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Near the fame plot of ground, for a- 

 bout fix yards compaflfe were digged up 

 coals and incinerated fubftances, which 

 begat conje&ure that this was the Uftriv* 

 or place of burning their bodies.or (bme 

 ficrificing place unto the Mmes 9 which 

 was properly below the furface of the 

 ground^ as theAr* and Altars unto the 

 gods and Heroes above it* 



That thefe were the Vrnes of Romanes 

 from the common cuftome and place 

 where they were found., is no obicure 

 coojedure, not farre from a Romane 

 Garrifon, and but five Miles from Bran- 

 cMffer, fet down by ancient Record un 

 der the name of Brannodnnuw- And 

 where the adjoyning Towne, contain 

 ing fevea Par i(hes 5 in no very different 

 found, but Saxon Termination, ftill re- 

 Cains the Name of 'EurnkAm^ which being 

 an early ftation, it is nor improbable the 

 neighbour parts were filled with habi 

 tations, cither of Romanes themfelves, or 

 Rtmantfedy which obfervedthe 



Nor is it improbable that the r R$m 

 early poflfeffed this Countrey^for though 

 we meet not with fuch ftrift particulars 



of 



