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I. A Letter from Mr Ralph Thoresby, V. S. to 
Dr Hans Sloane, % S. Seer, concerning feme Ro- 
man Infcripthns found at York, proving that the 
Ninth Legion fome time rejided there. 
B Y your very kind Letter I perceive how much 1 am 
obliged to the Society for fo candid a seception of 
jny poor Endeavours, which encourages me to tranfmit 
two Roman Infcriptions found at York , one very lately, 
the other feveral years ago, but no where yet taken no- 
tice of, tho it hath this very remarkable, That it is an 
undeniable Argument that the Ninth Legion was not on- 
ly in Britain, which is rarely taken notice of, but that 
it refided at York 5 which was heretofore unknown. It 
is a Funeral Monument, whereupon, under the Statue (in 
Bajfe-relitve ) of the Standard-bearer of the 9th Legion, is 
this Infcription, 
L DVCClVS 
Lubens voluit * t voT. Rvn 
~NVS • VI EN 
SIGN. LECr.VifJI* 
AN- XXiiX* 
Hie fitus eft. H. S. E. 
This Monument was found in Trinity-yard in Mickle- 
gate at York, and was happily refeued by ray Honoured 
Friend Dr Bryan Fairfax , from the brutilh Workmen, 
who 
