The Statural H'tjlory 
according to the Itinerary of Antoninus'^ and thence clofe by 
Elsfield to Alchejier^ as defcribed in theM<!7^, and in 2 7. and 
28. of this Chapter. 
73. Which is all I find remaining of the Romans here, but 
fome parcels of their Mony found at many other places^ particu- 
larly near Vorchefier not far from Dike-hills^ near the Fortification 
at ISury, and Madmarfion-hill in the Paridi of Stvalclif^ inclofed 
with a double vallum ; which 1 therefore judge to have been Ro- 
man works- There is alfo a fmall circumvallation in a Wood South 
and by Weft of Harpfden Church, near which place there has alfo 
been Roman mony dug up (whereof there is fome in the poffeffion 
of the Wordiipful ^/i?// Efq;) and fo likewife about /7(9r- 
lej^ Svperford^ Chippingnorton^ Teynton^ and a Village called Sinet 
nt2iV Bur ford, Stratton-Audley^ Fringford zndTufmore, and moft 
of them, of the Emperors between Cocceitis Nerva^ and Theodofius 
thefecond, exclufively. 
74. After the departure of the Romans came the Saxons into ^ 
Britan^ and after them the Danes^ who alfo made them Works fo 
indiftinguifhable from the Romans (otherwife than by the Roman 
mony found near them, as in the former Paragraph') that they can 
fcarce be known afunder: So that whatever of thei'e Fort ideati- 
ons (at moft places in this County abufively called Barrows) have 
no Roman mony found at or near them, I think we muft conclude 
either Saxon or Daniji ; Saxon if fquare, and if round Danifh ; 
for fol find them diftinguifh'd in a MS, Hiftory of Ireland by 
E. S, whereof the firft fort he calls Falkptotes^ i. e, places for the 
meeting of the folk or people, upon the approach of the enemy ; 
znd thehtterB anerathes, z. e, hills of" the Banes made for the 
fame purpofe though I very much queftion whether I (ball find 
thefe forms ftridly obferved in all places hereafter. 
75. Yet I find Tadmerton-Ca§fle, and Hooknorton Barrow not 
far from it, agreeable to this rule ; the former being large and 
rounds and the other fmaller and rather a quinquangle than a fquare'^ 
both of them caft up (the great round one by the Danes^ and the 
lefs fquare one by the Saxons) about the year 914, when the 
Vanes in the time of Edward Senior being grown ftrong and nu- 
merous, came forth of Northampton and Leicefter^ and made great 
flaughter of the Englifh- Saxons 2X^^i%xmtimt, fays J oh, Brom- 
* SeeBurtOK's Map of v^7^/o»/kw his Itinerary. * Hiftory of Ireland, MS. penes Authorem. 
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