ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. n 



At a finall diftance from Wall-Mill, and very near the 35th Mile- 

 Stone on the military road, on a ridge of moor, are four tumuli, 

 twenty yards afunder north and fouth, twenty-eight eaft and 

 weft; cut through by the late obferving and curious Mr. Currey, 

 a duTenting minifter, who found both entire human bones and 

 an urn with aflies and fait in it ; the fait well prefervcd, white 

 and fair. 



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The Romans were not very careful to feparate the human amcs 

 from the reft, but fometimes put coals and other things into the 

 urn. Their urns were of gold, of filver, and other metal ; of 

 glafs, of ftone, and of marble, but moft generally of potter's 

 earth. This was of that kind. Trojans was of gold. They were 

 of all figures, but commonly round and bellied ; thofe of metal 

 generally embellifhed with fculpture and bafs-reliefs. Urns for 

 perfons of diftinction were either fet under marble-monuments, 

 or in niches of fepulchral chambers. Severus provided his be- 

 fore his death (r). It is faid to have been of porphyry (s), or of 

 alabafter (t). The afb.es of perfons of quality were ufually 

 fprinkled with wine, before they were collected into an urn. 



Poftquam collapfi cineres, et flamma quievit, 



Reliquias vino et bibulam lavere favillam j 



Ofiaque ledta cado texit Chorinxus aheno. Vi''g- Mn. vi, 



Soon as the pile, fubfiding, flames no more, 

 With wine the heap they fprinkled o'er: 

 Then Chorinaeus took the charge, to place 

 , The bones felected in a brazen vafc. 



(r) Spon. (j) Dio. (t) Herodotus. 



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