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being grown over with Mofi, (Sc. and the whole at 
prefent covered with Snow, that lean make no further 
Dilcovery till more fcafonable Weather ; in the mean 
time I fhould be glad to know of you the bignefs of 
thok Met a youobferved at Stf»/(7», and what Authors 
treat of the Reman Pla/licks. I am r^ady to fancy thefe 
might be for their Br/Vix, becaufe of the great plenty 
of Clay in the Neighbourhood , and the great number 
of thoft Roman Bricks^ yet to be feen in the Ruines of 
/firkfiail'Ahh^yy and that it belonged to the Romans, I 
conclude, partly becaufe the Inhabitants have no Tradi- 
tion of any Modern Pottery, but chiefly becaufe it is 
feated upon a Branch of the Roman-waj/y or one of 
their Ha ndnnales, that leads from the great Military 
Road upon Bramham-moor, by Thorfiery Shaivoett^ and 
Kirkflall to Camlodmum, befides the very name feems 
to import fome Roman Caflrum, Near the adjoining E- 
minency that the^jxm caird Ham or Hotigs^ and the 
word is yet retained in fome parts of Xorkjh 'tre, witnefs 
Hamlet on-Hough in the Road to Selly ; and to conclude, 
the Village that (ucceeded the Old Pottery is called Potter- 
Newton. If you pleafe, Sir, to favour me with a 
Line , that I may have your Sanftion, if thefe Con- 
jedures be fo happy as to merit it, you will thereby ve- 
ry much honour, 
Worthy Sir y 
Tour Sac 
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