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Bronze socketed celts with Eoman coins at Carnbrea. 



Eoniano-British. relics from Trelan, a Bronze mirror, Beads, 

 Ai-mlets, and otlier personal ornaments. Presented to the Royal 

 Institution of Cornwall by Mr. J. J. Eogers. 



Part of a ''Poman Urn," from a Barrow near Newquay. 

 Presented to the Eoyal Institution of Cornwall by the Pev. C. 

 Paynter. 



Fragments of pottery, decided by Mr Albert Way to be 

 Roman, from Carminow, near Helston. Presented to the Royal 

 Institution of Cornwall by Mr. J. J. Rogers. 



From St. Minver sands, Samian ware with Roman coins and 

 personal ornaments. 



It will be observed that while Roman coins are numerically 

 abundant in the county, personal ornaments and pottery, which 

 more fully indicate a settled occupation, have been very rarely 

 found. 



Inscribed Stones. — These are large roughly hewn granite stones 

 from 4 to 8 feet high, bearing sepulchral inscriptions in letters 

 nearly resembKng those of the latter Roman monuments ; some of 

 them show the Roman capital letters well defined, and also a 

 blending of Roman and Celtic names. The stone in the parish 

 of St. Columb Minor, according to Wright, gives to the person it 

 commemorates the Roman title of Tribune. It is more than 

 probable that in the occupation of a country extending over a 

 period of 400 years, family ties would arise explaining this 

 blending of names and written characters. Thus we find the 

 Roman poet Martial celebrating in two epigrams, the beauty and 

 virtues of Claudia ''of the woad-stained British race," and her 

 marriage with a noble Roman of the name of Pudens. As 

 Martial wrote about the time of St. Paul's last visit to Rome, the 

 Pudens and Claudia mentioned by the apostle may be the same 

 as those lauded by the poet ; and this lady, perhaps, the first 

 British convert to Christianity. 



There are few names of places in Cornwall indicative of 

 Roman occupation, but that of Stratton leads us to infer that here 

 there must have been a Station beside a Roman road. In fact 

 the Roman roads may often be traced by such names as Stratton 

 (on Foss) — Stretton — Stratford, and Street. 



A review of the whole subject appears to support the following 

 inferences. 



