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time fupplanted, the one firft by Witfand, and at laft by 
Caks, the other by Dover, at which place our Author 
makes Cafar to have firft attempted to land: The For- 
tification of the place in thofe days was more from Na- 
ture than Art.TheRock being cut into fuchlndentures,as 
refembled and were inftead of Walls with Battlements, 
which Time hath now worn away. Proceeding to the 
Port of Lemanis, which he makes new Romney, fo called 
from being the Romans Port ; and which altho for fbme 
Hundreds of years it has lain dry, yet had formerly a 
fair and commodious River running by it, and empty- 
ing it (elf into the Sea, much nearer the Town than now, 
where he endeavours to (hew, that there was formerly a 
River of the name of Rother, Romney and L?mene,and that 
it had its mouth at or by Romney; and when,and upon what 
occafion it forfook its wonted Channel. The two firft he 
proves by old Records, where he obferves that it's Mouth 
was wide enongh to receive a Fleet of 25*0 Sail of Danijh 
Pirats, An. 893. which towed up their Veflels Four 
Miles within the Land which place it hath now fo for- 
faken, th&t there is neither Harbour nor Channel, which 
was turned another way by a great Inundation of the Sea 
about the year 12,87. a °d t ' ie Haven loft for want of 
the River to icour and keep it open Next he gives the 
Derivation of Romney, Apledore, Gilford, and Winchelfey* 
And fo much for the Ports. 
As to the Forts, he begins with Regulhium now Recul- 
ver, where are ftillthe Remains of Roman Tile here 
he obferves by the way from Mr. Burton, that all places 
ending in Chefter, arife from the Ruines of the Old Ro- 
man Caflra, this place being once called Raculf-cefter. 
All the Roman Colonies, ®c. being upon Hills, he be- 
lieves this might be placed on the Afoent where the 
Church now ftands, or in the Church yard, of which 
place and its Antiquities he enlarges. 
2. The next Fort is Rutupium,ox Richhrough, of which 
before amongft the Ports. The Remains of the Walls- 
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