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Vindobala (I), or Roiichefter (m). A fculpture of Hercules, in ftone, 

 of the rag-kind, was digged up at it by fome labourers a few 

 years ago, by whofe careleflhefs it had the misfortune to lofe 

 both the head and' feet. Mr. Brown, of Throckley-Fell, laved it 

 from farther harm by having it carried to his houfe. In 1761, it 

 was removed to Londonby a curious antiquary, Mr, Dunne, a gen- 

 tleman, fays Dr. Stiikeley, who judicioufly indulges a tafte for the 

 elegances of thefe learned curiofities, in the midft of the con- 

 finement and bufmefs of the \a.w(n}. 



The feftival of Hercules and Bellona was obferved, 3d"}une. 



Two Roman FibuU have been alfo digged up, both of lifver. 

 One of them was in the poflefiion of the Rev. Mr. Walton, of Car- 

 bridge, and the other of the late Mrs. Roberts, of Hexhant. 



In palling by this llation, nth December, 1761, I had a Roman 

 brick and two coins from fome labourers who turned them up 

 from among the ruins the day before. The coins were of copper, 

 and of -the later empire. Upon the brick is the following infcrip- 

 tion done with a ftamp, the letters large and fair. 



L E G VI V 



Iri the beginning of the year 1766, two poor men being em- 

 ployed in digging up the foundation of a fence near this ftation, 



(!) Hcr/Ity's Brit. Rcmana. 



(m) Rouchefter. 

 Rowchefter. 

 Routchefter. Camden. 



(n) Dr. Stukeleys Caraus. Vol. i. p. 187. Vid. Hercuks Ethnicorum, ex variis Antiq. 

 Relig. delin. &c. Bejtro,' cum 38 Fig. fol. 105. 



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