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building, about 15 yards diameter, dug up in this place; which must have been 

 the vestiges of some circus or temple; that it had been the custom for the inha- 

 bitants of their village, time out of mind, to dig for stones in this ground when 

 they wanted; and which they must often do, in a country almost clear of such 

 materials. The church of Millington itself seems to have been built out of the 

 ruins of this ancient Roman station. 



That this was really the Delgovitia so long sought after, is beyond contradic- 

 tion. The distance from York, coincides very justly with the Itinerary; IQ or 

 20 Italian miles agrees pretty well with our present computation; and at the 

 same time points out the true military way from the Humber to York. Instead 

 of forcing a road through the vale, the Romans very wisely chose to mount the 

 hills as soon as possible; and therefore directed their stratum from York to the 

 ford, over the river Derwent at Stainfordburg; and from thence in a direct line 

 to Garrowby hill ; which I take to be corrupted from Barrowby, many of those 

 tumuli or barrows being near this place. On the top of this mountain, though 

 the road turns up it by an easy ascent, begins a series of such enormous works 

 for fortification, as the like is not to be met with in the whole island. 



This road on the summit of the hill in a straight line points directly for Sureby 

 or Burlington bay, the Sinus Salutaris of Ptolemy. But another road to the 

 right takes a different course, and comes down to the ruins beforementioned. 

 Thence the road leads directly to Londesburg, the place which I once thought 

 the station sought for; it passes through Lord Burlington's park, where more of 

 it was laid open last year than I had before seen, in widening the large and noble 

 canal in that inclosure. This place was before a morass, and the Romans were 

 obliged to force a way through it, which is 8 yards broad, and laid with stone 

 edgeways to a great depth. The road passed up the hill on the other side this 

 marshy place, and divided into two branches on the top of it; one way pointing 

 through Weighton to Brough on the Humber, and the other by the east end of 

 Godmondham directly for Beverley; which now I am convinced also was the 

 Petvaria of Ptolemy. From which last station it must have gone out directly for 

 Patrington or Spurnhead; one of which was certainly the Roman Praetorium, 

 mentioned as the last stage in the first itinerary route of Antoninus. 



This sea-port must be very commodious to touch at, either going or returning 

 from Gaul, or the Belgic coasts, and bringing military stores, &c. from thence, 

 either to York or Malton ; to which last place the Camolodunum of Ptolemy, 

 another road branches out, apparently from the conjunction on the top of Gar- 

 rowby hill, and leads directly to it. But to return to our Delgovitia. 



The situation of this place is admirable, and the stupendous works about it, 

 thrown up for a defence to this station, and the several grand roads near it, are 

 not to be described. The town itself was placed on a declivity of a hill, almost 



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