ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 45 



Carraiv-Brough, the Roman ftation Procotitia, garrifoned by the 

 firft cohort of the Batavi, as atteftcd by an altar found near it, 

 infcribed,, 



FORTVNAE 



GOH. I BATAVOR 



CVI PRAEEST 



MELACCINIVS 



MARCELLVS PRAE. 



The firft notice taken of it was by Dr. Cay, by whom a copy of 

 it was prefented to Mr. Thorjby, and published in the Philofophi- 

 cal Tranfactions (o). It was then in fine prefervation, the flonc 

 handfome, and the infcription fair; in the pofleflion of Mr. 

 Forfter at Carraiv, 1697; and removed to the library at Durham, 

 by the late Mr. Wat-burton. 



Carraiv-Brough has its name from the Saxon Burgos or Brough, 

 and the Emperor Caraiifius who repaired it ; of BritiJJj defcent, 

 and a noble and graceful perfon, as reprefented on coins. 



Incraffojurares ^Ere ncttum. HOR. 



To him is attributed the origin of the BritiJJy empire by fea. He 

 had the high pod of Comes Litoris Saxonici, inftituted by Conjlantine, 

 for the correction of the Saxon rovers, whofe villts were then 

 bold and frequent. He was alfo an admiral in the Roman navy 

 under Maximian. On his defection, that Emperor, and his aflb- 

 ciate Dioclefian, came witli their whole naval power on the Briti/Jj 

 coaft to deftroy him. Pie faw them, beat them, and made them 

 acknowledge his fovereignty over his countrymen and friends, 



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