48 RIVERS. 



for its picturesque castle, and still more for the Roman Station, 

 called Lavatrae, which is traceable to the south of it. 



At Bowes, Camden recorded the following inscription, in 

 honour of the Emperor Hadrian : the small letters are sup- 

 plied. 



IMP. C^ISARI DIVI TRAIANI PARTHICI 



Max. filio 

 DIVI NERVAE NEPOTI TRAIANO Hadria 



NO AVG PONT MAXM 



COS I ... P. P. COH. IIII. F 

 IO. SEV 



And another, which narrates the reparation of a Bath for the 

 first Thracian Cohort in the time of Severus, by Virius Lupus, 

 Legate and Propraetor of Britain ; his agent being Valerius 

 Fronto, Prsefect of Horse of the Ala Vettonum (Spanish). 



DAE FORTVNAE 

 VIRIVS LVPVS 

 LEG AVG PR PR 

 BALINEVM VI 

 IGNIS EXVST 

 VM COH I THR 

 ACVM REST 

 ITVIT CVRAN 

 TE VAL FRON 

 TONE PRAEF 

 EQ. ALAE VETTO. 



Many altars and inscriptions testify to the occupation of this 

 quarter of Yorkshire by the Romans. One, found on the banks 

 of Greta in 1702, a votive offering of two females, appears to have 

 been dedicated to a nymph, Elaune, perhaps the Lune River, 

 distant only a few miles. 



DEAE NYMPELAV 

 NE INEBRICA ET 

 IANVARIA : FIL 

 LIBENTES EXVO 

 TO SOLVERVNT 



