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the Roman Times, being the Paftage from Holland in 
Lincolnjhire by Brigend Cattfey , (a Rowan Work) to 
all the Towns upon the Fojjway in Nottinghamshire 
and Leicestershire : For along this Way they carried 
Salt, made by the Sea Side, to thofe mediterranean 
Parts, both in Roman and SaxonTimcs. Our Pave- 
ment Hands within a Bow-fhot of this Road, upon very 
high Ground, and feems to have been a Summer -villa , 
or Pleafure-houfe, where on one Side they were enter- 
tained with the Sight of Travellers going on the Road ; 
on the other they commanded a moft noble Profped 
Northwards, of a prodigious Extent. When we are up- 
on the Spot, you may without Difficulty fee the Rea- 
fon why they fxed it in that very Point, and ’tis the 
moft delightful Place that can be imagined for a Sum- 
mer-retreat. ’Pis placed juft at the Head of a Convah 
lis , or leffier Valley falling down into the great Valley 
of Denton underneath, from which Denton has its 
Name, fignifying the Town in the Valley . This Con- 
vallis is extreamly beautiful, and running Northward, 
muft needs be very pleafant and cool in the Summer- 
time. Our Villa had this further Advantage in its Si- 
tuation, that it commanded a View between the Open- 
ing or Gap that in this Place appears, between Bar- 
rowby and IVolpthorp Hills ; which leads the Eye into 
the boundlefs Profped of the Vale of Belvoir. You 
fee from hence Newark , the Trent , Kelham Bark and 
Houfe , Southwell Minjter , the Foreji of Sherwood, 
6c c. belides the neighbouring Cajile oS Belvoir , where 
in thefe Times was a Roman exploratory Camp , like- 
wife the Roman Camp of Hunington j infomuch that 
we may well commend the Wifdom and good Tafte of 
of the Builder, who contrived fo well for Security and 
M m m Tie a fare. 
