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gravel andfand, which lay loofe in the bottom about a yard 
deeper^as was tryedby a Spit^and thefe alfo found (though the 
Cover was rotten) becaule not fo much expofed to the Air. 
The men that fcearched it, having my permiffion, (for it 
lieson my fideof the high way) flattered themfelves with great 
hopes of fome Treafure^ when they faw the appearance of a 
Hogjhead fet on end : and their expedlation was therefore the 
ftronger, becaufe. they could not poffibly imagine that a mil 
fhould be placed in an open Street, in a publick high way, and fo 
near to the Ri'ver : but they only found Fahritian Plate ; old 
earthen-Vefiels^ with pieces of Urney^ one piece of a drinking GbJS^ 
and feveral Sandals^ which may ferve to befpeak the Antio,ui' 
tj of it; for fure 'tis long fince any Sandals were worn in this 
Country, 
The earthern-Vejfels were of very fine Metal ( if I may fo 
call it) of a Brick^Uke colour, and in feveral Forms But the moft 
(and moft remarkable) werejike a Bafon or P#r-C«^the Bowl, 
femiglohular ^ the foot, a Ring : lome were in Diameur about 8 
inches, and in depth on the infide,more then 3 1, fome more, 
fome lefs, as appeared by the Fragments which came to my 
hand They were (for the moft part) very finely imbofled, 
but three more efpecially, 7^/2:. i- OnQv/itha Fine hra^cb^ ha- 
ving a Figure in every turnmg, and in thefirft place a naked 
Man ftanding alone upon his left foot, the other leg crofs, 
and holding his left hand down towards his back, his right 
towards his belly, with a branch of Lan^relol 3 fprigs in it, 
one of which turns up to his face-v/ards over the crooke or 
bending of h's Arm ^ and at his feet is a Branch of La-wrtl and 
a Blojji m or Flcyvcr : In the next is a Vme-leaf^ 1 BloJJbms at the 
bottom i and at the top x Feacocks regardant : In the next is 
Viciory (asl take it) viz., an Angel or Gemm holding in its right 
hand (the Arm ftretched out, and the face looking towards 
the Man) a Garland oi Laivrel', in the left, a S^rig of the fames 
and two fprigs likewife are at the foot with Flowers or Blcjjoms^ 
and one Flower in the middle betwixt the Garland and one of 
thofe Sirigs, In the next is a Fme-kaf the fame as before, 
in the next isVjUory, and foby turns, till it ends with a Vine- 
leaf next the Man, And upon it are alfo fome Goth like Char a- 
Bers of the lefler fort, but dim and obfcure. Another of 
thefe Pots is adorned with Circles and Semicircles 3 in one of 
thefe Circles is the Figure of a Man^ fitting on a Plwth or fquare 
ttone i in all the reft are fluttering Gsnn. In fome of the 
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