A HISTORY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 



which contained ashes ; a similar vessel, 2f in. square, of which only the bottom was found, 

 containing ashes ; a vessel of thinner glass, of lighter green, 3 in. square. A patera of Samian 

 ware, nearly entire, more than 2 in. high, diameter 7 in., potter's mark MVXTVLLIM, 

 containing ashes and leaves; another patera, if in. high, 6^ in. in diameter; a cup with the 

 potter's name, MEIII. M., nearly 2 in. in height, 4^ in. in diameter, if in. at bottom, 

 was also found, and some silver beads with wire attached to them ; with them were an orna- 

 ment like a bugle in shape, ^ in. long ; a._fibu/a, or brooch, in bronze ; and a bronze ornament 



1 in. high, like a fly ; also a vessel of coarse light red pottery, with the neck broken off, 7 in. in 

 height, largest diameter 4 in., containing ashes ; vessels in drab-coloured ware, one ornamented 

 with an imperfect cross-barred pattern, height rather more than 3^ in., diameter 3 in. ; another, 

 probably about 9 in. or 10 in. high, diameter 5^ in. ; a third, more than 2^ in. in height, in 

 diameter not quite 2 in. Besides these there were ornaments and various articles : iron with 

 rivets, and short nails with fibres of wood adhering to them ; fibulae; a segment of a circular plate 

 in silvery bronze, perhaps part of a mirror or circular _/%/,?; part of a pin with ornamented head, 



2 in. long, in coloured bone ; part of a plain bone pin, 3 in. long ; a small piece of leather with 

 nails in it. Probably these were the remains of a female burial. 



WHADDON CHASE. In February 1849 coins, together with the fragments of an urn or earthen 

 vessel, were discovered by a labourer while ploughing a portion of Whaddon Chase, but it is 

 doubtful if the coins were Roman. About three hundred and twenty of the coins were 

 preserved. It is said that none were inscribed ; about a quarter of them were stamped with 

 the figure of a horse unbridled, the reverse was a wreath dividing the field, while one division 

 was filled by a flower. The average weight of the coins was 90 grains Troy \Rec. of Bucks. 

 i, 15]. Our authority states that 'further search in a part of the adjacent chase yet uncleared 

 led to the discovery of a very perfect Roman camp, inclosing an area of about five acres.' 



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