u6 ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



A little below Port-gate, we come to the Hermen-Jlreet, fo called 

 from Hermes, Mercurius, the god of the high ways, and Cuftos Ma- 

 nium. It is more generally known by the name of Watlingjlreet (c)\ 

 It crofTes the Tym at the Roman ftation, 



Cor-chejler (d) by the oftium of the ftreamlet Cor, famous for the 

 Roman curiofities and antiquities found at it. It is not men- 

 tioned in the Notitia, and therefore is thought to have been aban- 

 doned before that defcription of the Roman empire was penned. 

 It contains feveral acres. A fmall fpace within it is called Corboiv,, 

 fuppofed to have been the Pr/etorium. 



The Romans had a bridge of arches over the Tyne at this ftatiorr,, 

 as well as at Cilchcjler, the fabric of which muft have been very 

 curious, where the current is rapid and formidable after heavy 

 rains, and fudden thaws of fnow from the mountains and hills. 

 The arches of their bridges were ufually wide over fuch rivers, 

 formed with the greateft geometrical nicety, the pillars mul- 

 tangular, the bafe of each fecured by horizontal arches gradually 

 contracted, every ftone in them of a vaft length and wedge-like^ 



(f) See Mr. Horjle/s Britann. Roman, on the four grand Roman ways in Britain, p. 387. 

 Eflay on the fame in Mr. Tho. Herne's, Lei. Itin. 



(d) Corftopitum. Antoninus. Dean Gale. Camden.. 

 Corftopilum. Burtjn. lien. Bur ha. 

 Corflopilum. Rich, of Citencefler. 

 Cor-chefter. 



The Curia or Curia Ottadinorum of Ptohmey affigned to this ftation by Camden, is re- 

 ferred to Scotland, to the Gadeni, by the Hon. Baron Clerk, the ornament of his country, and 

 of learning. His judgment is confirmed by the monadic antiquary, Ric. of Cirenceflcr, and 

 by Dr. tukeliy t the latter placing it at Csrfan-law. in Lothian, the Coria of the Gadeni, their 

 metropolis. 



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