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XXVIII. An ExtraSl of a Letter , giving an Account of 
a large number of Urns dug uf? at North Elm- 
ham in Norfolk. Communicated by Petier Le 
Neve, Ejfo Norroy, F. R. S. 
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Docking, July 1 6. 17 n. 
SIR, - 
I Was laft Week at Grejjenhall , where 1 was inform’d 
of an unufual Number of Urns htely difcover’d in 
the Neighbourhood of that Place ; which being a Cu- 
riofity relating to a part of Learning, which you are fo 
well acquainted with, and fo good a judge of, I (hall 
take the Liberty of giving you a more particular Ac- 
count of it, which I promife my felf will not be unwel- 
come to you. 
Tn the Parilh of Elmham , about half a Mile from the 
Town (or better) there is a Clofe called the Broom clofe , 
lying on the Weft-fide of the Road from E Imbam to 
Beetly , and belongs to Mr Harvy of Bnckettham. About 
Candlemafs laft fome Labourers were repairing the Fence 
on the South fide of the Clofe, and in the bottom of 
the Ditch accidentally pitch’d upon a Pot, which they 
expe&ed to have been full of Money, and fell to ran- 
facking j but finding nothing but Dull: and Allies, went 
to their Work again, and digging on found two or 
three more 5 but (to their great Grief and Difappoint- 
ment) the Contents the fame. When they came home ~ 
at Night (the value of their Prize giving them no Occa- 
fion to conceal their Difcovery) they publilh’d what 
they had found, and in a little time were inform’d that 
|r / L 1 ' they 
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