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great blow it could never recover (though much endeavored by 

 Rich. 2.) the Bridges of Abington and Dorchefier being alfo about 

 that time built, which diverted the Trade another way, whereas 

 before there was no paflage over the Thames but here at Walleng- 

 ford c . 



26. This Valium or ridged Bank, now called Grimes-dike, as 

 it runs towards Pontes, yet remains very high, but is but fingle 

 till it comes to the Woods near Tuffield, alias Nuffield, where it 

 appears double with a deep trench between, like the ways near 

 Piperno and at Porto in Italy d ; which induces me to believe, that 

 that part next Wallengford was once fo too, and therefore ftill 

 called Grimes-ditch, the trench in all likelyhood being filled up 

 with one of the banks thrown into it upon the increafe of Agri- 

 culture, perhaps at firft defigned only to carry off the water, and 

 the two banks on each fide for the carriages 'twixtthe Jiations * ; 

 thofe from Wallengford 'to Pontes going upon one Bank, and thofe 

 from Pontes to Wallengford 'upon the other, fo that there could be 



.nodifturbanceby meeting on the way. From Tuffield, I was 

 told, it held on its courfe through the thick Woods, andpafled 

 the River below Henly into Berk-fiire again, but the Woods fcarce 

 admitting afoot paflage, much lefs for a Horfe, I could not con- 

 veniently trace it any further. 



27. There feems alfo to have been caft up another Roman way, 

 between the old City of Alceslerm the Parilh of Wendlebury (di 

 which more anon in its proper place) and the City of Calleva, 

 whereof there is part to be (een to this day running quite crofs 

 Otmoor, as defcribed in the Map, and coming out of the Moor un- 

 der Beckjey Park^ wall 3 which 'tis plain, has been paved (as in- 

 deed it had need) by the {tones yet found upon, and about the 

 ridge, and no where elfeon the Moor. From Beck.ly it paries on 

 to, and may plainly befeen in the Wood near Stackers, where cut- 

 ting the London road to Worcejler, it goes plainly through the fields 

 to Stafford- Grove, and thence over Bayards watering-place, to- 

 ward Heddington Quarry pits, leaving Shotover-hill on the left, 

 and the Pits on the right hand. 



28. At the foot of Shotover-hill it enters Magdalen College Cop- 

 pices, and thence through Brafen-nofe College Coppices, over the 



' Vid. LelandiComme7it.inCy&neamCantionemin<verbtCalcVa. * Vid. Leon. Bapt. Alberti de re 2E- 

 difc . lib. 4.. cap. f . * Ibidem. 



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