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An Appendix to the foregoing Taper, by Mr* 
Fr. Drake jF. R. S- 
T IME, which fubverts and deftroys the greateft Works 
of Mankind, hath an equal Property of bringing 
Things to Light. The Delgovitia pf the Romans 
in this Country, fo long fought after by Cambden , and other 
Writers, as well as myfelf, is at length difeover’d fo far, 
that there is no need of any more Conjecture about it. 
Being informed, in the Year 1745, of fome Roman Cu- 
riofities found in a Field near Millington , on the Wolds , Dr. 
fiurton of York and myfelf fet out to furvey them. On our 
coming to the Place, an intelligent Countryman and his 
Father condu&ed us to a large plain Field, on the South 
Side of Millington Wood, where we were Shewed feveral 
Foundations of Buildings under Ground, on the very Stones 
of which the apparent Marks of Fire may be traced. Two 
Bafes of Pillars, of an irregular Order, and a large Piece of a 
Column, were alfo difcovePd •, feveral Pieces of teflelated 
Pavements, Roman Bricks, Tiles, were dug up. The 
Father told us, that, about 40 Years before, hefaw the Foun- 
dations of a circular Building, about fifteen Yards Diameter, 
dug up in this Place ; which muft have been the Veftiges of 
fome Circus or Temple : That it had been the Cuftom for the 
Inhabitants of their Village, Time out of Mind, to dig for 
Stones in this Ground when they wanted *, and that they 
muft often do, in a Country almoft clear of fuch Materials. 
The Church of. Millington- itfelf feems to have been built 
out of the Ruins of this antient Roman Station. 
That this was really the Delgovitia fo long fought af- 
ter, I think, is beyond Contradiction. The Diftance from 
York coincides very juftly with the Itinerary ; nineteen or 
twenty Italian Miles agrees pretty well with our prefent 
Computation 5 and at the fame time points out the true 
military Way from the Humber to York . Inftead of forcing, 
a. Road through the Vale, the Romans very wifely chofe to 
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