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Thirdly, Becaufe the Diftance from Derventio 
agrees with the Itinerary. 
As to the firft, the learned Cambden would have 
Delgovitia to be derived from the British Word 
Delg<We, which fignifies the Statues or Images of the 
Heathen Gods j therefore, as fome Peribns would 
have Weighton to be derived from fomething of the 
like Caufe, upon no other Foundation, than that 
Weightelberg in Germany is noted by Conrad Celtes , 
fays Dr. Gale , as a remarkable Town in thofe Parts. 
Another Per fon (a) fays, that Delgovitia was 
called Devovicia, or j Delruovicia ; from whence take 
Vic , and add the Saxon Termination Ton , there is 
fomething like Wight on \ efpecially when we con- 
fider that the Saxon U and W were founded alike. 
Both thefe (fuppofed) Proofs for Weighton will 
drop, when we confider, that an eafier and much 
more probable Derivation of it may be found out 
the Name being intirely Saxon , and is plainly derived, 
from the Saxon Word ye£, or j?ae£, Via , Stra- 
tum, a Road or Street 5 and from the Verb ye&aiv 
ire , tranjtre , to travel: The Termination Ton is ob- 
vious to all; lb the Belgic or High 'Dutch Week , 
Wegh , JVeghe , are the_ fame with our Way, and fig- 
nify the fame Thing. This is moll likely, becaufe 
Weighton now (lands at the Conjuncture of feveral 
Roads, which here meet, and run from thence by 
Kexby-Bridge to Tork , and thence may be called 
Weighton , or Way-Town . The Roman military 
Ways, both from c Pr<etorium and from Lindum-> took 
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