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twine, and that it might have been defertecl before the reign of Ca- 

 racalla, the reputed author of that Itinerary. It muft be antient, 

 as fhewn by Camden foj, and others (p), from an imperfect: in- 

 fcription difcovcred and publifhed by them, mentioning a pu- 

 blic edifice Vctujlate conlapfum^ gone to decay through age. 



At Elijljaiu, a fmall village on the fame fide of the river, are 

 foundations of large buildings ; the river crofTed by Watlingftreet* 

 by a bridge of arches ; fome of the ftoncs ftill to be feen, with 

 iron-cramps in them, and melted lead. Ell/ljaw belonged to the 

 crown, 10 QjEKzabetb fqj ; a chapel at it, now in ruins. 



Near two miles eail from Watlingjlrect, is 



EJfden (r), a town of great antiquity ; fuppofed to have been a 

 Roman town in the time of M. Aurelins Antoninus ; two Roman altars, 

 with infcriptions found at it, in a hill, called The Mote-Hill ; 

 one of them infcribed to the tutelar deity, Matunus ; mention 

 made of both in the Britannia Romana, with engravings (s). Phis 

 hill is trenched round, ten yards deep ; a bread-work to the 

 north for its defence. Jaw-bones of hearts, a large (lag's head, 



(o) Camd. Brit. p. 1078. 

 (p) Horjley. No. Ixxxix. 



(q ) Domina Regina Elizabeths fuit feifita de et in Elyjhawe, in provinc. de Rlddefdale. 



Efcaet. de anno 10 Eliz, 



(r) Hellefden. 

 Elfden. 

 Elfdon. 



t, 



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