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See the Fi~ 
gure.. 
V. Part of a Letter from the Reverend Mr. Samuel 
Carte, (fettor of St. Margaret’s Tarifh in Lci- 
cefter, to Mr. Humfrey Wanley, F. 5. Con- 
cerning an Ancient Teftellated, or Mofaic Work , 
at Leicefter. 
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Take this Opportunity to fend you a drapght, made 
by one Benjamin Garland , of the Opts* 7 effellatum , 
lull extant in a Cellar here, over againft the Elm Trees, 
near AU-Saints Church. It is generally called Atf£on y 
by fuch Authors as mention it 5 but the bare Infpedtion 
of it will convince you, that it is a Reprefentation of 
the Fable, which fays, that a Perfon having found 
fault with Venus, (he, to be revenged of him, engaged 
her Son Cupid to make him fall in Love with a Mon- 
flier. 
It was fir ft difeovered about 40 Years ago, upon dig- 
ging of the Cellar, at about a Yard and half under the 
common prefent Surface of the Earth. What extent 
the whole Pavement was of is not known 5 but this Fi- 
gure, which, by order of the Mafter of the Houfe, was 
preferved, is an Ocfogott, furrounded by a Lift, as you 
fee in part reprefented in the corners of the Picture here- 
with fent you. Without this, tho’ not here reprefented, 
is a Twill or W reath of various Colours •, and round thar, 
is a fecond Lift like the former. Thefe two Lifts, with, 
the Wreath between them, are 6 Inches and a \ broad. 
The downright and tranfverfe Diamet rs of the Area are 
luft a Yard ; but the others, leading from corner to cor- 
ner, are a Yard and two Inches and an half. The Man, 
from Head to Foot, is two Foot and 4 | Inches. Cupid 
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