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A tale of tvvo swannes VVherein is comprehended the original and increase of the riuer Lee commonly called Ware-riuer: together, with the antiquitie of sundrie places and townes seated vpon the same. Pleasant to be read, and not altogether vnprofitable to bee vnderstood. By W.V.
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Vallans, William.
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land as fast as they could to Quatbridge sending their wiues and children againe into east England After this the king departed and the Londoners and Countrimen seeing the Danes were gone burst downe their Holdeâ—… and got some of their ships backe againe to London and the rest they burned and brake all to peeces But here peraduenture you will aske me howe I shoulde come by the knowledge of these thinges beeing done so many hundred yeares agoe To this I answere that in things that were done long before any man that is now liuing can remember wee must credit that our Fathers haue committed to writing concerning the same And in my opinion the neerer the reporter liueth to those times in which the thinges he speaketh or writeth of were done the more credite is to bee geuen to him And as concerning this matter it is confirmed by the reporte of a verie auncient reuerent and and learned Wryter namely Asserus Meneuensis Bishop of Saint Dauies that liued in the verie selfe same time when these thinges were done and Maryanus Scotus who liued and wrote a chronicle at least 500. yeares ago as Florentinus a Monk of Worcester who continued it doth witnesse and declare Besides diuers others of great antiquitie and credite as Henry of Huntington Mathew of Westminster and manie moe who dâ—…e all confirme that which is before declared Besides there remayneth yet the ruines of an old Castle or Fort betweene Hartford Castle and the Mill which I doe vndoubtedly beleeue was the verie selfe same Fort that the Danes builded Moreouer O. Crosse did credibly enâ—…rine me that at y e building of Stansted bridge there were found within the riuer peeces of broken ships or Craets nayles and other thinges which seemed to belong to some great shippes or vessels All which thinges considered together with the parting of the streame before remembred me thinkes should be sufficient to confirme your minde and cause you to beleeue that there haue bene ships at Ware and Hartford Hereunto may bee added that it was a common vse of the Danes to row or drawe vp their ships into some smaller creeke or riuer where that they might ride all winter with least danger And time worketh some alteration both by water and by land y t where great riuers did somtimes run nowe it is vtterlie drie and in stead of maine waters we haue goodly florishing Meades And in like sort where goodly cities and castels some times did stand there now groweth corne For examples of this we need not seeke farre since y t in London not aboue 277. yeeres ago namely in the yeere of our Lord 1300. when Henry Waleys was Mayor of the citie there ran a riuer through Walbrook w t two bridges ouer it whereof William Iordan and Iohn de Beuer were maisters and gouernours What is become of the riuer Wer. that ran by S. Albons of which the great city that in old time stood there took the name and was called Werlamchester whereof Leland in his coÌ„mentaries maketh mention concerning cities the diligent reader of chronicles shal meet with y e names of many of which ther is at this day no rubbish nor ruin to be seen as Andres Chester y t stood in Sussex on y e edge of the great wood called Andreds weale of Iâ—…hancester y t stood in the 〈◊〉 Panta iâ—… Essex 〈◊〉 of inâ—…nite â—…e of which as I sayd therâ—… is left nâ—… tâ—…ken but as the Poet saith Est 〈◊〉 vbâ—… 〈◊〉 Thus haue you heard deare father both the doings of the Danes not only in Engl â—…ut â—…lso what they made in those 〈◊〉 of the â—…d wherof â—…e talked and where you dwel There 〈◊〉 now to write 〈◊〉 â—…ou as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 how kâ—…g 〈◊〉 is 〈◊〉 Ware was built â—…nd in what â—…ges dâ—…ies the same was â—…e of which I 〈◊〉 to say no more then that which hath bene alreadie written by such as haue in their histories and chroâ—…les made meâ—…tion oâ—… sâ—…h 〈◊〉 as were builded by king Edward 〈◊〉 abouteâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I cannot but much mislikâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that affirme that the towne of Hartford was 〈◊〉 by king Edward the â—…rst before the conquesh Seemâ—… 〈◊〉 by the very wordes of Huntington it appeareth that it was â—…ut the Castell that he builded for we read in Beda his histoâ—…y 〈◊〉 a counsel of Bishops that was bâ—… at Hartford lâ—…g befâ—… Edwardes time this castle I meane of Hartford was builded 〈◊〉 the yeare of our Lord â—…12 by Edward the sâ—…e of king Alâ—… and two yeares after hee builded a towâ—…e â—…n the North 〈◊〉 of Lee which is the same thâ—…t I doe take 〈◊〉 be Ware and wâ—…s in hand when Witham in Essex was also begâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yeâ—…res since Thus much father for this time I thougâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vnto you concerning this matter â—…thing doubâ—… buâ—… 〈◊〉 herereafter when all thinges be finished that by 〈◊〉 of the Lord Treasurer maister Fanshaw and other 〈◊〉 mâ—… 〈◊〉 in hard for the amendement and scâ—…ing 〈◊〉 riuer you and I both shall see though not shippes yet 〈◊〉 bâ—…g boates and vessels passe too and fro betwâ—…xt London 〈◊〉 Ware to the commoditie and profite of the whole countrey whâ—…h God graunt Your obedient sonne W. Vallans FINIS The first arme of increase The second The third A riâ—… let or rill The fifth The sixth The seuenth 1588. Thebals Hartfoord Lee. Caister 〈◊〉 Ware Thames Seuerne Humâ—…er Trent Cynthia Verolane Bishops Hatfield oâ—… Hethfield Hâ—…don Hartfoord Waltham Aâ—…lnors Crosse.