so Hydriotaphitj 



Families ftill derived fromtheh*o f But 

 fincethis cuftomc was probably difufeci 

 before their Invafion or Conqueft, and 

 the Romanes confeffedly praftifed the 

 fame, fince their pofleffion of this Ifland, 

 the moft aflured account will fall upon 

 the Romanes \ or Brittum Romdniz,cd. 



However certain it is, that Vrnes con 

 ceived of no ROMJM Original! 3 are often 

 digged up both in Norway, and Denmark^ 

 handfomely defcribcd , and graphically 

 reprefentcd by the Learned Phyficiati 

 Worm\us\ , And in fome parts of Den- 

 m**k in no ordinary number, as ftands 

 delivered by Authours exaftly defcribing 

 thofe Countreys m 4 And they contain 

 Cc * not only bones, but many other fub- 

 ftances in them, as Knives, peeces ofl- 



. ron ' Braffe and . Wood 3 and one of ^ 



<t*b<tt coiHr, w*y* & brafle guilded Jewes-har p 



* Nor were they confufed or carelefle 



in difpofiog the nobleft fort, while they 



placed large ftones in circle about the 



Vrnes, or bodies which they interred : 



Somewhat anfwerable unto the Monu- 



ment ofRoflricb ftones in EngUnd n ,or fc- 



fordfliifci pulcrall Monument probaby erefted by 



c*mbden. fafo who after conquered Norman 



Where 



