John Leland's Itinerary in Wales - Historical texts and images

whiche mouth is the next passage to Minheved in Somersetshire. This trajectus is over Sevem
xvi. miles.
Penarth is an hille or foreland into the Sevem Se.
A mile and a half above it is Scilley, 126 a praty havenet or socour for shippes. And
here rennith Scylley a praty brooke into the se, and ther is a village caullid Scylley, scant half
a mile from this haven muth: and the brook rennith thoroug the midle of it. The hedde of this
is west north weste from Scylley village yn Wenuo 127 paroch in a welle waullid aboute on the
north side of Wenuo chirche, that is a 2. miles above /23/Scylley village. On this brok 128
standith first Wenuo Castelle a quarter of a mile by west from the hedde of it. Al the
buildinges of this Wenuo Castelle standing on a litle hille is downe saving one toure and
fo.63.
broken waules. It longgid to the Maleinfantes, wherof in remembraunce was one that
was first husband to Mr. Herebertes mother of Swansey. The King hath it now, and
Dr. Carne farmith it of the King.
Glamorgan
-shire.
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Glamorganshire.
fo. 62.
The castelle of Greneston is 3. quarters of a mile lower on Scilley broke, and it stonditb
on the side of an hille a stone caste from the est ripe of Scilley. It is al in ruine saving one
high tower. The Lord Herbe[r]t is owner of it.
The castel of Dinas Poys 129 is almost a mile lower, and stondith on a litle hille within a
stone caste of the broke on the west side. This castelle is al in ruine, and longith to the King.
Scylley village is scant a mile lower. So that the course of the hole water is a. 3. miles from
the hedde to the se.
There is good corne and medow on booth sides of Scylley brooke, and good wood of
boothe sides [till] 130 it cum to Dinas Poys. Lower to the se is none on it.
From Scylley mouthe to Aberbarrey, wher cummilh a litle rylle of fresch water to the
Severn, is aboute a mile.
The hedde of this rylle is scant a mile of by north est in a playn ground.
On this bekke stondith the castelle of Barrey aboute a quarter of a mile beyond the west
ripe of it. This castelle /24/stondith on a litle hil, and most of it is in ruine. Master S. John of
Bedfordshir is lorde of it. Maurice S. John, uncle to Sy r John S. John, was owner of it.
Right againe this brooke mouth lyith Barrey Isle. The passage into it at ful se is a flite
shot over, as much as the Tamise is above the bridge. At low water ther is a broken
causey to go over, or els 131 over the shalow stremelet of Barrey brooke on the sandes.
125 Aber Thaw
126 Sully
127 Wenvo
127 Fo. 61 ends with the words “On this brok.” Fo. 62 has been taken out and is found, like others missing, in MS.
vol. viii paged 21,22 ; here between *_*. As in the other cases, the old figures can be read beneath the later. What is
worse is that the rest of the figures of the leaves in the MS. vol. iv, following fo. 6r have been altered and written over
by the same hand, making what is really fo. 63 into 62, 64 into 63 and so on. Thus the foliation given by Hearne and
his editor from 62 to fo. 76 is wrong. In making up vol. viii. Burton inserted a leaf after the leaf 62 of vol. iv., on
which he copied a few lines of the continuation on fo. 63, and then added the paragraph as to Gasper, Duke of
Bedford, which is the last in MS. vol. iv., fo. 77 (after p.38). Hearne, however, was misled, and printed it in both
places.
129 Dinas Powys
130 Leland left no blank, but Stow supplied the missing word.
The isle is about a mile in cumpace, and hath very good corne, grasse and sum wood. The
ferme of it worth a x. li. a yere.
There ys no dwelling in the isle, but ther is in the midle of it a fair litle chapel of S.
Barrok, wher much pilgrimage was usid.
Half a mile and more beyonde Aber Barrey is the mouth of Come Kydy. 132 This broke
risithe flat north a mile and an half from the place wher it goith ynto the Severn Se. There is
no notable building on this rylle. The soile of boothe side of the ril in this valley hath good
corn, grasse and wood.
From Kiddey mouth, wher no enteraunce is for shippes, to the mouthe of Thawan a 3.
miles by very principal good corn ground. At the mouth of Thawan shippe-lettes may cum
ynto the haven mouth.
The west marche goith up by Thawan side on the est ripe almost to Cowbridge, and that is a 4.
miles of, and this ground is low aboute the ripe side, and ful of medowis and pasture grounde:
and in sum places half a mile of from the ripe is summe woodde.
The march
by west.
Half a mile from the mouth of Thawan there cummith in by the est ripe of it a brooke
caullid Kensan. 133
The castelle of Fonmone standith on a litle hille in Penmark paroche, a quarter of
a mile by est from the mouth of Kensan.
This castelle yet stondith and longith to Sir John St. John.
This Kensan 134 hath 2. heddes, wherof the north est is caullid Nantbrane, 135 the hedde
wherof is in the paroch of Lluen Lithan. 136
/25/This hedde is 3. miles from the confluence and more. There [is] good pasture and
corne about it.
The other hedde risith at Bolston 137 village, Gal: Tresi[mon], [byl north est more upward
in Wales by west, a 3. miles from the confluence. First it cummith by Carnellued ii. miles
douneward to Mr. Ragelandes house on the est side of it. Then thorough
Llancarouan 138 village 3. quarters of a mile. Then a quarter of a mile to the confluens
wher the hole streame is caullid Kensan. On both sides of this arme is good corn and
gresse.
To cross over from Lancarouan to the nex part of Thawan is a mile.
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Glamorgan
-shire.
fo.64.
The commot of Est Thawan cummith up by est from the mouth of Lay, 139 on the west
ripe of Lay, first to Cogan Pille almost a mile of, wher is a fair maner place on the ripe side
longging to Mr. Herebert of Swansey, and then to Ponte Lecwith of stone scant a mile.
Then to Pontlay, alias Elebridg, 140 of stone, wher Landaf commot cummith for a space
131 [L.T.S. gives no reason for this footnote’s inclusion Ed.]
132 Cwm Kidi
133 Carvan
134 Carvan
135 Nant Bran, older Baraen.
136 St. Lythans
137 Bonvilston, alias Tre Simwn
138 Llan Carvan
139 Lai or Ely
The est
march.