The rivers of Great Britain, descriptive, historical, pictorical; rivers of the south and west coasts . g one of the finest of the sights whichWales offers to her lovers. Artures Hille, says Leland, is three good Walchemiles south-west from Brekenok, and in the veri toppe of the hille is a faire wellespring. This Hille of summe is countid the hiest Hille of Wales, and in a vericleere day a manne may see from hit a part of Malvern Hilles, and Glocester, andBristow, and part of Devenshire and Cornwale. There be divers other hilles byArtures Hille, the wich, with hit, be communely caullid Banne B
The rivers of Great Britain, descriptive, historical, pictorical; rivers of the south and west coasts . g one of the finest of the sights whichWales offers to her lovers. Artures Hille, says Leland, is three good Walchemiles south-west from Brekenok, and in the veri toppe of the hille is a faire wellespring. This Hille of summe is countid the hiest Hille of Wales, and in a vericleere day a manne may see from hit a part of Malvern Hilles, and Glocester, andBristow, and part of Devenshire and Cornwale. There be divers other hilles byArtures Hille, the wich, with hit, be communely caullid Banne Brekeniauc. Wood,in his Rivers of Wales, declares that the well here mentioned does not exist,so that it would have been better, perhaps, if Leland had done as Churchyard 152 RIVERS OF GREAT BRITAIX. TThe Usk did, who wrote of notbiug he had not seen — if his vevse is to be taken quite literally. He says:— •• Xere Breaknoke Towne, there is a moimtaine hye,Wliich shewes so huge, it is full hard to iiiountaine seemes so moustrous to the eye,Yet thousands doe repayre to that THE VSK AT BHECKNulK Ami they that stand right on tlie top shal see A wonder great, as people doe report; Which common brute and saying true may bee. But since, in decdc, I did not there resort, I write no more, then world will witncsse well. From tlio Brecknock lieacdiis tlicre is a truly rcniarkiililc view; and for tlioseunable or unwillinjr to cliinli. tlieic is tlie sioht of tlir mountains themselves. Continuing its course to tbe east and south, the Usk passes on, skuting JJwlch, aHi: TJsK.] CniCKHOWELL; THE WELL OF ST. CENAU. 153 a mountain over which the main road runs, offering glimpses on one hand of thevalley of the Wye, and on the other of the valley of the Usk. Presently, ourstream passes by the meagre remains of Diiias Castle, which had the honour ofbeing stormed by Alfred the Greats daughter, Ethelfleda, and taken too, althoughgarrisoned at the time by three-and-thirty
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