The 5\(amral Hijlory 
they ftiould come by without the learning of the Greeks (which 
poffibly might be brought over by fome of their Philofophers who 
accompanyed the Merchants trading for Tin^znd feated themfelves 
here) let the Reader judge. 
6^. But for the BiJhopricK of Oxon^ it is but of lateereftion, 
taken our of that of Lincolnhy King Hen. 8. and of no longer 
(landing than his days, notwithftanding what we meet with in 
the Decretals of Pope Gregory ; where we find two Refcripts of 
Pope Alexander the Third, about the year 1 1 5 8. directed to the 
Bifhop of Oxon. ando/^er^", it being but a miftake (though to 
be found in all the CofieSy I could meet with) of Oxonienfi^ for 
Exonienfiy as plainly appears in the fourth Book, of the fame De- 
cretals "y compared with the places afore-cited. 
^8. Yet the ancienteft T'orr;^ of the whole County I take to 
be Henley^ fo called from the Brlttijh Hen^ which fignifies old^ and 
Lley a flace^ and perhaps might be the head Town of the people 
called Ancalites-, that revolted to Cd^far ^ : it was alfo called Han- 
leganz^ 2nd Hannehurg^ as appears by an In/peximus of Q^Eliza- 
leth^ granted this Corporation, And there is a place near it, ftill 
called Ancaftle (weft of the Town where the Wind-mill now 
ftands) which is but the Norman name, importing the fame with 
the Saxon Eanneburg, If it be objected, that Aldbury near Ricot 
in this County (according to vulgar tradition) is the mother of 
Henly^ and confequentially older ; it may be anfwer'd, that its 
probable indeed that Chrifiian Henley may be younger than Aid- 
hury^ in refpeft of a Church firft built there, but upon no other 
account. 
69. And the Town of Watlington {eems of no fmall antiquitj^ 
provided its age do but anfwer its Etymologie ; for by its name it 
feems alfo to have been an old Britijh Citj^ which according to 
Strabo, were nothing elfe but ^roz/e^ fenced about with trees cut 
down, and laid crofs one another, within which they built them 
J/!}eds both for themfelves and Cattle. no'A«s 0 aArav u(r\v o\ s^uf^o), 
icx?\.vComivv7aJii ^ art ^oaKinf^tTX> jta.'Ta5wGjt*<^'«<7i ate his VCry WOrds .* 
which manner of fence the Saxons after called patelaj- Crates^ hur- 
dles or wattles, within which mound building them tents or co- 
" Decret. de fHiis Presbyteror. ordin, ^ Jton. c. Tropojuit. de offcio-, <^ foteft.pfi. deleg. c.Caufam. 
0 Decret. qui fHiifmt kgitimii c.Caufam. P "julii C^xjar is Comment ar. de hello GaUkOi lii>.<j. * Strahonit 
Qsographia^lib. 4. 
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