ly. A Letter pom the Reverend Mr Abrahaai 
de la Prj^Cj to the very Reverend Dr G. D. 
ofX. and R. S* concerning fome Roman 
Antiquities in Lincolnfliire. 
H Very Reverend Sir^ 
HAving made bold in my laft Letter to acquaint 
you with the Recent difcovery of a, Roma?t 
Pavement in X//^t:^/^7S/re, fo I could not ("through 
|- the great lo\^e that I have unto Antiquity J 
any longer forbear going to take a view thereof than 
yefterday, which having performed, I ftiall here now, 
as I promifed you, .^ive you a larger account thereof 
than before I was able to do. But becaufe that it is by 
a famous old Roman High-way, or Street fas it is com- 
monly calledj I will make bold to dekribe its conrfe 
unto you as briefly as I can in the firft place, becaufe 
j that no body hath done it before me, and becaufe 
that the doing of the fame illuftrates this piece of An- 
tiquity. 
I have obferved msiny Roman ways in that County 
of Lincoln^ but none more obfervable than this, called 
High-Street^ which runs (if I miftake notj almoft di^ 
re&ly in a ftraight line from London to Humkr- 
Side. 
This is that which is flightly mentioned by Mr 
Camhden (\x\ \Nevp Ed. p. 470.) as running, fays he,from 
Lincoln Northwards unto the little Village called Spit- 
tle in the Street^ and fomewhat further from this Spt- 
tie in the Street^ and 'tis fomewhat further. I (hall con- 
tinue 
