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neglect. This is the state in which the primitive christians must be supposed 

 to have found them. Thus then the christians finding them in a state of 

 neglect, laid up the bodies of their dead in them ; and perhaps when the per- 

 secution was hot, concealed themselves, and kept little separate assemblies in 

 their chambers. At last, the empire turning christians, they fell again into the 

 old state of neglect ; in which they continued till upon some mention of them, 

 they came to be looked into and searched. This relates to the catacombs of 

 Rome; those of Naples are quite another thing, of which in my next. 



An Account of a Booh, viz. Flora Noribergensis, &c. being a Catalogue not 

 only of such Plants as grow spontaneously about Nuremberg, hut also of such 

 Exotics as the Physic Garden of that City has lately raised, luith the Figures 

 and Descriptions of many of the most rare. Opera Johannis Georgii Volcha- 

 meri, M. D. Noriberg. 1700. Ato. N° 205, p. S51. 



On some Roman Inscriptions found near Durham. By Mr. Christ. Hunter. 



N° 266, p. 657. 



These inscriptions were found near a village called Lancaster, about 5 miles 

 north west from Durham which I am fully persuaded has been the Longovicum 

 of the Romans. It has been a very considerable place in these parts, and their 

 Watling Street lies through it. It is on the top of a hill, which has a descent 

 on three sides ; towards the west it is overlooked by a high hill, and almost 

 eastward from it about a quarter of a mile, stands the present Lanchester, a 

 tolerable country village, with a pretty church, which, before the reformation 

 was endowed with a deanery and six prebends. The form of this place has 

 been square, and fortified with a thick strong stone wall, faced with hewn 

 stone. Within the wall are nothing but ruinous heaps of stones ; as also with- 

 out the wall, especially towards the east. Above a year ago, I found part of 

 a large earthen urn near this place, within which I suppose there has been a 

 lesser ; such I remember was found at another village not far from this, which 

 I am persuaded has been another colony. 



Concerning some Insects observed on Fruit Trees. By M. Leuwenhoeck. 



N° 266, p. 659. 



We have not for many years observed about this town (Delft) the fruit trees 

 more loadcn with blossoms than this last springs nor at the same time more 

 covered with a sort of black flies, which appeared to me less than those of 

 former years. This induced me to take some of the leaves of the trees, and 



