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this great and beautiful one, of ftately Firrs or Pitch Trees, 
that overfpread all thofe vaft Levels, and the Country 
round about 5 I come now more particularly to (hevv and 
prove. 
The common Road of the Romau^r out of the South in- 
to the North, was formerly from Lindum (Lincoln) to &«■ 
gelocum [Link' burrow upon Trent] and from thence to 
Dannm [ Doncajler, where they kept a (landing Garrifon 
of Crifpinian Hoy^q} a little off on the Eaft and North Eaft, 
of their Road between the two laft named TownSj lay 
the Borders of the great Foreft, which fwarmed uith 
wild Britainsy Who were continually making their Salies out 
of the fame, and their Retreats into it again, intercepting 
their Provifions,taking and deftroying their Carriages,killing 
their Allies and Paffengers, and difturbing their Garrifons^ 
which at length fo enraged the Romans^ thacirbey were re- 
folved to deftroy it 5 and that they might do the fame more 
effeftually, as well as the more eafily, they marched witii a 
greatArmy againft the fame,and encamped upon a greatHeath 
or More^ not tar from Finnmgly^ fas by their Fortifications 
there yet to be feen is apparent) where it is probable that a 
.great Battel enfued. for hard by is a little Town called O^.er- 
'fieldMo\v2,s the latter part of the Word is never ufed to be 
added to any other, but where there hath been a Battel ^ fo 
the former feems to tell us what Roman General it was that 
fought, to wit, the famous 0/?m^5 vv^hom all iht iiofmk 
Hiftorians affure us v/as in thofe parts. But who got the 
Vidory is not (oeafy to be judged ot; tho no doubt ic was 
the valiant Romans^ who befides the raaltiiudes 01 the Brt- 
tcdns that they llew, drive the reft back into the great 
Foreft and Wood, that covered all this low CoLinrry. 
Whereupon the J, that they luight both deftroy ic 
and the Enemy the eafier, took the opportunity of a ftrong 
South W'eft VVind, and fct j^reac Fires therein, which ta- 
king hold of the Fir-Trees^ burnt like Pitch, andconfunied 
infinite numbers of them 5 then v/hen the Fke had done 
what 
