,146.384)

and over the volte shaul be domus civica . (LELAND-E1-H,146.385)

The area afore the bisshop's palace lyith est of the market stede ,
(LELAND-E1-H,146.386)

and hath a fair high waul toward the market stede , and a right goodly
gate house yn it , made of late by Bisshop Bekingtun , as it apperith
by his armes . (LELAND-E1-H,146.387)

On the south side of this area is the bisshop's palace dichid brodely
and waterid about by the water of S. Andres streame let into it .
(LELAND-E1-H,146.388)

This palace ys strongely waullid and embateld castelle lyke ,
(LELAND-E1-H,146.389)

and hath in the first front a godly gate house yn the midle , and at
eche end of the front a round towr , (LELAND-E1-H,146.390)

and 2. other round towers be lykelyhod yn the southside of the palace ,
(LELAND-E1-H,146.391)

and then is ther one at every corner . (LELAND-E1-H,146.392)

The haul of the palace ys exceding fayre . (LELAND-E1-H,146.393)

The residew of the house is large and fair . (LELAND-E1-H,146.394)

Many bisshops hath bene the makers of it , as it is now .
(LELAND-E1-H,146.395)

The chanons of Welles had there houses , afore the translation of the
se to Bath , wher now the bisshop's palace is . (LELAND-E1-H,146.396)

John of Tours first Bisshop of Bath put them out ,
(LELAND-E1-H,146.397)

and they syns hath buildid them a xij. very faire houses , partely on
the north side of the cimitery of the cathedrale chirch , partely
without . (LELAND-E1-H,146.398)

Bishop Bekington buildid the gate house at the west ende of the
cemiterie . (LELAND-E1-H,146.399)

The decanes place is on the northe side of the cimitery .
(LELAND-E1-H,146.400)

Ther is at the est ende of the cimitery a volt and a gate , and a
galery over , made by Bekington . (LELAND-E1-H,146.401)

From Welles to Glessenbyri about a 5. miles from north to south west .
(LELAND-E1-H,146.402)

Fyrst yn the toune over S. Andres water by S. John's , aboute a quarter
of a mile out of Welles I passid over a litle broket , an arme of S.
Andres water or Welles water : (LELAND-E1-H,146.403)

And ther as I passid over it I saw hard on the lifte hand a stone
bridge of one arche . (LELAND-E1-H,146.404)

This arme shortly after joynith yn the medowes with the principal part
of Welles water . (LELAND-E1-H,146.405)

And about half a mile beyond this bridg I passid over another brook
caullid Coscumbe water a bigger streme then Welles water .
(LELAND-E1-H,146.406)

I lernid there , that Welles water metith with Coscumbe <P_147> water
on the right hond not far from the causey , (LELAND-E1-H,147.407)

and so go yn one botom to the mere . (LELAND-E1-H,147.408)

There is a castelle on an hille in this medow about Coscumb water ,
cujus ruinae adhuc apparent , communely caullid Fenne-Castel .
(LELAND-E1-H,147.409)

Cosecumbe broke risith a mile above Shepton , (LELAND-E1-H,147.410)

then to Shepton , (LELAND-E1-H,147.411)

then to Coscumb a mile . (LELAND-E1-H,147.412)

Then to Dultingcote bridge a 3. miles . (LELAND-E1-H,147.413)

Then about a mile dim. to the bridges yn the way betuixt Welles and
Glessenbyri . (LELAND-E1-H,147.414)

Then a mile or more of I cam to a praty streame of water that at the
stone bridge that I passid over cam doun by the lifte hand :
(LELAND-E1-H,147.415)

and hard above the bridge of one stone arche brake ynto 2. partes ,
(LELAND-E1-H,147.416)

and therby I passid over 2. litle stone bridgges .
(LELAND-E1-H,147.417)

Then about half a mile farther I cam to a few houses ,
(LELAND-E1-H,147.418)

and so enterid into a very great playne medow of 6. or 7. miles about
in cumpace by estimation , (LELAND-E1-H,147.419)

and so passid about a mile farther by a causey onto Hartelake bridg of
one arche of stone . (LELAND-E1-H,147.420)

As much of this playne medow or more as is weste of this causey cis
pontem de Hertlak is caullid Cranelmore . (LELAND-E1-H,147.421)

That part that lyith by est of it , is caullid Seggemore .
(LELAND-E1-H,147.422)

The water of Sowey cummith thorough this bridge of stone ,
(LELAND-E1-H,147.423)

and risith in the rootes of Mendepe-hille by est at Doulting village
owte of a welle bering the name of S. Aldelm . (LELAND-E1-H,147.424)

