2936 NOTES ON LATIN INSCRIPTIONS FOUND IN BRITAIN. 
(1-) 
IOM 
COH : II: TVNGR 
M EQ:C:L-CVI 
PRAEST : ALB 
SEVERVS PR 
AEF: TVNG: IN 
ST VIC SEVRO 
PRINCIPI 
(2.) 
Se) winless aa Seip sco 
ET: NVM[INI: D°] 
N° COH: II + TVN 
GROR: GOR: M: EQ 
[C-] L: CVI- PRAE 
EST * * * CLAV 
D* * * * * PRA 
EF: INSTANTE 
AEL: MARTINO 
PRINC: &c. &e. 
Dr. Bruce (Roman Wall, p. 264) on the first of these inscriptions, 
and Mr. Hodgson (drchéol. Ailiana, ii. p. 88) on the second, ju- 
diciously reject the interpretation of princeps as a proper name, or as 
the designation of the Emperor, and refer to Manutius as authority 
for “primus princeps, secundus,” &c. 
The opinion, which seems to have been held by both, would have 
been more clearly expressed, if they had distinctly stated that princeps 
alone (without primus) is used for the first centurion of the principes, 
just as primipilus is used for the first centurion of the triarii. 
40. In the Journal of the Archzeological Institute, n. 65, 1860, there 
is an interesting and carefully prepared paper by the Rev. Edward and 
Mr. Arthur Trollope, on “The Roman Inscriptions and Sepulchral 
Remains at Lincoln.” As there are some points on which I differ 
in opinion from the learned authors, I purpose devoting two or three 
articles to the consideration of the doubtful readings or interpreta- 
tions. 
In p. 4 we have the inscription : 
