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laft fo many Ages, fome of them remain- 

 ing tolerably perfed even to this Time. 



In England^ as well as in many other 

 Parts of Europe^ there have been frequent- 

 ly found buried in the Earth, feveral Kinds 

 of Axes, Chiflels, Wedges both with and 

 without Loops to them, and Heads of 

 Spears, all made of Brafs. It is far from 

 being determined by the Antiquaries of 

 ,the prefent Age, for what Ufe thefe feve- 

 ral Articles were originally intended 

 their Conjedlures on the Subje6b are vari- 

 ous, fome imagining they were ufed for 

 killing the Vidims in their Sacrifices, 

 others alTerting they were merely orna- 

 mental, and not a few at this time ima- 

 gine the Antients had a fecret Art of har- 

 dening Brafs, fo as to make it proper for 

 forming Edge-tools, or Inflruments of 

 War •, which Quality, fay they, the Brafs 

 may have long fmce loft by laying in the 

 Earth ^but after ail, the moft probable 

 Opinion is, that they were the Tops of 

 the Roman Lidors Fafces. They are often 



called 



