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have their Rife and.Fall. This of [Hie fitus eft] one of 
the raoft ancient. 
The Military Ways, as now feen, are fome of the 
moft Magnificent Remains of the Roman Greataefs $ 
begun near Bath , under Claudius. The Roman Army 
in Britain under Nero 70000 : which, after the De- 
feat of Boadicia, was in all likelihood employ’d in public 
Works, as Ways, &c. At Bath four Military Ways 
meet ; in this ghiadrivium , about a Mile out of the 
Town, near the L ondcn-Road, W 3 s a famous Burying- 
Place 5 in which Julius Fitalis 5 and feverai others, were 
buryed. Burying-Phces moil: proper remote from Cities, 
and therefore recommended to more frequent ufe, after 
the Example of moll: wife Nations. 
In the laft Chapter the Author treats of the Ortho- 
graphy, Ornaments, and other Accidents of this Infcrip - 
tion, fetring forth, in particular, That as Infcriptisns belt 
of all teach Orthography, fo they are often moft 
faulty in this refpe£f. Points at firft were ufed to di- 
ftinguilh Words. In this hjeription , they are, where 
moft perfeft, Triangular, and placed near the middle 
of the preceding Letter. The Roman V was pronounc’d 
like our W; confequently Julius Witalis. This Vowel 
was fometimes pointed beneath, fometimes Arch’d, as 
appears from MSS of a thoufand Years age, now to be 
feen in the Bodleian Library : contrary to the Opini5n 
of Cellarius ^ who affirms. That the round bottom’d 
U, U 5 is not above a hundred Years (Landing. This laft 
Figure of this Letter taken from the Runer, as *he other, 
V, was from the Greek r. Of the mixing fmall with 
great Letters $ and nrxing, in the fame Writing, Letters 
of divers Alphabets. Lithotomifts careiefs in dividing 
Syllables. Knowledge of the Antients beft preferved by 
Infcriptions 5 which yet labour under great defeds. The 
life of this Jnfcription . 
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