COLE : A^-CIE^'T E^'TRE^'CHMENTS NEAR WETWAXG. 51 
by AntoiuDG, and repeated by Ricliard of Cirencester, wliere Derventio 
is given as VII Roman miles from York, and Delgovitia XIII from 
Derventio, XXV more takes one to Praetorium on the Coast. If this 
was the route at all," I have little doubt that Prretorium was at 
Bridlington Bay, the " sinus salutaris," " portuosus sinus," also 
" Gabrantvicorum sinus." The Romans would never risk rounding 
the rock-bound coast of Flamborough Head, (Brigantium Extrema), 
when they could meet with such a capital landing place and shelter 
as the modern Quay. 
"Note. — Considering that the first iter of Antonine gives a 
list of Roman stations, starting from Northumberland, through 
Catterick and Aldborough to York, and thence to Praetorium, I cannot 
myself believe that this military way turned at right angles to 
Bridlington and Filey, but think it must have maintained a southerly 
direction. Still it could not go at first directly south from York, for 
the great plain south of York was probably all forest and more or 
less swampy, and crossed by several tidal rivers. The road from 
Dauum, (Doncaster), made at once for the ridge of magnesian lime- 
stone on the west to Tadcaster, thence to York by another ridge at 
Bilborough. That from York to Praetorium might reasonably make 
for the Wolds, by the ridge running by Holtby to Garrowby Hill, 
thence southwards through Warter and Londesborough, to Brough on 
the Humber. The itinerary of Richard agrees with that of Antonine, 
but Richard gives some further particulars, he mentions the military 
road from Lincoln to the Humber, (ad Abum), where, he says, you 
cross into the province called Maxima, i.e. Yorkshire. The distance 
from the point of embarkation to that of landing or rather Petuaria, 
he calls VI miles, i.e. somewhat about o-\ English miles. The svdft 
tidal current might easily make the passage longer than the present 
measured distance, which is somewhat less. Anyhow, Petuaria can 
have no more to do with Beverlej^ than Praetorium with Patrington. 
Richard goes on to say that the distance from Petuaria to York is 
46 Roman miles, which agrees with the former statement (the words 
ut supra " can only refer to iter V), that the distance from York to 
Praetorium is 45 miles. Hence I conclude that Petuaria and Pnetorium 
