fyoi ) 
^ower * a Copy whereof I here fend you.' I mufl: con- 
fefs I am not fully fatisfied whether it were ever de- 
signed for reading, or for fome kind of Antique Orna- 
ment ^ but rather incline to the latter. The Stone was 
not deligned for a Step, there being none of the fame 
kind in the whole Stair-Cafe. The Marks were moftly 
worn out by treading $ and it is poffible they might be 
once more uniform $ and fome few Miftakes may have 
happened in the copying it as it is. I have fent the 
Stone to the Mufeum at Oxford 5 where the Curious may 
be fatisfied. Were it the old Celtic Chara&er, which 
C<efar fays was like the Greek, , ’twere a noble Difcovery : 
But I fear our Anceftors (if ever they had any Writing) 
have left us none upon Stones. 
I alfo copied the Mafons Marks on fome Stones there 5 
whereby perhaps fome Perfons curious in Archite&ure 
may judge whether it has been a Roman or later Britijb 
Building : I fay Roman or Brit ip , becaufe the Saxons 
and Danes never fettled here 3 and it is older than the 
Norman Conquefb 
We have collected what Infe&s occur’d this Summer, 
efpecially the Butterflies $ but we are ignorant of the 
means of preferving them well in our Travels. I {hall 
take all the Care I can of the Zoophytes this Winter in 
Rembrokepire and Cardiganpire $ but as yet we have met 
with very few of them. I am, 
Honoured Sir t 
Tour tnofl humble and 
ajj ett ion ate Servant , 
E. LHWYD. 
fig. r. 