A mile by est or ever this streame cum to Hartelak bridg ther is an
arme cast out by force out of Sowey water , and a marsch walle made by
mennys policy betwixt this arme forcid out and the principale streame
of Sowey , (LELAND-E1-H,147.425)

and this waulle continuith to Hartelak bridge , and mile lower :
(LELAND-E1-H,147.426)

and then booth go soone after into the mere . (LELAND-E1-H,147.427)

If this marsch waulle were not kept , and the canales of eche partes of
Sowey river kept from abundance of wedes , al the plaine marsch ground
at sodaine raynes wold be overflowen , and the profite of the meade
lost . (LELAND-E1-H,147.428)

From Harkeley bridg I passid by a litle bridge over the arme of Sowey .
(LELAND-E1-H,147.429)

As much of this more or medow ground that lyith beyond <P_148>
Hartelake bridge by west south west is caullid Glessenbyri-More .
(LELAND-E1-H,148.430)

From Hartlake bridg I passid by a low about a quarter of a mile :
(LELAND-E1-H,148.431)

and then I conscendid by a litle and a litle to hilly ground a hole
miles ryding , (LELAND-E1-H,148.432)

and so enterid into Glessenbyri . (LELAND-E1-H,148.433)

The chief streate and longgest of the towne of Glessenbyri lyith by est
and weste , (LELAND-E1-H,148.434)

and at the market crosse in the west ende there is a streate by flat
south and almost northe . (LELAND-E1-H,148.435)

There is a market kept in Glessenbyry every weke on the Wensday .
(LELAND-E1-H,148.436)

Ther be 2. paroche chirchis yn Glessenbyri , (LELAND-E1-H,148.437)

S. John Baptiste on the north side of the principal streat of the toune
. (LELAND-E1-H,148.438)

This is a vary fair and lightsum chirch : (LELAND-E1-H,148.439)

and the est part of it is very elegant and isled .
(LELAND-E1-H,148.440)

The body of the chirch hath arches on eche side . (LELAND-E1-H,148.441)

The quier hath 3. arches on eche side . (LELAND-E1-H,148.442)

The quadrate tour for belles at the west end of the chirch is very high
and fair . (LELAND-E1-H,148.443)

Ther lyith on the north side of the quier one Richard Atwell that died
circa annum D. 1472 . (LELAND-E1-H,148.444)

This Atwelle did much cost in this chirch , (LELAND-E1-H,148.445)

and gave fair housing that he had buildid in the toune onto it . In
Latten called ad fontem . (LELAND-E1-H,148.446)

Johanna wife to Atwelle lyith buried in a lyke marble tumbe on the
south side of the quier . (LELAND-E1-H,148.447)

Ther lyith one Camel a gentilman in a fair tumbe in the south part of
the transept of the chirch . (LELAND-E1-H,148.448)

Briwetun river cummith from Briwetun x. miles of to the west part of
the toun of Glessenbyri , (LELAND-E1-H,148.449)

and so rennith to the mere a 2. miles lower . (LELAND-E1-H,148.450)

Or ever this river cum to Glessenbyri by a mile it cummith to a bridge
of stone of a 4. arches comunely caullid Pontperlus , wher men fable
that Arture cast in his swerd . (LELAND-E1-H,148.451)

The river brekith at this bridge ynto 2. partes , wherof the
principalle goith to Glessenbyri . (LELAND-E1-H,148.452)

The other goith thoroug low morisch grounde , (LELAND-E1-H,148.453)

and metith <P_149> again with the principal streame or ever that it
goith into the mere . (LELAND-E1-H,149.454)

The mere is as at high waters in winter a 4. miles in cumpace , and
when it is lest a 2. miles and an half , and most communely 3. miles .
(LELAND-E1-H,149.455)

This lak or mere is a good mile yn lenght : (LELAND-E1-H,149.456)

and at the ende of it toward west it cummith again in alveum ,
(LELAND-E1-H,149.457)

and going about a mile it brekith ynto 2. armes , whereof the one goith
to Highe-bridge , the other to Rookes-bridge , (LELAND-E1-H,149.458)

and so the armes goith a sundre to the by crekes .
(LELAND-E1-H,149.459)

From Wellys by south to Doultingcote bridge of stone , under the whiche
Coscumbe water rennith about a mile al by very ille rokky way .
(LELAND-E1-H,149.460)

Thens I passid about a mile more by lyke ground , (LELAND-E1-H,149.461)

and this far I saw sum store of elme wood . (LELAND-E1-H,149.462)