136 Leland’’s Journey throuyh Wiltshire. 
farther ripe! of Jsis, and stondeth in Wileshire. Loke here where 
Braden water comming out of Wileshire doeth go into Isis. 
I noted a little beyond Pulton? village Pulton priorie, wher 
was a prior and 2 or 3 blake canons with hym. 
I saw yn the walles where the presbyterie was, 3 or 4 arches, 
wher ther were tumbes of gentilmen. I think that ther was byried 
sum of the Sainct-Maurs. Andof surety one St. Mawr, founder of 
it, was buried there. 
As I passed out of Pulton village, I went over the bek* of Pulton 
rising not far above. Pulton bek, about a mile beneth Pu/ton, 
goith at a mill a little above Downumney into Amney streame. 
From Pulton toward Amney villag I passed over Amney water, 
and so to Amney village, leving it on the right hand. 
Amney brook risith a little above Ammney toune by north out of 
a rok; and goith a 3 miles of, or more, to Doune-amney, wher 
Syr Antony Hungreford hath a fair house of stone, on the farther 
bank. 
Amney goith into Isis a mile beneth Downamney, againe Nunne- 
Eiton in Wilshire. 
From Pulton to Citrencestre a 4 miles. Serlo, first abbate of 
Cirencestre, made his brother prior of Bradene-stoke. Tetbyri is vii 
miles from Walmesbyri, and is a praty market town. Tetbyri lyeth 
a 2 miles on the left hand of from Fosse,5 as men ryde to Sodbyri. 
1 “ Farther ripe :” (bank). This would be the case to a person coming from 
Lechlade. 
2‘¢ Pulton :”” commonly called Poulton, lies within Gloucestershire, but belongs 
to Wilts. 
3‘ Founder.” Sir Thomas St. Maur founded Poulton Priory, 24 Edw. III. 
A. D. 1360. [Tanner’s Monast.] He died without issue. His brother’s 
descendant in the 4th generation, Alice St. Maur, a sole heiress, married Wm. 
Lord Zouche. Hence the Zouches at Castle Eaton just mentioned. 
4 Bek.” Brook. 
5‘ Fosse.” Five Roman roads went out of Cirencester, one of which was 
the Fosse: but Leland seems here to have mistaken the course of it. That 
which is now called ‘‘ The Fosse” does not go over any ‘‘ manifest great crest” 
by Sodbury to Bristol, but by Easton Grey and North Wraxhall to Bath. 
Leland himself afterwards left Cirencester by the latter road for a short distance : 
then turned off to Crudwell, and entered Malmesbury over Holloway Bridge on 
the Charlton Road. 
