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

There appere in dyvers partes of Pebidiauc hilles and dikes with bulwarkes of yerth as
campes of men of warre or closures for catelle.
The soile of Pebidiauc is stony, yet there is meatly good corne. There is plenty of fisch
bycause of the crekes.
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S. DAVIDISLANDE.
S. David-Land beginnith at Newgulle 387 a crek servid with bak fresche water. There is
a bay afore this creke betwixt it and Milforde.
There be divers other litle crekittes betwixte Newgalle and S. David Hedde, and againe
betw ixte S. David and Fischard 388 beside them that be written of heere. Newgull 6.
/65/ mile from S. David in the midde way betwixt Herford 389 and S. David.
A 4. miles from Newgal upward on the shore is Solvach, otherwise Salverach, a
smaul creke for ballingars and fischar botes. And hither resortith a litle fresch water.
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Thens to Porte Clays 3. miles, a litle havenlet, wither Alen that rennith thorough S. David
Close cummith.
This Porte Clais lyith a myle south weste from S. David.
About a mile of is Port Maure, where is a greate sande with a shorte estuary into the
lande. S. Stinans 390 Chapel is a mile strait weste from S. Davids, and ther is the Pass to
Ramesey a myle of by water. This chapel is betuixt Portclais and Porth Maur. 391
Then to Pendewi [or] S. David Hedde half a mile.
To Llan Rean 392 paroche, a prebend, 3. miles, where is litle creket.
To Tredine 2. [miles.] Thens a peace of Llanrean paroch, wher the Bisshop of S.
David hath a place, and here is a litle creket.
To Llanunda 393 pnroche about a 4. miles having a creke. Here about is hering
fisshing.
Here Gueyn 394 River devidith Pebidiauc from Fisschcard in Kemmeisland.
To Fischarde a 4. miles. Here is a li[tle haven, havynge a re]sort of [shippis.]
Syr John Talbot that maried Troutbeks heire dwellith in a good ly logge on the hy
toppe of Albrighton Parke. It is in the very egge of Shropshire 3. miles from
Tunge. 395
S.Reanus
Abbas
S.Gunda
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Shropshire
Corbet of Morton Corbet viii. c. marke Iande, it liith round about the shire. He hath a
manor by Layton Bussard in Bukinghamshir.
Corbet of Lee, 2. Miles from Caurse Castel 396 of a yongger brother of Morton. It cam yn
partely by mariage, c. mark lande.
387 Newgale.
388 Fishguard.
389 Haverford west
390 St. Stinans == St. Justinian.
391 Porth Mawr is several miles from Porth clais, but Porth llisky lies about a mile to the west.
392 Llan Rian.
393 Llan Wnda.
394 Gweun, ignorantly written Gwaen.
395 Tong.
Shropshire
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Sum say that of late dayis Corbettes were owners of Caurse Castel.
/66/Corbet of Langmer, 397 4. miles from Shrobsbyri toward Ludlo. Ther is a park, xl.
li. lande.
Syr Richarde Mainewering of Higthfeld, 2. miles from Whitchirch.
John Dodde of Cloreley, a mile from Hightfeld, 398 a c. marke.
Syr Robert Nedam of Sheinton, 4 c. marke lande.
Grosevenour of Beleporte, 3. miles owt of Draiton Market. This man and Grosevenour of
Ei[tonl Bote in Chestre cam of 2. yongger brethern of Grosevenour of Houme, whos v.
doughtters and heires were maried ....
Shakerley of Lancastre maried the [eldest daughter, and had] the manor of Houme.
Newport of Archhaul a lordship of a c. li. with park, and hath a c. li. lande by. This man,
and Mitton of Cotton by Shrobsbyri had Syr John Boroues landes in Shropshir and Warwik.
Mitton had his best house More Haul in Warwicshire.
Leighton of Leighton.
Leighton of Watelesborow.
Leighton of Plasch a mile or 2. from Acton Burnel.
Leighton of Rodimer 2. miles from Chorleton Castel, and is on Roden Ryver.
Mitton caullid lorde of Mouthey, 399 but I trow he be but steward to the King there. His
house is at Cotton a quarter of a mile owt of Shreusbyri, 2. c. mark lande.
Trentam of Shropshire dwellid in the toune self, wher his best house was, a man of l. li.
lande. Now he hath sold his lande in Shropshir, and hath boute Rocestre Priory in Stafordshir
on Dove.
Thornes of Shreusbyri, 1. li. land.
Onesloo of Oneslo, xl. li. land. 2. miles from Shreusbyri.
Oteley of Pichefert, 400 4. miles from Shousbyri and a mile from Acton Burnel, a c. li.
lande.
Skriven of Frodisley a mile from Acton Burnel, c. mark land.
Le of Longmer 401 a fair manor and park, c. li. land. a mile from Acton Burnel. He is elder
brother to Le that maried Leig[h]ton’s of Watelborow.
/67/Laken of Wyley, 402 wher is a park. 3. miles from Bridgnorth, 3. c. markes.
Gateacre of Gataker, a c. marke lande, 3. mile from Brigenorth.
Wolrige of Dudmistre 403 of Severne Bank. c. mark lande.
Haughton of Becbyri, 4. miles from Brigenorth. xl. li. land.
Yong of Caineton. c. mark.
Vernoun of Hodenet Syr Henry Vernoun sun. 2. c. markes by one of the heire of Ludlo.
396 Cawres Castle.
397 Longnor.
398 Cloverley, Ightfeld.
399 Mowddwy in Merioneth.
400 Pitchford.
401 Longnor.
402 Willey.
403 Dudmaston.
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