Leland’s Journey through Wiltshire. 137 
The head of Jsis in Coteswalde risith about a mile a this side 
Tetbyri. 
The Fosse way goith oute at Cirencestre, and so streatchith by a 
manifeste great creste to Sodbyri market, and so to Bristow. 
[Jsis riseth a iij myles from Cirencestre not far from a village 
called Kemble within half a myle of the Fosse way, betwixt Ciren- 
cestre and Bath. Thens it runneth to Latinelad, (Latton), and so 
to Grekelad (Cricklade) about a myle lower, soon after receyving 
Churn. Wheras [when] the very head of Isis is in a great somer 
drought, apperith very little or no water; yet is the stream servid 
with many ofsprings resorting to one bottom. v. 63]. 
From Cirencestre to Malmsbyri viii miles. 
First I roode about a mile on Fosse. Then I turnid on the lifte 
hand, and cam al by champayne grounde, fruteful of corne and 
grasse, but very litle wood. 
I passid over a stone bridg, wher Newton water as I take it, 
rennith in the very botom by the towne: and so enterid the 
toune by th’ este gate. 
MALMSBURY. [1I. 51.] 
The toune of Malmesbyri stondith on the very toppe of a greate 
slaty rok, and ys wonderfully defendid by nature: for Newton water 
cummith a 2 miles from north to the toun: and Avon water 
cummith by weste of the toun from Lokington a 4 miles of, and 
meete about a bridge at south est parte of the toun, and so goith 
Avon by south a while, and then turneth flat west toward Bristow. 
The conducte that cam to Malmesbyri abbey was fette from 
Newton. 
Newton water and Avon ren so nere togither in the botom of the 
west suburbe at Malmesbyri, that there within a burbolt! shot the 
toun is peninsulatid. In the toun be 4 gates by the names of Est, 
West, North, and South, ruinus al.2 
1“ Burbolt.”” Between the Avon on the south side of the town, and the 
Newnton stream on the north, the interval at the narrowest place through 
Westport, would require for Leland’s birdbolt a flight of about 700 yards, 
2 Ruinus al.” All now quite destroyed. The name of the Westgate still 
survives in the suburb of ‘‘ Westport.” 
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